Leader of a traveling gypsy band from the steppes of Bessarabia (now Moldova), Toma Alistar is a skilled violinist whose fame takes him on tours around European capitals and royal courts. He remains obsessed with his first love, beautiful Leanca who was married elsewhere while Toma was traveling, and spends his life and fortune trying to find her.

Genres

Cast

Grigore Grigoriu

Radu Negostin (as Grigori Grigoriu)

Svetlana Toma

Galina Vodnyatskaya

Leanca

Vasile Zubcu-Codreanu

Lăutar

Mihai Timofti

Vasile (credited as M. Timofte)

Mircea Soțchi-Voinicescu

First Lieutenant Baturin

Dumitru Fusu

Victor Ciutac

Alistar's Father