Jon, a young peasant love more "the land" than his engaged girlhood, Florica.Just when Ion thinks he has become master of his own land, he realizes that he has betrayed his heart, and that he is still in love with Florica, not with his wife. It is the curse of love that will be Ion's undoing. Badly mistreated, Ana, his wife, is driven to despair and she hangs herself. Ion, now free and wealthy, believes that the time has come for him to have Florica. Florica's husband, George waylays Ion and savagely murders him with a hoe.
Unfortunately the movie Ion: The Lust for the Land, the Lust for Love is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Costume & Make-Up | Nelly Grigoriu-Merola | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dana Roșeanu | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Mircea Mureșan | Director |
| Sound | Gheorghe Zamfir | Music |
| Crew | Ion Marinescu | Cinematography |
| Writing | Liviu Rebreanu | Novel |
| Writing | Titus Popovici | Writer |
