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A Bomb Was Stolen
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Wikipedia article
'A Bomb Was Stolen' is a 1961 Romanian dialogue-free spy film directed by Ion Popescu-Gopo. It was entered into the 1962 Cannes Film Festival.
Plot
The film begins with a nuclear bomb test. One of the bombs is stolen by gangsters, who hide the bomb in a bag. Inept police pursue the gangsters, and the bag containing the bomb is lost, and recovered by a passerby who does not know what's in the bag. The passerby goes about his day with the bag, pursued by the gangsters who are in turn pursued by the police.
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" (Satir din Romnia, 'Edinburgh Evening News', 30 August 1962), "a satirical fantasy" (Bomba, 'Daily Worker', 3 September 1962). The Soviet journalist I. Surkova, writing for 'Sovetskaya Kulture', considered the film full of witty jokes.I. Surkova - 'Drumul spre gen (Note despre comedia cinematografic romneasc)', n 'Sovekaia Kulture', nr. 1443, 1962.
Cast
* Eugenia Balaure
* Haralambie Boro
* Horia Cciulescu
* Puiu Clinescu
* Iurie Darie
* Cella Dima
* Florin Piersic
* Tudorel Popa
* Geo Saizescu
* Ovid Teodorescu
* Liliana Tomescu
* Jean Dnescu
* tefan Niculescu-Cadet
* Lak Popescu
* Draga Olteanu-Matei (as Draga Olteanu)
* Ion Bondor
* Ion Atanasiu Atlas
* Emil Botta as Somerhot (as Emil Bota)
* Nelly Sterian
* Dumitru Hitru
* Nicolae Motoc
Awards
In May 1962, the film participated at the International Film Festival in Cannes, being nominated for the official Palme d'Or Award.[http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/3201/year/1962.html Arhivele] Festivalului Internaional de Film de la CannesIleana Dima - [https://evz.ro/proiecii-rare-la-les-films-de-cannes-bucarest-1003201.html'Proiecii rare la Les Films de Cannes Bucarest'], n "Evenimentul Zilei", 30 septembrie 2012.
* It got several awards:
* Merit Diploma at the New Europe Film Festival in Edinburgh (1962)Clin Climan - 'Istoria filmului romnesc (1897-2000)' (Ed. Fundaiei Culturale Romne, Bucureti, 2000), p. 167.
* Third Prize at the International Film Festival in Thessaloniki (September 1962)
* The Special Prize of the Jury Silver Olive at the International Festival of the Comic and Humorous Comedy, Palazzo del Parco, Bordighera (1963)
* Honorary diploma at the Vienna Film Festival
References
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