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Soldiers without Uniform

1961 · 89 min

A sober, earnest wartime escape story that moves steadily through hardship and camaraderie toward a hard-won return home.

Overview
An engine driver is taken prisoner in 1944 and ends up in a camp behind enemy lines. He escapes together with a soviet prisoner and a professor and make their way back to Romania.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • war
  • freedom
  • friendship
  • betrayal
Places
  • military
  • wilderness
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
war
Directed by
Francisc Munteanu
Written by
Francisc Munteanu
Starring
Liviu Ciulei, Colea Răutu, Lica Gheorghiu, Mircea Constantinescu, Fory Etterle, Titus Lapteș, I. Atanasiu-Atlas, Dorin Dron
Runtime
89 min
Country
Romania
Languages
Romanian

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