''No Trespassing'' ( ro, Pe aici nu se trece, lit. "One does not pass through here") is a 1975

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directed by

Doru Năstase Doru Năstase (; 2 February 1933 - 29 April 1983) was a Romanian film director and actor. He was best known for his historical films, such '' No Trespassing'' and ''Vlad the Impaler''. Filmography As Director *1975: '' No Trespassing (Pe aici ...

and written by

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. It follows the events around the Battle of Păuliș, fought during

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. The film is known in English as ''No Trespassing!'', a mistranslation of the title, which actually refers to a popular phrase used in a staunch military defense.

Plot

The film opens just before King Michael's Coup of August 1944, at the Reserve Infantry NCOs School of Radna. Students are regularly harassed and abused by the

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officers present, in particularly the SS officer Reinhardt (Motoi). When the coup occurs, the students turn against the Germans and arrest most of them, with Reinhardt fleeing in the night. As the nearby town of

Păuliș Păuliș ( hu, Ópálos) is a Communes of Romania, commune in Arad County, Romania, situated in the contact zone of the Mureș Couloir with the Arad Plateau and Zărand Mountains. The administrative territory of the commune is 12,806 hectares. The ...

celebrates, Axis planes bomb the village, prompting many of the villagers to plan to leave. The students receive word that the

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, with German support (including Reinhardt, who alerts them about the weakness of the cadets), are launching an invasion force. The school is given the order to delay the approaching enemy, or die in the attempt. During these events, the film follows the stories of a handful of characters: Andrei (Rădescu), who finds himself in conflict with his peers; Colonel Maxineanu (Stănculescu), the school commander; and Adrian (Mavrodineanu), a young villager who is inspired by the bravery of the cadets. The Hungarians arrive and launch a series of attacks against the Romanians. The Axis forces are pushed back again and again, despite superior numbers and weaponry. At the end of the film, they launch one last attack, which seems to be a breakthrough. Just at that moment, reinforcements from the

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and

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armies arrive, pushing the Hungarians back.

Cast

Silviu Stănculescu Silviu Stănculescu (; 24 January 1932 – 23 October 1998) was a Romanian actor. He appeared in more than forty films from 1960 to 1998. Born in Timișoara, he graduated in 1956 from the I.L. Caragiale Institute of Theatre and Film Arts (IA ...

as Colonel Maxineanu *

Vlad Rădescu Vlad Rădescu (; born 18 November 1952 in Bucharest) is a Romanian actor, theatre director and scholar. Biography Radescu was born on November 18, 1952 in Bucharest. He attended Dimitrie Cantemir High School and the twelfth grade at Ion Luca Car ...

as Andrei * as Ada * Vladimir Găitan as Petru *

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 * 1936 births 2015 deaths Romanian male film actors ...

as Reinhardt * as Sergeant Toma *

Victor Mavrodineanu The name Victor or Viktor may refer to: * Victor (name), including a list of people with the given name, mononym, or surname Arts and entertainment Film * ''Victor'' (1951 film), a French drama film * ''Victor'' (1993 film), a French shor ...

as Adrian * as Mama *

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as Lieutenant Ionescu *

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as Medicul * as Nicolae * as Sică *

Ilarion Ciobanu Ilarion Ciobanu (; 28 October 1931 – 7 September 2008) was a Romanian actor. He has been described as "a legend" in the press and the last true Romanian comic. Biography Ciobanu was born in Ciucur, Tighina County, Kingdom of Romania (now Mold ...

as Ilarie * *

Ferenc Fabian Ferenc () is a given name of Hungarian origin. It is a cognate of Francis, Francisco, Francesco, François, Frank and Franz. People with the name include: * Ferenc Batthyány, Hungarian magnate and general * Ferenc Berényi, Hungarian artist * ...

as the Gendearme *

Constantin Dinulescu Constantin Dinulescu (19 April 1931 – 1 February 2017) was a Romanian football forward who played for Romania in the 1960 European Nations' Cup. After he ended his playing career he became a referee who arbitrated 113 Divizia A matches during t ...

as the Doctor *

Emil Liptac Emil or Emile may refer to: Literature *''Emile, or On Education'' (1762), a treatise on education by Jean-Jacques Rousseau * ''Émile'' (novel) (1827), an autobiographical novel based on Émile de Girardin's early life *''Emil and the Detective ...

as Avram * * Dorin Varga * * Mihai Cafrița * as a German officer * Ladislau Miske as a Hungarian officer * Karoly Sinka *

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* Papil Panduru * Nicolae Pomoje * * Constantin Branea

References

External links

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