A Police Inspector Calls (1974)
The Iron Guard, also known as Legion of Archangel Michael, was a Romanian nationalist and patriotic movement of extreme right; as such, after it rose to power, it supported Nazi Germany and started a fierce campaign of retaliation against its political enemies. As such, in the night of November 26-27, 1940, the Death Teams executed forty political prisoners in the Jilava prison (in the movie, named "Viraga"), and next day, other two Teams arrested and shot the former minister Virgil Madgearu and the world famous historian Nicolae Iorga. To squash down the political outcry, the Police Prefect Stefan Zävoianu conveniently assigns the cases to a commissioner from the "Morals Division" (prostitution, thieves), Tudor Moldovan, hoping that he will fail to get to the bottom of the case. However, Moldovan has communist sympathies, so he quickly comes under the influence of the Bolshevik Pîrvu, who had escaped during the Viraga...
Cast
- Sergiu Nicolaescu - Tudor Moldovan
- Jean Constantin - Limbă
- Amza Pellea - Ion Pîrvu
- Ion Besoiu - Vișan Năvodeanu
- Ștefan Mihăilescu-Brăila - Costache
- Vasile Nițulescu - Comisarul Ilarie Bucur
- Emmerich Schäffer - Stan Naumescu
- Gheorghe Dinică - Paraipan
- Alexandru Dobrescu - Avocatul Marin
- Marin Moraru - Ghiță Petrescu
Screenplay
Themes
Government Conspiracy and Secret Cover-ups, Systemic Corruption and the Exposed Truth, Corrupt Political Underworld and Crime, Serial Murder Clue Hunt
Keywords
politics, investigation, cover-up, police officer
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is A Police Inspector Calls about?
- The Iron Guard, also known as Legion of Archangel Michael, was a Romanian nationalist and patriotic movement of extreme right; as such, after it rose to power, it supported Nazi Germany and started a fierce campaign of retaliation against its political enemies. As such, in the night of November 26-27, 1940, the Death Teams executed forty political prisoners in the Jilava prison (in the movie, named "Viraga"), and next day, other two Teams arrested and shot the former minister Virgil Madgearu and the world famous historian Nicolae Iorga. To squash down the political outcry, the Police Prefect Stefan Zävoianu conveniently assigns the cases to a commissioner from the "Morals Division" (prostitution, thieves), Tudor Moldovan, hoping that he will fail to get to the bottom of the case. However, Moldovan has communist sympathies, so he quickly comes under the influence of the Bolshevik Pîrvu, who had escaped during the Viraga...
- Who directed A Police Inspector Calls?
- A Police Inspector Calls was directed by Sergiu Nicolaescu.
- Who stars in A Police Inspector Calls?
- A Police Inspector Calls stars Sergiu Nicolaescu, Jean Constantin, Amza Pellea, Ion Besoiu, Ștefan Mihăilescu-Brăila, Vasile Nițulescu.
- How long is A Police Inspector Calls?
- A Police Inspector Calls has a runtime of 1h 54m (114 minutes).
- What genre is A Police Inspector Calls?
- A Police Inspector Calls is a Action, Crime, Thriller film.
- Where was A Police Inspector Calls produced?
- A Police Inspector Calls was produced in Romania.
- What are the themes of A Police Inspector Calls?
- The themes of A Police Inspector Calls include: Government Conspiracy and Secret Cover-ups, Systemic Corruption and the Exposed Truth, Corrupt Political Underworld and Crime, Serial Murder Clue Hunt.