A Police Superintendent Accuses
A Police Superintendent Accuses (Romanian: Un comisar acuză) is a 1973 Romanian crime drama film by Sergiu Nicolaescu[1] and starring himself as Police Commissioner Tudor Moldovan. The film is based on a true event, the Jilava Massacre which took place during World War II. Movie's main cast are played by actors Sergiu Nicolaescu, Gheorghe Dinică, Jean Constantin, Amza Pellea, Ion Besoiu and Emmerich Schäffer.
| Un comisar acuză | |
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| Directed by | Sergiu Nicolaescu |
| Written by | Eugen Burada Vintilä Corbul Mircea Gandila Sergiu Nicolaescu |
| Starring | Sergiu Nicolaescu Jean Constantin Gheorghe Dinică Amza Pellea Ovidiu Iuliu Moldovan |
| Cinematography | Sandu David |
| Edited by | Dan Naum |
| Music by | Richard Oschanitzky |
Release date |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
| Country | Romania |
| Language | Romanian |
Plot
The story takes place in 1940 in Bucharest, Romania. The main character, police superintendent Moldovan, is responsible for investigating an organized massacre at the Viraga prison. In the massacre political opponents of the fascist regime of 1940 were killed, including a group of communist activists. The murderers belong to the powerful pro-Nazi Iron Guard organisation (also known as "Legion"), so Moldovan has to confront the legionnaires and personally one of their leaders, the former criminal Paraipan (Gheorghe Dinica).
Cast
- Sergiu Nicolaescu as police commissioner Tudor Moldovan
- Jean Constantin as the pickpocket Limba
- Gheorghe Dinică as the legionary commissioner Paraipan
- Amza Pellea as worker Pirvu
- Ion Besoiu as the police prefect Vișan Năvodeanu
- Emmerich Schäffer as Professor Stavru Naumescu
- Ștefan Mihăilescu-Brăila as Nea Costache
- Alexandru Dobrescu as lawyer Marin
- Marin Moraru as commissioner Ghiță Petrescu
- Vasile Nițulescu as commissioner Ilarie Bucur
- Jean Lorin Florescu as Alexandru Dincă
References
- "Un comisar acuză". port.ro. Archived from the original on 2013-04-16. Retrieved 2012-04-01.