A BOMB HAS BEED STOLEN

Romania / 1961 / 79’ / b/w / Fantasy comedy / Sub: EN / AG / Digitalized version by The National Film Archive

Directed by: Ion Popescu-Gopo

Screnplay:Ion Popescu-Gopo

With: Iurie Darie, Emil Botta, Haralambie Boroş, Puiu Călinescu, Ovid Teodorescu, Liliana Tomescu, Eugenia Balaure, Tudorel Popa, Cadet Niculescu, Cella Dima, Geo Saizescu, Horia Căciulescu, Florin Piersic, Constantin Brezeanu, Ion Atanasiu-Atlas, Jean Dănescu

Produced by: Bucharest Cinema Studios

Without knowing it, a young man looking for a job gets hold of a briefcase hiding a nuclear bomb that some thieves had stolen. The policemen and the thieves have quite a few disputes until one of the thieves notices that the young man has the bomb. In the altercation that follows, a part of the bomb hits the ground, but the mushroom of its explosion will be suppressed with a cap by a child.

The film premiered in Romania January 23th, 1962 and it had an international festival circuit. In 1962 itwas selected in the Official Competition of the Cannes Film Festival.