Actiunea Autobuzul (1980)

An agent is sent to recover part of a code that would lead to secret information gathered during the war by Nazi Secret Service leader Canaris. He would have to parachute himself and then ... See full summary »

Director:

Virgil Calotescu

Writer:

Mircea Gandila

Stars:

Mircea Albulescu, Aura Andritoiu, Ion Anghel

Cast

Credited cast:
Mircea Albulescu
Aura Andritoiu
Ion Anghel
Aurelian Banica
Constantin Bîrliba
Mariana Calotescu
Costel Constantin
Jean Constantin	...	Gipsy in the bus
Cezara Dafinescu
Mircea Diaconu
Ion Dichiseanu
Dumitru Dimitriu
Gheorghe Dinica
Ion Dinu
Jean Lorin Florescu	...	Willy Cristodul

Storyline

An agent is sent to recover part of a code that would lead to secret information gathered during the war by Nazi Secret Service leader Canaris. He would have to parachute himself and then initiate contact with his liaison person in the Carpathian Mountains. He would have to join a resistance group who were fighting against the communist regime and help them get out of the country. The Romanian secret service intervenes and sends an agent to counterspy. The plan was to evacuate the rebels using a bus. And the action begins.

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Plot Keywords:

secret service | resistance | bus ride | diguise | 1950s | 

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Taglines:

The spy. The bus. The action.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

Romania

Language:

Romanian

Release Date:

17 July 1980 (Hungary)

Also Known As:

Bus Action

Filming Locations:

Bucharest, Romania

Company Credits

Production Co:

Romania Film

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

User Reviews

A worthy action movie

This is an excellent action-thriller movie about the resistance against the communist regime in the 1950s Romania. The script had to pass the special Romanian communist propaganda committee, so that the resistance members in the mountains were officially called bandits and outlaws fighting against "democracy". In reality the resistance against communism was fierce and the regime had to struggle more than ten years to wipe it. They are all now considered local heroes and freedom fighters in Romania. Nevertheless, due to the fact that the movie was released during the communist regime, it had to sustain the official propaganda, so the writers and directors had no personal choice, beside giving up the project. Still, the movie has the "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" effect, where the public is emotionally attached to the villains in the film, an effect that the communist propaganda could not control. It is really an interesting movie to see: great action, great actors and a climactic ending.