George Alexandru

George Alexandru

Born: November 21, 1957
Died: January 1, 2016
in Bucureşti, Romania

Movies for George Alexandru...

Quod erat demonstrandum
Title: Quod erat demonstrandum
Character: colonel Deleanu
Released: November 12, 2013
Type: Movie
A scholar of mathematics would like to publish his research outside Ceaucescu's Romania, but getting it through the border and the State censorship is not easy.
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Three days 'till Christmas
Title: Three days 'till Christmas
Released: December 14, 2012
Type: Movie
Historical Docudrama, which describes accurately - based on evidence, documents, reconstructions and archive footage - the last days of life spouses Nicolae and Elena Ceausescu. Main performers, Victoria Cocias (Elena Ceausescu) and Constantin Cojocaru (Nicolae Ceausescu).
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Poker
Title: Poker
Character: Arcasa
Released: January 1, 2010
Type: Movie
In the history of Romanian cinema, Sergiu Nicolaescu's name stands for "prolific, highly commercial and professional". At the age of 80, the director launched his latest production, which is also his second comedy in a long row of action and historic films. "Poker" is a cinema adaptation of Adrian Lustig's theatre play with the same name, and focuses on four male friends, representatives for the social canvas: a doctor without a moral conscience, an unscrupulous politician, a chief of the local mafia, and a businessman who made a fortune in America. Made by MediaPro Pictures, 'Poker' looks at immorality and intrigues in politics, hinting at the fact that contemporary Romania is a day to day jungle where strings are pulled by those in power, so everything turns into a poker round, where those who have the right aces in their sleeve can win.
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The Survivor
Title: The Survivor
Character: Uri
Released: April 10, 2008
Type: Movie
After WWII Comisarul Moldovan spent years as a political prisoner of the communist regime. The favorite entertainment of the Russian Colonel in charge of the prison was to have the inmates play Russian Roulette. Only his unbelievable luck and survivor spirit helped Moldovan live through his detention. Out of the prison the ex-policeman joins an international Russian Roulette illegal gaming circuit. In late 70's faith brings him to a Central European town where Goldberg, an old acquaintance of his is organizing an "improved" version of the game where two opponents are shooting each other. Step by step Moldovan meets lots of familiar faces, both friends and enemies. It looks like the whole Bucharest's underworld from the 40's chose to meet here.
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Happy End
Title: Happy End
Released: December 1, 2006
Type: Movie
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Sindromul Timișoara
Title: Sindromul Timișoara
Released: December 17, 2004
Type: Movie
A perspective on the Romanian revolution which started in Timișoara.
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Everyday God Kisses Us on the Mouth
Title: Everyday God Kisses Us on the Mouth
Released: October 3, 2002
Type: Movie
Dumitru is a two-faceted killer: he kills animals and called a hunter, and kills people, and branded as an assassin. Dumitru is just out of prison, for the first time since the fall of communism. Even on the train taking him home, he is planning to return to his past practices as he is involved in a blood thirsty card game with some gypsies. The game turns out badly, and one of those making up the table is killed. He starts on a flight again, this time, bound for his home town, where he finds his wife pregnant by his own brother. Blind with a thirst for vengeance, Dumitru commits one more murder that unleashes a sequence of new crimes and makes him into a wanted serial killer. Life becomes a burden that is too heavy for Dumitru who decides to abbreviate his existence. However, he soon discovers he does not hold all power over himself. God has other plans for him and condemns to him to stay alive. Written by Gonz30
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The Famous Paparazzo
Title: The Famous Paparazzo
Released: November 9, 1999
Type: Movie
A tabloid photographer is given the assignment to follow a politician suspected to have sexual relations with an underage girl.
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The Death Triangle
Title: The Death Triangle
Character: Gornistul Ailenei
Released: May 21, 1999
Type: Movie
The Romanian army faces the German army in the epic battles of Marasti, Marasesti and Oituz, marking a turning point in World War 1.
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The Man of the Day
Title: The Man of the Day
Released: November 14, 1997
Type: Movie
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Huntress: Spirit of the Night
Title: Huntress: Spirit of the Night
Character: Stranger on a Train
Released: December 10, 1995
Type: Movie
Tara returns to her ancestral estate only to have her clothes explode off her body and a white light enter her chest. Afterwards she’s tormented by strange desires and dreams of running through the woods. Her cave-dwelling boyfriend is no help to her. Meanwhile, false friends plot to steal her inheritance and a determined hunter seeks to slay the new werewolf in town.
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Mirror
Title: Mirror
Released: February 11, 1994
Type: Movie
Depicts Romania during World War II, focusing on the Royal Coup that toppled Ion Antonescu, the Axis-allied Conducător and authoritarian Prime Minister. Focused around the August 23rd 1944 coup against Marshal Antonescu, the movie also tackles other topics from the same era such as the Iron Guard rebellion and the execution of political leaders by communists.
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Sundays on Leave
Title: Sundays on Leave
Character: Dinu Staroste
Released: May 26, 1993
Type: Movie
It is late in the Ceausescu era in Romania, and Cristina is having a difficult time with her boyfriend. He wants her to have sex with him before he goes off to do his obligatory stint in the army. She wants him to marry her first. She also gets involved with a slightly rebellious actor, a would-be ladies' man. He has some vague plans to defect - could those be the reason he is receiving mysterious phone calls? Or are they the work of his anonymous admirer?
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Fox: Hunter
Title: Fox: Hunter
Released: January 1, 1993
Type: Movie
Set in the period prior to the revolt in Timisoara in December 1989 and mirroring the events that led to the downfall of the dictator Ceausescu. -- BFI
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The Crown of Fire
Title: The Crown of Fire
Character: Good Prince /Evil Twin
Released: May 28, 1990
Type: Movie
In medieval Wallachia a young prince battles his twin brother for their father's throne and for their ancestors' crown of fire.
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Drumeț în calea lupilor
Title: Drumeț în calea lupilor
Released: April 16, 1990
Type: Movie
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Forgotten by God
Title: Forgotten by God
Released: January 1, 1990
Type: Movie
The survivor of a cursed family seeks revenge on the lover who jilted her.
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Escu
Title: Escu
Character: Bebe Damian
Released: January 1, 1990
Type: Movie
TV movie made after the 1933 homonymous play by Tudor Mușatescu.
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Proud Heritage
Title: Proud Heritage
Released: November 17, 1989
Type: Movie
After 1394 King Mircea the Elder, ruler of Wallachia, ponders the eventual consequences of a military alliance with the Poles versus one with the Turks.
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François Villon: The Maverick Poet
Title: François Villon: The Maverick Poet
Character: Student
Released: January 1, 1987
Type: Movie
The film is a novelized biography of François Villon (1431-1463), known as the Wandering Poet, who led a troubled life due to the fact that he supported the free expression of people in a coercive climate.
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The Silver Mask
Title: The Silver Mask
Character: epilepticul
Released: May 25, 1985
Type: Movie
Margelatu has to clear his name.
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The Last Assault
Title: The Last Assault
Character: Lt. Horia Lazăr
Released: January 1, 1985
Type: Movie
The film tells about the period when Romania joined the Allies against the Axis in WW2.
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Chained Justice
Title: Chained Justice
Released: September 10, 1984
Type: Movie
Inspired by true events, "Dreptate în lanturi" is a rough and poetic film, whose action is placed at the beginning of the last century. The movie sheds light on a Romanian peasant who fights against social injustice.