Great Communist Bank Robbery (2004)
"Marele jaf comunist" (original title)

In 1959, in Romania, six former members of the nomenklatura and the secret police organize a hold up of the National Bank. After their arrest, the state forces them to play themselves in a ... See full summary »

Director:

Alexandru Solomon

Writer:

Alexandru Solomon

Stars:

Gheorghe Alexandrescu, Gheorghe Blidaru, Gheorghe Bratescu

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Cast

Credited cast:
Gheorghe Alexandrescu	...	Himself
Gheorghe Blidaru	...	Himself
Gheorghe Bratescu	...	Himself
Mihai Calin	...	Voice Over (voice)
Serban Celea	...	Voice Over (voice)
Gheorghe Ciuplea	...	Himself
Gheorghe Enoiu	...	Himself
Alex Galis	...	Himself
Magdalena Gogan	...	Herself
Sandu Mihai Gruia	...	Voice Over (voice)
Anastasia Iorgulescu	...	Herself
Victor Jilavu	...	Himself
Ozana Oancea	...	Voice Over (voice)
Edgar Reichmann	...	Himself
Elena Serbanescu	...	Herself

Storyline

In 1959, in Romania, six former members of the nomenklatura and the secret police organize a hold up of the National Bank. After their arrest, the state forces them to play themselves in a film which reconstitutes the crime and the investigation. At the end of their trial, filmed live, they are sentenced to death and executed. A month later, the film Reconstitution was released and became a sensation throughout the country.

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Plot Keywords:

communism | investigation | bank robbery | interrogation | film making | 

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Official Sites:

BBC Four [uk]

Country:

France Romania Germany UK

Language:

English Romanian

Release Date:

10 May 2004 (UK)

Also Known As:

Great Communist Bank Robbery

Filming Locations:

Bucharest, Romania

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF), Arte

Technical Specs

Runtime:

70 min

Color:

Color Black and White (archive footage)

Did You Know?

Connections

Edited from Reconstruction (1960)

User Reviews

the fight against communism's myth

I didn't thought that Romanian are capable of making such a movie. This movie is about our roots (Romanian), about our illusions, about our nightmares. Not only for those born after '90 the communism appears in a mythical form, but most for those who lived than and who have been educated to forget, not to put themselves many questions and the most important not to try to find answers. .... "Communism" and "humanity" are antonyms!!! This movie shows the communist era "in all it's splendor" - a moral cancer which is spreading irreversible in all the corners of the Romanian society. There are written many books - and there will be more- about this, but words fade when side by side whit images ... i think this movie will mark a turn in some lives.