Tuesday, February 09, 2010

The Danube waves (1959) - Liviu Ciulei

IMDB Link - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053404/

A typical war film, but well-executed in an old fashioned way. Romania is under Nazi occupation. A ship is carrying German ammunition through a mined Danube. A communist is on board as the captain's mate. The newly married captain's wife is also there. Knife in the Water? No, this film was made in communist Romania , probably as a propaganda film. Wages of fear? Heavy influence of. With a big difference, though - finally, the communist defeat of the Nazis must come through.

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