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Telegrame (1959)

Telegrame poster
Directed by
Gheorghe Naghi
Genre
comedy film
Country
Romania
Runtime
1h 16m
Rating
7.7 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man receives an unexpected telegram that sets off a series of comic misunderstandings. His decision to interpret the message his own way causes chaos and laughter among his friends and family.

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What happens

Telegrame is a 1959 Romanian comedy film directed by Aurel Miheleș and Gheorghe Naghi and starring Grigore Vasiliu Birlic. The film, based on the eponymous sketch by Ion Luca Caragiale, premiered in Romania on 1 March 1960. It was entered into the 1960 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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