Streets Have Memories
During the Second World War, a writer meets two young people, a girl and a boy, who are doing actions to undermine the fascist regime in power.
Casts & Crew
Silviu Stănculescu
Ernest Maftei
Constantin Dinulescu
Toma Caragiu
Antoaneta Glodeanu
Maria Dumitrache
Virgil Florescu
Valeriu Paraschiv
Also Directed by Manole Marcus
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