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The Prophet, the Gold and the Transylvanians (1978)

The Prophet, the Gold and the Transylvanians poster
Original title
Profetul, aurul și ardelenii
Directed by
Dan Pița, Mircea Veroiu
Genre
comedy film, Western film
Country
Romania
Runtime
1h 38m
Rating
7.8 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Three Transylvanians head to the American Wild West in search of gold. They get tangled up with a self-proclaimed prophet and a series of comic mishaps.

wittyplayfuladventurousabsurdlightheartedwestern-stylequirkyfast-paced

What happens

The Prophet, the Gold and the Transylvanians (Romanian: Profetul, aurul și ardelenii) is a 1978 Romanian film directed by Romanian director Dan Pița. It is the first in a Red Western trilogy that also comprises The Artiste, the Dollars and the Transylvanians and The Oil, the Baby and the Transylvanians. The film's dialogue is in English and Romanian. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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