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Mircea Drăgan
Mircea Drăgan (3 October 1932 – 31 October 2017) was a Romanian film director. He directed 23 films between 1955 and 1992. His 1961 film ''Thirst (1961 film), Thirst'' was entered into the 2nd Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Silver Prize. Two years later, his film ''Lupeni 29'' was entered into the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival and it also won the Silver Prize. He was a member of the jury at the 4th Moscow International Film Festival. His 1973 film ''Explosion (1973 film), Explosion'' was entered into the 8th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Diploma. Filmography * ''Dincolo de brazi'' (1958) (with Mihai Iacob) * ''Thirst (1961 film), Setea'' (1961) * ''Lupeni 29'' (1963) * ''Neamul Șoimăreștilor'' (1965) * ''Golgota'' (1966) * ''The Column'' (1968) * ''Brigada Diverse intră în acțiune'' (1970) * ''Brigada Diverse în alertă!'' (1971) * ''B.D. la munte și la mare'' (1971) * ''Explosion (1973 film), Explozia'' (1973) * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gura Ocniței
Gura Ocniței is a commune in Dâmbovița County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Adânca, Gura Ocniței, Ochiuri and Săcueni. Natives * Mircea Drăgan Mircea Drăgan (3 October 1932 – 31 October 2017) was a Romanian film director. He directed 23 films between 1955 and 1992. His 1961 film ''Thirst (1961 film), Thirst'' was entered into the 2nd Moscow International Film Festival where it w ... References Communes in Dâmbovița County Localities in Muntenia {{Dâmboviţa-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Column
''The Column'' ( ro, Columna) is a 1968 Romanian historical film directed by Mircea Drăgan. The film was selected as the Romanian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 41st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. The action starts near the end of Trajan's Dacian Wars (106 AD), when south western Dacia was transformed into a Roman province: Roman Dacia. It covers the years after the war, including the beginnings of the Romanization and Romanian ethnogenesis, the construction of Ulpia Traiana Sarmizegetusa, resistance of the Free Dacians, and first barbarian invasions. Plot Part 1 As the Romans under Trajan take the Dacian capital Sarmizegetusa, the Dacian king Decebalus and his closest followers are forced to retreat. Trajan takes command of the city and orders one of his officers, Tiberius, to pursue the defeated king. In a cave, Decebalus broods on his defeat, and tells his devoted supporter Gerula that the Dacian people must continue to resist. Tiberi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Deaths
This is a list of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked here. 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 See also * Lists of deaths by day * Deaths by year {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1932 Births
Year 193 ( CXCIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sosius and Ericius (or, less frequently, year 946 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 193 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * January 1 – Year of the Five Emperors: The Roman Senate chooses Publius Helvius Pertinax, against his will, to succeed the late Commodus as Emperor. Pertinax is forced to reorganize the handling of finances, which were wrecked under Commodus, to reestablish discipline in the Roman army, and to suspend the food programs established by Trajan, provoking the ire of the Praetorian Guard. * March 28 – Pertinax is assassinated by members of the Praetorian Guard, who storm the imperial palace. The Empire is auctioned of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuibul Salamandrelor
''Cuibul salamandrelor'', also known as ''Oil!'' and ''Oil - The Billion Dollar Fire'', is a 1977 Romanian-Italian action film directed by Mircea Drăgan. Plot An International petroleum company called Consolidated Oil covertly sets fire to an oil well in the Sahara because the government of the North African nation won't comply with their demands. Due to the extent of the damage, oil prices rise sharply. The company's president Mr. Stewart ( Ray Milland) assigns John Carter (Stuart Whitman) to deflect suspicion. However, when Carter arrives on location, a company representative hinders his efforts and implies to him that the fire was started on purpose. Consolidated Oil hires a Romanian firefighting crew with little experience in oil well fires, but the Romanian specialists team up with Carter and find proof of arson. Eventually they succeed in putting out the seven fires. Consolidated Oil tries to sabotage the firefighting but their efforts fail. The international news media ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ștefan Cel Mare - Vaslui 1475
''Stephen the Great - Vaslui 1475'' ( ro, Ștefan cel Mare - Vaslui 1475) is a 1975 Romanian biography film directed by Mircea Drăgan. The film depicts the Battle of Vaslui (1475). Cast * Gheorghe Cozorici - Stephen the Great * Gheorghe Dinică - Sultan Mehmed II * Violeta Andrei - Maria of Mangop, Stephen's wife * - Stanciu, Stephen's advisor * Sandina Stan - Lady Ilisafta * - Nobleman Manole Jder * - Marusca, Daughter of Iatco Hudici * Iurie Darie - Nobleman Simion Jder * Sebastian Papaiani - Nobleman Ionut Jder * Emanoil Petrut - Orthodox Monk Nicodim * Ioana Dragan - Candachia * Florin Piersic - Nobleman Cristea Jder * Draga Olteanu Matei - Midwife Irina * Dina Cocea Dina Cocea (; 27 November 1912 – 28 October 2008) was a Romanian stage actress and occasional movie star with a career that spanned 50 years. Among other activities, Cocea was an actor in residence at the National Theatre Bucharest for 17 year ... - Sultana Mara References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brigada Diverse în Alertă!
