Ernest Maftei

Most Popular Ernest Maftei Trailers

Total trailers found: 70

The Toothless War Trailer (1992)

01 January 1992

An old man and an old woman each have a girl. Influenced by old woaman, the old man compared to banish their home, and it goes in the world.

The Punishment Trailer (1976)

13 September 1976

In 1919 at the end of WW1 Romanian peasant Manolache Preda returns to his native village where he finds his woman taken by another and his land sold to the local landowner.

For Motherland Trailer (1977)

07 May 1977

In 1877 during the Russo-Turkish war the Kingdom of Romania joins the war on Russia's side and declares its independence from the Ottoman Empire.

The Soimaresti Clan Trailer (1965)

12 April 1965

Vying for Principality of Moldavia's throne the descendants of Prince Stephen the Great start a bloody civil war in 1612.

Uncertain Roads Trailer (1979)

01 January 1979

Octavian Borcea, a middle aged peasant, goes through a social crisis when he decides to re-marry with a widower.

The Mace with Three Seals Trailer (1977)

12 September 1977

At the end of the 16th century, Wallachia's ruler Michael the Brave dreams of uniting the kingdoms of Wallachia,Transylvania and Moldavia into a single country known as The United Principalities.

Vlad the Impaler: The True Life of Dracula Trailer (1979)

08 January 1979

Vlad Țepeş, otherwise known as Vlad the Impaler and Dracula, fights the Ottoman Turks on the battlefield and the Hungarian Boyars in his court.

The Thirst Trailer (1960)

20 October 1960

The communists are taking over the boyar land and do the agrarian reform.

Red Apples Trailer (1976)

19 April 1976

In Alexandru Tatos’s debut film, a young urologist is assigned to a town hospital with no urology ward and keeps bumping up against his superiors because of both ethical and medical problems.

Stephen the Great: Vaslui 1475 Trailer (1975)

06 January 1975

In 1475 when Stephen the Great, ruler of Moldavia is facing an invading Ottoman army of 120 000 men, the fate of Christian Europe largely depends on the battle's outcome.

The Axe Trailer (1969)

27 October 1969

Vitoria, a strong-willed peasant woman from the mountains, sets out on a relentless journey to find out what happened to her husband, the shepherd Nechifor, who disappeared without a trace after leaving to buy sheep.

Dănilă Prepeleac Trailer (1996)

01 January 1996

It is the story of Danila Prepeleac, a silly, clumsy man that does things backwards. Once he took off for the market wanting to sell a pair of nice healthy bulls.

Through the Ashes of the Empire Trailer (1976)

08 March 1976

A war story. survivors. refugees. few essential meetings. and great actors. a film inspired from Zaharia Stancu short story.

The Castellans Trailer (1967)

11 September 1967

Two cooperativists exploit a pond for fish and frogs outside their institutions circuit. Until a youth with socialist expanding ideals comes with the initiative to drain it and use the land for grains.

Im Wald der Feen Trailer (1981)

27 August 1981

Accident Trailer (1977)

24 January 1977

Three young man run in the rain with a borrowed car. The first accident, whose victim is a girl, gives the signal for a race through the city to escape the police crews.

Grandpa and Two Young Offenders Trailer (1976)

22 November 1976

A police officer is investigating the disappearance of a colleague's young boy. His key seems to be the "dark skinned" friend of the boy about whom nobody cares, including the police.

Long Way to Tipperary Trailer (1973)

20 August 1973

The movie is about the historic moment in which the PNȚ political party has attempted to form a government in exile to counteract the Petru Groza Russian puppet government.

The Man Next to You Trailer (1962)

25 December 1962

A young engineer arrives for a short time in Bucharest, where he reconnects with the girl that he loves since college.

The Power and The Truth Trailer (1972)

15 February 1972

This is a communist propaganda movie that follows the life of an engineer who is in conflict with power hungry apparatchiks.

The Outlaws Trailer (1966)

21 April 1966

First of 2 films set during the 18th century in the mountains of Wallachia, about a band of outlaws aiming to undermine the rule of the Phanariots and the Ottomans.

Meanders Trailer (1966)

01 January 1966

Petru and Constantin, former faculty mates, have different views concerning their lives and professions; while the former has a bright imagination, is very creative and daring, the latter is looking only for personal comfort and material satisfaction.

