Gypsies Are Found Near Heaven

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
Distributed bySovexportfilm (US)
Release dates
Running time
101 minutes
CountrySoviet Union
LanguageRussian
Box office64.9 million tickets

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 (Svetlana Toma) and the horse thief Loiko Zobar (Grigore Grigoriu).

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