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Operation 'The Bus'

Original title: Actiunea Autobuzul
  • 19781978
  • 1h 34m
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6.6/10
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Jean Constantin, Gheorghe Dinica, Draga Olteanu Matei, and Irina Petrescu in Operation 'The Bus' (1978)
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  • Crime
  • Drama
In 1950 a Western spy is clandestinely parachuted into Communist Romania to retrieve secret WW2 codes and agent lists and also to assist a group of anti-Communist guerrillas escape but the C... Read allIn 1950 a Western spy is clandestinely parachuted into Communist Romania to retrieve secret WW2 codes and agent lists and also to assist a group of anti-Communist guerrillas escape but the Communist police is setting a trap.In 1950 a Western spy is clandestinely parachuted into Communist Romania to retrieve secret WW2 codes and agent lists and also to assist a group of anti-Communist guerrillas escape but the Communist police is setting a trap.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
111
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  • Director
    • Virgil Calotescu
  • Writers
    • Mircea Gandila
    • Ioan Grigorescu(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Mircea Albulescu
    • Aura Andritoiu
    • Ion Anghel
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  • Director
    • Virgil Calotescu
  • Writers
    • Mircea Gandila
    • Ioan Grigorescu(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Mircea Albulescu
    • Aura Andritoiu
    • Ion Anghel
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    • 1User review
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    Mircea Albulescu
    Mircea Albulescu
    • Securitate colonel Popaas Securitate colonel Popa
    Aura Andritoiu
    • Olimpiaas Olimpia
    Ion Anghel
    • Securitate officer Fomaas Securitate officer Foma
    Aurelian Banica
    Constantin Bîrliba
    Mariana Calotescu
    • Amalia the Securitate agentas Amalia the Securitate agent
    Costel Constantin
    • Ludovic Frangaas Ludovic Franga
    Jean Constantin
    • Gipsy in the busas Gipsy in the bus
    Cezara Dafinescu
    • Boss' Daughter Anias Boss' Daughter Ani
    Mircea Diaconu
    Mircea Diaconu
    Ion Dichiseanu
    Ion Dichiseanu
    • Undercover Securitate agent Marius Mardopolas Undercover Securitate agent Marius Mardopol
    Dumitru Dimitriu
    Gheorghe Dinica
    Gheorghe Dinica
    • Armand the Baronas Armand the Baron
    Ion Dinu
    Jean Lorin Florescu
    • Willy Cristodulas Willy Cristodul
    Constantin Fugasin
    • Nelu the studentas Nelu the student
    Stefan Georgescu
    Sorin Gheorghiu
    • Bus driveras Bus driver
    • Director
      • Virgil Calotescu
    • Writers
      • Mircea Gandila
      • Ioan Grigorescu(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      At the end of World War Two and at the onset of the Cold War many Soviet controlled Eastern European nations feared clandestine operations set up by the Western Allied Powers designed to destabilize Communism.This movie, allegedly based on a true story,is such an example of Western secret agents sent to Communist Romania in order to achieve hostile aims against the Communist regime.

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    10/10
    A worthy action movie
    This is an excellent action-thriller movie about the resistance against the communist regime in the 1950s Romania. The script had to pass the special Romanian communist propaganda committee, so that the resistance members in the mountains were officially called bandits and outlaws fighting against "democracy". In reality the resistance against communism was fierce and the regime had to struggle more than ten years to wipe it. They are all now considered local heroes and freedom fighters in Romania. Nevertheless, due to the fact that the movie was released during the communist regime, it had to sustain the official propaganda, so the writers and directors had no personal choice, beside giving up the project. Still, the movie has the "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" effect, where the public is emotionally attached to the villains in the film, an effect that the communist propaganda could not control. It is really an interesting movie to see: great action, great actors and a climactic ending.
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    • Release date
      • January 16, 1978 (Romania)
    • Country of origin
      • Romania
    • Language
      • Romanian
    • Also known as
      • Im Bus sitzt der Tod
    • Filming locations
      • Campulung Muscel, Romania
    • Production companies
      • Casa de Filme Cinci
      • Centrul de Productie Cinematografica Bucuresti
      • Romania Film
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    • Budget
      • ROL 2,938,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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