If I Were Harap Alb | |
Director: | Ion Popescu-Gopo |
Starring: | Florin Piersic |
Cinematography: | Grigore Ionescu |
Runtime: | 91 minutes |
Country: | Romania |
Language: | Romanian |
If I Were Harap Alb (ro|'''De-aș fi... Harap Alb''') is a 1965 Romanian fantasy film directed by Ion Popescu-Gopo. It was entered into the 4th Moscow International Film Festival where Popescu-Gopo won the award for Best Director.[1] The film is based on the fairy tale The Story of Harap Alb by Romanian writer Ion Creangă.
Taken from an old fairy tale. White Moor is the prince who is second in line to the throne. After the king sends him to visit his uncle, the prince meets various memorable people and is captured by a bad guy who assumes his identity and forces him to become a slave.[2]