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The Last Assault

1985 · 156 min

A long, sobering march through wartime hardship, mixing large-scale battle spectacle with the quiet strain on young soldiers far from home.

Directed by
Sergiu Nicolaescu
Genres
War
Starring
Mircea Albulescu, Sergiu Nicolaescu, Ştefan Iordache
Overview
The film tells about the period when Romania joined the Allies against the Axis in WW2.

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Directed by
Sergiu Nicolaescu
Genres
War
Starring
Mircea Albulescu, Sergiu Nicolaescu, Ştefan Iordache
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • survival
  • death
  • coming-of-age
  • loyalty
Places
  • military
  • countryside
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror3
Humour1
Realism8
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
war
Directed by
Sergiu Nicolaescu
Written by
Titus Popovici
Starring
Mircea Albulescu, Sergiu Nicolaescu, Ştefan Iordache, Vladimir Găitan, Ion Besoiu, Valentin Uritescu, Anda Onesa, George Alexandru
Runtime
156 min
Country
Romania
Languages
Romanian

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