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Explosion (1973 Film)
''Explosion'' () is a 1973 Romanian drama film directed by Mircea Drăgan. It was entered into the 8th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Diploma. Plot After a distress call a harbor master's motor boat of the port of Galați discovers the Panamanian-flagged freighter ''Poseidon'' on fire and abandoned on the Danube, aboard which is a highly dangerous cargo of 4,000 tons of nitrogen-based fertilizer, enough to level the city and a nearby steel plant. The Mayor of Galați ( Toma Dimitriu) and the Communist Party leadership headed by First Secretary Ticu Corbea (Toma Caragiu) argue over whether to evacuate the city, fearing mass panic. Meanwhile port officers, military firemen, academician Luca (Radu Beligan), four volunteers from a wedding including oil well firefighter Gică "Salamander" Oprișan (Gheorghe Dinică), and shipyard welder Gore Damian ( Vasile Boghiță) struggle to keep the ship from exploding. One of the ''Poseidons crew, a blonde stowaway, and a gan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mircea Drăgan
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'' was entered into the 2nd Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Silver Prize. Two years later, his film '' Lupeni 29'' was entered into the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival and it also won the Silver Prize. He was a member of the jury at the 4th Moscow International Film Festival. His 1973 film ''Explosion'' was entered into the 8th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Diploma. Filmography * ''Dincolo de brazi'' (1958) (with Mihai Iacob) * '' Setea'' (1961) * '' Lupeni 29'' (1963) * ''Neamul Șoimăreștilor'' (1965) * ''Golgota'' (1966) * ''The Column ''The Column'' () 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 star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woody Strode
Woodrow Wilson Woolwine Strode (July 25, 1914 – December 31, 1994) was an American athlete, actor, and author. He was a decathlon, decathlete and American football, football star who was one of the first Black American players in the National Football League (NFL) in the postwar era. After football, he went on to become a film actor, where he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in ''Spartacus (film), Spartacus'' in 1960. Strode also served in the United States Army Air Forces, United States Army Air Corps during World War II. Early life and athletic career Strode was born in Los Angeles. His parents were from New Orleans; one grandmother was of African-American and Cherokee descent, his grandfather was an African-American and his other grandmother was of Cree descent. He attended Jefferson High School (Los Angeles), Thomas Jefferson High School in South East Los Angeles a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970s Romanian-language Films
Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * February 19 – Battle of Lugdunum: Emperor Septimius Severus defeats the self-proclaimed emperor Clodius Albinus at Lugdunum (modern Lyon). Albinus commits suicide; legionaries sack the town. * Septimius Severus returns to Rome and has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the Senate executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late Marcus Aurelius. * Septimius Severus forms new naval units, manning all the triremes in Italy with heavily armed troops for war in the East. His soldiers embark on an artificial canal between the Tigris a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1973 Drama Films
Events January * January 1 – The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 14 - The 16-0 1972 Miami Dolphins season, Miami Dolphins defeated the 1972 Washington Redskins season, Washington Redskins in Super Bowl VII, with the Dolphins ending the season a perfect 17-0. This marked the first and only time that an NFL team has had a perfect undefeated season, an achievement the team holds to this day. * January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. President Richard Nixon announces the suspension of offensive action in North Vietnam. * January 17 – Ferdinand Marcos becomes President for Life of the Philippines. * January 22 ** ''Joe Frazier vs. George Foreman, The Sunshine Showdown'': George Foreman defeats Joe Frazier to win the heavyweight world boxing championship in Kingston, Jamaica. ** A Royal Jorda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1973 Films
This page covers significant events of the year 1973 in film. Warner Bros. and Walt Disney Studios celebrated their 50th anniversaries. Highest-grossing films United States and Canada The top ten 1973 released films by box office gross in the United States and Canada are as follows: Outside North America The highest-grossing 1973 films in countries outside of North America. Worldwide gross revenue The following table lists known worldwide gross revenue figures for several high-grossing films that originally released in 1973. Note that this list is incomplete and is therefore not representative of the highest-grossing films worldwide in 1973. This list also includes gross revenue from later re-releases. The year's highest-grossing actor worldwide was Hong Kong martial arts film star Bruce Lee, who died the same year. Events *March – '' Five Fingers of Death'' is released in the United States and is a surprise success starting a kung fu film craze in North America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mircea Bașta
