Eruption
The eruption of an oil well is much needed for the survival of the workers and their families living nearby.
Liviu Ciulei
Petre Luscalov
Casts & Crew
Eva Christian
Lica Gheorghiu
Ștefan Ciubotărașu
Dorin Dron
Graziela Albini
Jean Bart
Lucia Mara Dabija
Benedict Dabija
Manole Teodorescu-Bădia
Nicolae Șubă
Lazăr Vrabie
Also Directed by Liviu Ciulei
Ciulei’s second feature recalls the best of Fritz Lang and Michael Curtiz in its WWII-era espionage tale, set on a barge transporting Nazi munitions up the Danube. Ciulei himself givers a superb performance as Mihai, the barge captain forced to navigate the heavily mined waters along with his new bride, Ana (Irina Petrescu). As the journey wears on, Mihai becomes increasingly suspicious of one of his crew, ex-convict Toma (Lazar Vrabie), and his intentions towards Ana. But Toma has a far graver—and potentially deadly—secret to conceal.
In 1916 as an officer in the Habsburg Army ethnic Romanian Apostol Bologa is torn between remaining loyal to the Habsburgs or deserting to the Romanian Army across enemy lines.