Operation 'The Bus'

1978 1h 34m RO

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7.0

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★7.0TMDB · 4

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Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Mircea Albulescu
Securitate Colonel Popa
Costel Constantin
Ludovic Franga
Jean Constantin
Gypsy
Cezara Dafinescu
Ani
Ion Dichiseanu
Marius
Gheorghe Dinică
Armand the Baron
Jean Lorin Florescu
Willy Cristodul
Aura Andrițoiu
Olimpia

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Virgil Calotescu
Writers: Ioan Grigorescu, Mircea Gândilă
Languages: Romanian
Countries: Romania

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 6

ERA

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48 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 6

DIRECTOR

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Editor Eugenia Naghi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Mircea Albulescu and Costel Constantin and Jean Constantin carry the top of the cast.

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5 / 6

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0077120 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Virgil Calotescu directs. Eugenia Naghi cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Romania. Dialogue in Romanian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $0.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
248 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Editor Eugenia Naghi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Mircea Albulescu and Costel Constantin and Jean Constantin carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0077120 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.