Mircea is a Romanian masculine given name, a form of the South Slavic name Mirče (Мирче) that derives from the Slavic word ''mir'', meaning 'peace'. It may refer to: People Princes of Wallachia * Mircea I of Wallachia (1355–1418), also known as Mircea the Elder * Mircea II of Wallachia (1428–1447), grandson of Mircea I * Mircea III Dracul (died 1534), Voivode (Prince) of Wallachia in 1510 * Mircea the Shepherd (died 1559), son of Radu cel Mare * Alexander II Mircea (1529–1577), Voivode of Wallachia from 1568 to 1574 and 1574 to 1577 * Prince Mircea of Romania (1913–1916) Others * Mircea Abrudean, Romanian politician * Mircea Albulescu, professional name of Iorgu Constantin Albulescu (1934–2016), Romanian actor, university professor, journalist, poet and writer * Mircea Badea (born 1974), Romanian political satirist, television host, media critic, radio personality and occasional actor * Mircea Baniciu (born 1949), Romanian musician, singer and songwri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Draga Olteanu Matei
Draga Olteanu Matei (née Olteanu) (; 24 October 1933 – 18 November 2020) was a Romanian actress. She performed in more than thirty films from 1967 to 2006. Born in Bucharest, she studied at the Iulia Hasdeu High School in Lugoj. After moving to Brașov at age 17, she returned to Bucharest, where she graduated in 1956 from the I.L. Caragiale Institute of Theatre and Film Arts. In 1970 she married Ion Matei, a doctor from Piatra Neamț. Draga Olteanu Matei was awarded the Order of the Star of Romania, Knight rank in May 2002 and the Order of the Crown of Romania, Officer rank in October 2014. She received a star on the Romanian Walk of Fame in Bucharest on 29 October 2011. She died in 2020 of gastrointestinal bleeding at the in Iași Iași ( , , ; also known by other #Etymology and names, alternative names), also referred to mostly historically as Jassy ( , ), is the Cities in Romania, third largest city in Romania and the seat of Iași County. Located in the hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colea Rautu
''Colea'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Bignoniaceae. Its native range is Western Indian Ocean, especially Madagascar. Species: *''Colea alata'' *'' Colea alba'' *'' Colea ambrensis'' *'' Colea asperrima'' *'' Colea barbatula'' *'' Colea bernieri'' *''Colea campenonii'' *'' Colea colei'' *'' Colea comorensis'' *'' Colea concinna'' *'' Colea darainensis'' *'' Colea decaryi'' *''Colea delphinensis'' *''Colea floribunda'' *'' Colea fusca'' *'' Colea gentryi'' *'' Colea hirsuta'' *''Colea labatii'' *''Colea lantziana'' *''Colea lutescens'' *''Colea muricata'' *''Colea myriaptera'' *''Colea nana'' *''Colea obtusifolia'' *''Colea pauciflora'' *''Colea purpurascens'' *''Colea ratovosonii ''Colea'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Bignoniaceae. Its native range is Western Indian Ocean, especially Madagascar. Species: *''Colea alata'' *'' Colea alba'' *'' Colea ambrensis'' *'' Colea asperrima'' *'' Col . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 {{Romania-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Constantin
Jean Constantin (; born Constantin Cornel Jean; 21 August 1927 – 26 May 2010) was a well-known Romanian comedian of Greeks in Romania, Greek ethnicity. Constantin was born in Techirghiol, and died in Constanța. Filmography *' (2010) .... Agârbiceanu *''Vine poliția!'' (2008) .... Florică *' (2008) .... Limbă *''Regina'' (2008) ..... Manole *''Inimă de țigan'' (2007) ..... Manole *''ROMing'' (2007) .... Somali *''Păcală se întoarce'' (2006) *''The Way I Spent the End of the World'' (2006) *''La urgență'' (2006) *''Meseriașii'' (2006).... Petre Pan *''Ultimul stinge lumina'' (2004).... Petre Chircu *''Sexy Harem Ada-Kaleh'' (2001) *''A doua cădere a Constantinopolului'' (1994) .... Ismail *''Atac în bibliotecă'' (1992) *''Miss Litoral'' (1990) .... Nea Mielu' Long-Haul Captain *''Chiriţa la Iași'' (1987) *''În fiecare zi mi-e dor de tine'' (1987) *''Coana Chirița'' (1986) *''Colierul de turcoaze'' (1985) .... Professor Aurică *''The Silver Mask'' (1985) .. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dem Radulescu
DEM was the ISO 4217 currency code for the Deutsche Mark, former currency of Germany Computing * Digital elevation model, a digital representation of ground-surface topography or terrain ** .dem, a common extension for USGS DEM files * Discrete element method or discrete element modeling, a family of numerical methods for computing the motion of a large number of small particles (like molecules or grains of sand) * Diffuse element method, a numerical simulation method used (for example) to solve partial differential equations * Display Encode Mode, a feature of the AMD's Video Codec Engine * Distance Estimation Method, for drawing Julia sets or Mandelbrot sets Organisations * Department of Environmental Management, a name of various government entities * Democratic Party, short form of the name of the political parties in the world * Democratic Party (United States) * Democrats (Brazil) * Dravske elektrarne Maribor d.o.o., an electric power company in Slovenia * Day Eigh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gheorghe Dinica
Gheorghe is a Romanian and Aromanian given name and surname. It is a variant of George, also a name in Romanian but with soft Gs. It may refer to: Given name * Gheorghe Adamescu (1869–1942), Romanian literary historian and bibliographer * Gheorghe Albu (1909–1974), Romanian footballer * Gheorghe Alexandrescu * Gheorghe Andriev (born 1968), Romanian sprint canoeist * Gheorghe Apostol (1913–2010), Romanian politician, deputy Prime Minister of Romania and a former leader of the Communist Party * Gheorghe Apostoleanu (1832–1895), Romanian politician * Gheorghe Argeșanu (1883–1940), Romanian general * Gheorghe Arsenescu (1907–1962), Romanian Army officer * Gheorghe Asachi (1788–1869), Moldavian polymath * Gheorghe Băgulescu (1886–1963), Romanian general * Gheorghe Balș (1868–1934), Romanian engineer, architect and art historian * Gheorghe Bănciulescu (1898–1935), Romanian aviator * Gheorghe Banu (1889–1957), Romanian eugenicist and politician * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
