A Bomb Was Stolen
| A Bomb Was Stolen | |
|---|---|
 Film Poster (from Czechoslovakia) | |
| Directed by | Ion Popescu-Gopo |
| Written by | Ion Popescu-Gopo |
| Starring | Eugenia Balaure |
| Music by | Dumitru Capoianu |
| Cinematography | Stefan Horvath |
Release dates |
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Running time | 65 minutes |
| Country | Romania |
| Language | Romanian |
A Bomb Was Stolen (Romanian: S-a furat o bombă) is a 1961 Romanian dialogue-free spy film[1] directed by Ion Popescu-Gopo. It was entered into the 1962 Cannes Film Festival.[2]
Reception
The international press praised this film. In the English press, A Bomb Was Stolen received the label “an exuberant comedy” (Eric Shorter, "Daily Telegraph", 25 august 1962), “a subtle and frequently hilarious satire” (Satiră din România, "Edinburgh Evening News", 30 august 1962), “a satirical fantasy” (Bomba, "Daily Worker", 3 septembrie 1962). The Soviet journalist I. Surkova, writing for Sovetkaya Kulture, considered the film “full of witty jokes.”[3]
Cast
- Eugenia Balaure
- Haralambie Boros
- Emil Botta
- Horia Căciulescu
- Puiu Călinescu
- Iurie Darie
- Cella Dima
- Florin Piersic
- Tudorel Popa
- Geo Saizescu
- Ovid Teodorescu
- Liliana Tomescu
References
- ↑ Dowd, Vincent (2011-05-06). "The spies who didn't come in from the cold". BBC News. Retrieved 2011-05-08.
- ↑ "Festival de Cannes: A Bomb Was Stolen". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
- ↑ I. Surkova - „Drumul spre gen (Note despre comedia cinematografică românească)”, în Sovețkaia Kulture, nr. 1443, 1962.