A Bomb Was Stolen

A Bomb Was Stolen

Film Poster (from Czechoslovakia)
Directed by Ion Popescu-Gopo
Written by Ion Popescu-Gopo
Starring Eugenia Balaure
Music by Dumitru Capoianu
Cinematography Stefan Horvath
Release dates
  • May 1961 (1961-05)
Running time
65 minutes
Country Romania
Language Romanian

A Bomb Was Stolen (Romanian: S-a furat o bombă) is a 1961 Romanian dialogue-free spy film[1] directed by Ion Popescu-Gopo. It was entered into the 1962 Cannes Film Festival.[2]

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” (Satiră din România, Edinburgh Evening News, 30 August 1962), “a satirical fantasy” (Bomba, Daily Worker, 3 September 1962). The Soviet journalist I. Surkova, writing for Sovetkaya Kulture, considered the film “full of witty jokes.”[3]

Cast

References

  1. Dowd, Vincent (2011-05-06). "The spies who didn't come in from the cold". BBC News. Retrieved 2011-05-08.
  2. "Festival de Cannes: A Bomb Was Stolen". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 24 February 2009.
  3. I. Surkova - „Drumul spre gen (Note despre comedia cinematografică românească)”, în Sovețkaia Kulture, nr. 1443, 1962.

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