Then I Sentenced Them All to Death (1972)

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Then I Sentenced Them All to Death on IMDb 8.2/10 742 votes

Released:
1972-01-24

Overview:
A young boy is adopted by a priest and his wife during the Nazi occupation of Romania during the Second World War. He befriends the village idiot, who's despised by everyone else. When a German is killed in the last days of the war, the village is threatened with total destruction unless the murderer is handed over. The villagers decide to hand over the idiot.

Director:
Sergiu Nicolaescu

Runtime:
1h 43min

Genre:
War, Drama

  • Cast:
  • Amza Pellea
    as
    Ipu
  • Cristian Șofron
    as
    Elev in vacanta
  • Ion Besoiu
    as
    Parintele Ioan
  • Gheorghe Dinică
    as
    Notar
  • Ioana Bulcă
    as
    Margareta