''A Police Superintendent Accuses'' ( ro, Un comisar acuză) is a 1973

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n crime drama film by

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and starring himself as Police Commissioner Tudor Moldovan. The film is based on a true event, the Jilava Massacre which took place during

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. Movie's main cast are played by actors

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and .

Plot

The story takes place in 1940 in Bucharest, Romania. The main character, police superintendent Moldovan, is responsible for investigating an organized massacre at the Viraga prison. In the massacre political opponents of the fascist regime of 1940 were killed, including a group of

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activists. The murderers belong to the powerful pro-Nazi

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organisation (also known as "Legion"), so Moldovan has to confront the legionnaires and personally one of their leaders, the former criminal Paraipan (Gheorghe Dinica).

Cast

as police commissioner Tudor Moldovan *

as the pocket thief Limba *

as the legionary commissioner Paraipan *

as worker Pirvu *

as the police prefect Vișan Năvodeanu * as Professor Stavru Naumescu *

Ștefan Mihăilescu-Brăila Ștefan Mihăilescu-Brăila (; 3 February 1925 – 19 September 1996) was a Romanian actor. He appeared in more than fifty films from 1959 to 1984. Selected filmography References External links * 1925 births 1996 deaths Romanian m ...

as Nea Costache * Alexandru Dobrescu as lawyer Marin *

Marin Moraru Marin Moraru (; 31 January 1937 – 21 August 2016) was a Romanian stage, film and television actor. He graduated from the Caragiale Academy of Theatrical Arts and Cinematography in 1961. Moraru performed at the Youth Theatre (1961–1964), Com ...

as commissioner Ghiță Petrescu *

Vasile Nițulescu The male name Vasile is of Greek origin and means "King". Vasile is a male Romanian given name or a surname. It is equivalent to the English name Basil. As a given name As a surname *Cristian Vasile (1908–1985), Romanian tango-romance sing ...

as commissioner Ilarie Bucur * Jean Lorin Florescu as Alexandru Dincă

References

External links

* 1973 films 1970s crime drama films Films directed by Sergiu Nicolaescu 1970s Romanian-language films Political thriller films World War II films based on actual events Films set in 1940 Films set in Bucharest Romanian crime drama films 1970s war drama films 1973 drama films 1975 drama films 1975 films {{war-drama-film-stub