The Waves of the Danube

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The Waves of the Danube (1960)

Directed by Liviu Ciulei

War, Drama · 1h 50m

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.

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Cast

Lazăr Vrabie Toma Liviu Ciulei Mihai Irina Petrescu Ana Ștefan Ciubotărașu Costel Constantinescu
I
Ion Bodianu
M
Mircea Sladek Lucian Pintilie
C
Constantin Țăpîrdea Mircea Șeptilici

Crew

Director
Liviu Ciulei
Screenplay
Dumitru Carabăț, Titus Popovici

Details

Original title
Valurile Dunării
Release date
1960-05-24
Runtime
1h 50m
Genres
War, Drama
Original language
RO
Spoken languages
German, Romanian
Countries
Romania
Production
Studioul Cinematografic București