Gypsies Are Found Near Heaven

Gypsies Are Found Near Heaven (Russian: Табор уходит в небо, romanized: Tabor ukhodit v nebo, lit. "The Gypsy camp goes to heaven"; also known as Queen of the Gypsies) is a 1975 Soviet romantic drama film by Emil Loteanu, loosely based on short stories "Makar Chudra" and "Old Izergil" by Maxim Gorky. Set in early 20th century Austria-Hungary, the film tells a love story between the Roma girl Rada and the horse thief Zobar of Gorky's early 1892 short story "Makar Chudra" (Russian: Макар Чудра).

Gypsies Are Found Near Heaven
Original film poster
Directed byEmil Loteanu
Written byMaxim Gorky (story)
Emil Loteanu
Produced byMosfilm
StarringSvetlana Toma
Grigore Grigoriu
Barasbi Mulayev
Mikhail Shishkov
Borislav Brondukov
Vasyl Symchych
CinematographySergei Vronsky
Edited byNadezhda Vasilyeva
Music byEugen Doga
Production
company
Mosfilm
Distributed bySovexportfilm (US)
Release dates
  • 1975 (1975)
  • 20 October 1976 (1976-10-20) (Toronto Festival of Festivals)
  • April 1979 (1979-04) (U.S.)
Running time
101 minutes
CountrySoviet Union
LanguageRussian
Box office64.9 million tickets

It was the most attended movie in the Soviet Union in 1976, with 64.9 million tickets sold.

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