Lica Gheorghiu and Colea Rautu - Lupeni 29

Colea Răutu (; 18 November 1912 – 13 May 2008) was a

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n actor, born in

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(Russian Empire, now Republic of

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)."One more senior of the Romanian stage left us"
– (Retrieved on 17 May 2008) He played in more than fifty movies and TV series, among other the western film ''Apachen'', the Romanian TV series ''Toate pînzele sus'',
– ''HotNews.ro (Marţi, 13 mai 2008)'' (Retrieved on 17 May 2008) and the prize-winning film ''Răscoala''.

Selected filmography

* ''

La 'Moara cu noroc' ''The Mill of Good Luck'' ( ro, La 'Moara cu noroc') is a 1955 Romanian drama film directed by Victor Iliu. It was entered into the 1957 Cannes Film Festival. It is a version of the novella ''Moara cu noroc'' ("The lucky mill"), published in th ...

'' (1955) (''The Mill of Good Luck'') Nominated for the "Golden Palm" at the 1957 Cannes Film Festival. * ''

Setea ''Thirst'' ( ro, Setea) is a 1961 Romanian drama film directed by Mircea Drăgan and Mihai Iacob. It was entered into the 2nd Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Silver Prize. Cast * Mircea Balaban * Ion Besoiu * Flavia Bu ...

'' (1960) (''Thirst'') Awarded the "Silver Prize" at the 1960

Moscow International Film Festival The Moscow International Film Festival (russian: Моско́вский междунаро́дный кинофестива́ль, translit. ''Moskóvskiy myezhdunaródniy kinofyestivál''; abbreviated as MIFF) is the film festival first he ...

, and nominated for the "Grand Prix" at the same festival. * ''

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, such ...

'' (1961) * '' Lupeni 29'' (1962) * '' Răscoala'' (1965) ''Blazing Winter'' or ''Flaming Winter'' or ''The Uprising''. Won the prize for "Best First Work" at the 1966 Cannes Film Festival, and nominated for the "

Golden Palm The Palme d'Or (; en, Golden Palm) is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing committee. Previously, from 1939 to 1954, the festival's highest prize was the Grand Prix du Fe ...

"."Cannes Film Festival: 1966"
– ''imdb.com'' (Retrieved on 17 May 2008) * '' Mihai Viteazul'' (1970) (''Last Crusade'') Nominated for the ''Golden Prize'' at the

7th Moscow International Film Festival The 7th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 20 July to 3 August 1971. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Italian film '' Confessions of a Police Captain'' directed by Damiano Damiani, the Japanese film '' Live Today, Die Tomorrow ...

. * '' Apachen'' (1973) * '' Explozia'' (1973) (''The Poseidon Explosion'') Nominated for the ''Golden Prize'' at 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 ...

. * '' Ultimul cartuş'' (1973) * '' Ulzana'' (1974) * ''

Toate pînzele sus ''Toate pînzele sus'' is a TV series of the Romanian Television (TVR), a film adaptation of the novel of the same name, ' ("All Sails Up!"), written by Radu Tudoran.

'' (1976) * ''

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'' (1976) *'' Mihail, câine de circ'' (1979) * '' Duelul'' (1981) (''The Duel''): Nominated as "Best film" for the 1982 Mystfest festival (International Mystery Film Festival of Cattolica)."Mystfest: 1982"
– ''imdb.com'' (Retrieved on 17 May 2008) * '' The Last Assault'' (1985) * '' Mircea'' (1989) * ''Iubire ca-n filme'' (2006) - Bogdan's father

References

1912 births 2008 deaths People from Bălți Romanian people of Moldovan descent Romanian male stage actors Romanian male film actors Romanian male television actors Romanian vaudeville performers 20th-century Romanian male actors Knights of the Order of the Star of Romania Burials at Bellu Cemetery {{Romania-actor-stub