''Explosion'' ( ro, Explozia) is a 1973 Romanian
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
directed by
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'' was entered into the 2nd Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Silver Prize ...
. 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 L ...
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
Galați (, , ; also known by other alternative names) is the capital city of Galați County in the historical region of Western Moldavia, in eastern Romania. Galați is a port town on the Danube River. It has been the only port for the most par ...
.
Cast
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Radu Beligan
Radu Beligan (; 14 December 1918 – 20 July 2016) was a Romanian actor, director, and essayist, with an activity of over 70 years in theatre, film, television, and radio. On 15 December 2013, confirmed by Guinness World Records, the actor receiv ...
as Luca
*
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Given name
* Gheorghe Adamescu
* Gheorghe Albu
* Gheorghe Alexandrescu
* Gheorghe Andriev
* Gheorghe Apostol
* ...
as Salamander
*
Toma Caragiu
Toma Caragiu (; (21 August 1925 – 4 March 1977) was a prolific Greek-born Romanian theatre, television and film actor.
He was born in an Aromanian family from the village of Chroupista (since 1926 renamed Argos Orestiko) in the region of Mace ...
as Corbea
*
Dem Radulescu
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** .dem, a common extension for USGS DEM files
* Discret ...
as Neagu
*
Jean Constantin
Jean Constantin (; born Constantin Cornel Jean; 21 August 1927 – 26 May 2010) was a well-known Romanian comedian
of Greek ethnicity.
Constantin was born in Techirghiol, and died in Constanța.
Filmography
*' (2010) .... Agârbiceanu
*''Vin ...
as Tilica
*
George Motoi
George Motoi (22 January 1936 – 4 March 2015) was a Romanian actor. He appeared in more than thirty films from 1962 to 2005.
Selected filmography
References
External links
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1936 births
2015 deaths
Romanian male film actors
...
as Marinescu
* Toma Dimitriu
*
Colea Rautu
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as Anghel
*
Draga Olteanu Matei
Draga Olteanu Matei (née Olteanu) (; 24 October 1933 – 18 November 2020) was a Romanian actress. She performed in more than thirty films from 1967 to 2006.
Born in Bucharest, she studied at the Iulia Hasdeu High School in Lugoj. After mov ...
as Angela (as Draga Olteanu-Matei)
References
External links
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1973 films
1973 drama films
1970s Romanian-language films
Films directed by Mircea Drăgan
Romanian drama films
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