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 Thirst is the craving for potable fluids, resulting in the basic instinct of animals to drink. It is an essential mechanism involved in fluid balance. It arises from a lack of fluids or an increase in the concentration of certain osmolites, suc ...

'' was entered into the

2nd Moscow International Film Festival The 2nd Moscow International Film Festival was held from 9 to 23 July 1961. The Grand Prix was shared between the Japanese film ''The Naked Island'' directed by Kaneto Shindo and the Soviet film '' Clear Skies'' directed by Grigori Chukhrai. Ju ...

where it won the Silver Prize. Two years later, his film ''

Lupeni 29 ''Lupeni 29'' is a 1962 Romanian drama film about the Lupeni strike of 1929, directed by Mircea Drăgan. It was entered into the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Silver Prize. Cast * as Ioana * Colea Răutu as Petre Letean ...

'' was entered into the

3rd Moscow International Film Festival The 3rd Moscow International Film Festival was held from 7 to 21 July 1963. The Grand Prix was awarded to the Italian film '' 8½'' directed by Federico Fellini. Jury * Grigori Chukhrai (USSR - President of the Jury) * Shaken Ajmanov (USSR) * S ...

and it also won the Silver Prize. He was a member of the jury at the

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. J ...

. His 1973 film '' Explosion'' 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.

Filmography

* ''Dincolo de brazi'' (1958) (with Mihai Iacob) * '' Setea'' (1961) * ''

'' (1963) * ''Neamul Șoimăreștilor'' (1965) * ''Golgota'' (1966) * ''

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 ...

'' (1968) * '' Brigada Diverse intră în acțiune'' (1970) * '' Brigada Diverse în alertă!'' (1971) * '' B.D. la munte și la mare'' (1971) * '' Explozia'' (1973) * ''Frații Jderi'' (1974) * '' Ștefan cel Mare - Vaslui 1475'' (1974–75) * ''

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 o ...

'' (1977) * ''Aurel Vlaicu'' (1978) * ''The Arms of Venus'' (1979) * ''O lume fără cer'' (1981) * ''Plecarea Vlasinilor'' (1983) * ''Întoarcerea Vlasinilor'' (1984) * ''Raliul'' (1984) * ''Cucoana Chirița'' (1987) * ''Chirița în Iași'' (1988) * ''Atac în bibliotecă'' (1992)

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* 1932 births 2017 deaths Romanian film directors People from Dâmbovița County {{Romania-film-director-stub