Jump to content

Explosion (1973 film)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Explozia)

Explosion
Directed byMircea Drăgan
Written byIoan Grigorescu
StarringRadu Beligan
CinematographyNicolae Margineanu
Release date
  • July 1973 (1973-07)
Running time
112 minutes
CountryRomania
LanguageRomanian

Explosion (Romanian: Explozia) 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.[1]

Plot

[edit]

The film's plot is a dramatized depiction of a real event that took place on January 10, 1971, the fire and sinking of the Panamanian registered ship SS Vrachos (renamed in the film as Poseidon) on which 3,700 of 4,000 tons of ammonium nitrate were loaded and which threatened to destroy the city Galați.

Cast

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "8th Moscow International Film Festival (1973)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
[edit]