''Brigada Diverse în alertă!'' is a 1971 Romanian action film directed by Mircea Drăgan. Cast * Toma Caragiu - Cpt. Panait * Dem Rădulescu - Gogu Steriade * Sebastian Papaiani - NCO Capsuna * Puiu Călinescu - Trandafir * Iurie Darie - Major Dobrescu * Jean Constantin - Patraulea * Dumitru Furdui - Sgt. Major Cristoloveanu * Ion Besoiu Ion Besoiu (; 11 March 1931 – 18 January 2017) was a Romanian actor. Biography He was born in Sibiu in 1931 and graduated the city's Theater and Music Academy. After making his debut in 1957, he played for 16 years at the Radu Stanca National T ... - Vornicescu References External links * 1971 action films 1971 films Romanian action films 1970s Romanian-language films {{Romania-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brigada Diverse Intră în Acțiune
''Brigada'' (russian: Бригада), also known as ''Law of the Lawless'', is a Russian 15-episode crime television miniseries that debuted in 2002. It became very popular in Russia and ex-Soviet countries as well as Eastern Europe, but received criticism for positive portrayal of criminals and aestheticization of violence. The miniseries follows the story of four best friends from 1989 to 2000, and follows their rise in the world of crime from a local gang of petty thugs to a true mafia, mainly concentrating on the leader of the group, Sasha Belov, played by Sergei Bezrukov. The fifteen-part miniseries were written by Igor Porublyov and Aleksei Sidorov and were directed by Aleksei Sidorov. Plot The film proceeds in chronological order, apart from the scene at the beginning of the first episode before the opening credits, which was taken from Winter 1997. Summer 1989 The film begins in 1989 when Sergeant Alexander (Sasha) Belov, (nicknamed Bely, or ''white'') has finishe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
8th Moscow International Film Festival
The 8th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 10 to 23 July 1973. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Soviet film '' That Sweet Word: Liberty!'' directed by Vytautas Žalakevičius and the Bulgarian film ''Affection'' directed by Ludmil Staikov. Jury * Sergei Bondarchuk (USSR - President of the Jury) * Aleksey Batalov (USSR) * Julio Bracho (Mexico) * Paulin Soumanou Vieyra (Senegal) * Jerzy Hoffman (Poland) * Antonín Kachlík (Czechoslovakia) * René Clément (France) * Gina Lollobrigida (Italy) * Károly Makk (Hungary) * Kurt Maetzig (East Germany) * Toshiro Mifune (Japan) * Tolomush Okeyev (USSR) * George Stevens (USA) * Christo Christov (Bulgaria) * Kamal El Sheikh (Egypt) Films in competition The following films were selected for the main competition: Awards * Golden Prize: ** '' That Sweet Word: Liberty!'' by Vytautas Žalakevičius ** ''Affection'' by Ludmil Staikov * Golden Prize for Direction: Stanley Kramer for '' Oklahoma Crude'' * Special Prizes: ** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Râmnicu Vâlcea
Râmnicu Vâlcea (also spelled ''Rîmnicu Vîlcea'' or, in the past, ''Rîmnic-Vâlcea'', ) (population: 92,573 as per the 2011 Romanian census) is the county capital ( ro, Reședință de județ) and also the largest town of Vâlcea County, central-southern Romania (in the historical province of Oltenia). Geography and climate Râmnicu Vâlcea is situated in the central-south area of Romania and is the county capital of Vâlcea County. Set at the foothills of the Southern Carpathians, the town is located at about from the Cozia Mountains and about from the Făgăraș and Lotrului Mountains. The southern limit of the city is formed by the Getic Plateau ( ro, Platoul Getic) and the Olt River valley. The E81 road (a road of European interest) and one of the main national railway routes cross the town. According to Köppen climate classification, the climate of the town is defined as Dfa (humid continental with warm summers) bordering Cfa (humid subtropical). Precipitati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Explosion (1973 Film)
''Explosion'' ( ro, Explozia) is a 1973 Romanian drama film directed by Mircea Drăgan. It was entered into the 8th Moscow International Film Festival The 8th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 10 to 23 July 1973. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Soviet film '' That Sweet Word: Liberty!'' directed by Vytautas Žalakevičius and the Bulgarian film ''Affection'' directed by Lud ... where it won a Diploma. Plot The film is about a real event that took place in 1970, the fire of the ship ''Vrachos'' (renamed in the film as ''Poseidon'') on which 3,700 of 4-000 tons of ammonium nitrate were loaded and which threatened to destroy the city Galați. Cast * Radu Beligan as Luca * Gheorghe Dinica as Salamander * Toma Caragiu as Corbea * Dem Radulescu as Neagu * Jean Constantin as Tilica * George Motoi as Marinescu * Toma Dimitriu * Colea Rautu as Anghel * Draga Olteanu Matei as Angela (as Draga Olteanu-Matei) References External links * 1973 films 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
4th Moscow International Film Festival
The 4th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 5 to 20 July 1965. The Grand Prix was shared between the Soviet film ''War and Peace'' directed by Sergei Bondarchuk and the Hungarian film ''Twenty Hours'' directed by Zoltán Fábri. Jury * Sergei Gerasimov (USSR - President of the Jury) * Veljko Bulajić (Yugoslavia) * Zoltán Várkonyi (Hungary) * Marina Vlady (France) * Mircea Drăgan (Romania) * Raj Kapoor (India) * Grigori Kozintsev (USSR) * Jiří Marek (Czechoslovakia) * Czesław Petelski (Poland) * Kiyohiko Ushihara (Japan) * Leonardo Fioravanti (Italy) * Fred Zinnemann (USA) * Kamil Yarmatov (USSR) Films in competition The following films were selected for the main competition: Awards * Grand Prix: ** ''War and Peace'' and Sergei Bondarchuk ** ''Twenty Hours'' and Zoltán Fábri * Golden Prizes: ** ''Heaven on One's Head'' by Yves Ciampi ** ''Atentát'' by Jiří Sequens * Special Silver Prize: '' The Camp Followers'' by Valerio Zurlini * Silver Pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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