Kingdom in the Clouds
Kingdom in the Clouds (Romanian: Tinerețe fără bătrânețe - literal title: Youth Without Old Age) is a Romanian fantasy film from 1969. Is directed and written by Elisabeta Bostan from a story by Petre Ispirescu (Tinerețe fără bătrânețe și viață fără de moarte).
| Kingdom in the Clouds | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Elisabeta Bostan |
| Written by | Elisabeta Bostan |
| Story by | Petre Ispirescu |
| Starring | Mircea Breazu Carmen Stănescu Emanoil Petrut Nicolae Secăreanu |
| Music by | Temistocle Popa |
| Cinematography | Julius Druckmann |
| Edited by | Dan Naum |
Production company | Studioul Cinematografic București Mosfilm |
| Distributed by | RomaniaFilm Xerox Films (U.S., 1971) Paramount Pictures (U.S., 1974) |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | Romania Soviet Union |
| Language | Romanian |
| Budget | 6.144.383 lei |
Plot
A young man's quest for a kingdom promising eternal youth and immortality. To reach his goal he must fulfill the three wishes of the Emperor's daughter, retrieve three golden objects, answer three riddles set by the Lord of Time, and overcome an evil witch and escape the Kingdom of Lies ruled by an evil Emperor and the young man's nemesis, the Prince of Lies. In return for good deeds along the way, he is given a magical horn and feather to aid him in his quest and is served by a flying horse, All this before he can finally enter the Kingdom of Youth without Old Age and Life without Death and marry the Emperor's daughter.
Cast
- Carmen Stănescu as Împărăteasa Tinereții
- Emanoil Petrut as Împăratul / Moş Vreme (Lord of Time)
- Anna Széles as Zâna (as Ana Széles)
- Mircea Breazu as Făt-Frumos
- Nicolae Secăreanu as Împăratul Minciună
- Ioan Tugearu as fiul Împăratului Minciună
- Mihai Paladescu as Vrăjitoarea
- Nicolae Brancomir as Înțeleptul
- Margareta Pogonat
- George Motoi (as George Mottoi)
- Corina Constantinescu
- Eugenia Bosânceanu (as Eugenia Bosînceanu)
- Zoe Anghel Stanca (as Zoe Anghel-Stanca)
- Simona Manda