Mireasma ploilor târzii Trailer (1984)

01 January 1984

Paul Vasiliu, a geologist, returns to his native village. Excavating for irrigation works gives him the opportunity to discover some valuable minerals.

The Stone Cross Trailer (1994)

18 March 1994

Andrei Blaier's film catches the last days of The Stone Cross a low class brothels area that became some kind of an institution in the landscape of Bucharest before the Communist period, doomed to destruction under the new rules of proletarian morals that the Communists were trying to impose.

Hot Days Trailer (1976)

01 January 1976

In summer 1975 at the Constanța Shipyard, director Mihai Coman pushes to cast a massive ship propeller in-house, facing technical failures, internal resistance, and political hesitation.

Family Jewels Trailer (1958)

28 April 1958

A bourgeois family life in Romania around the time of the Great Peasant Uprising of 1907.

Fair-Play Trailer (1977)

01 January 1977

Herodot's Mystery Trailer (1976)

01 January 1976

In a mountain village, two kids find a roman fibulae. Trying to find more, they stumble upon the notes of a history professor about a Roman settlement Lisidava.

Mușchetarii în vacanță Trailer (1984)

01 April 1984

Three children each plan to bring an extraordinary event from their vacation. Their adventures are not necessarily extraordinary, but the children have something to learn from them and they will be left with fond memories.

Michael, the Dog That Sang Trailer (1979)

01 October 1979

The adventures of the Irish terrier Michael began the moment he ran to the shore during a walk. Here he was picked up by the steward of the schooner McCambo, Dag Daughtry.

The Conspiracy Trailer (1973)

10 July 1973

A propaganda movie about the confrontation between the communists and secret police, legionaires in Romania.

I Hope to See You Again Trailer (1985)

01 January 1985

A young engineer which settled in Bucharest after his studies, returns to his village to spend his sick leave.

The Migrant Birds Are Coming Trailer (1984)

25 March 1984

In the Barza village, people grew accustomed to see doctors leave with the migratory birds. With the new doctor, they will have a surprise.

The Enchanted Grove Trailer (1980)

01 January 1980

Lizuca is only six years old, not much older than her pet dachshund Patrocle, when her mother dies and she is left to live with her grandparents on their farm.

Then I Sentenced Them All to Death Trailer (1972)

24 January 1972

A young boy is adopted by a priest and his wife during the Nazi occupation of Romania during the Second World War.

The Storm Trailer (1960)

08 June 1960

The Nazi troops are retreating from Romania. On a wester town, they have to be held back until some strategic trains can leave the train station.

Reconstruction Trailer (1968)

01 January 1968

A prosecutor, policemen and teacher take the students Vuica and Nicu to a restaurant to re-enact their drunken brawl there, and have it filmed to show the effects of alcoholism.

Streets Have Memories Trailer (1962)

01 January 1962

During the Second World War, a writer meets two young people, a girl and a boy, who are doing actions to undermine the fascist regime in power.

Repeated Wedding Trailer (1985)

28 October 1985

Sequel to the comedy *Bucharest Identity Card*: After a turbulent marriage and divorce, Silvia and Radu part ways, only to be reunited in Bolintin—she as an agricultural engineer, he as a veterinarian—where they rediscover their bond.

Păcală se întoarce Trailer (2006)

09 June 2006

Păcală, a young man without too many expectations from life, is tired of wandering around the world and driven by the longing for his parental home he decides to return to his homeland, from somewhere "outside" - a timeless space located outside the borders of Romania.

Lust for Gold Trailer (1974)

27 October 1974

The psychological drama of a mining town in the Apuseni mountains, where the lure of gold acquisition and pathology lead to cruelty, murder and madness.

The Bone Srewn Road Trailer (1980)

19 May 1980

Margelatu, the feared criminal helps the Romanian resistance to fight the dictatorial authorities.

Too Little for Such a Big War Trailer (1970)

03 February 1970

Inspired by true events, an orphaned boy raised by the regiment goes to the front in search of his best friend and faces terrifying experiences.

Bătălia din umbră Trailer (1986)

22 September 1986

In WWI a group of Romanian soldiers from Transylvania desert the german army and consitute a resistance commando group.

The Martens Brothers Trailer (1974)

05 June 1974

Historical movie based on the "The Martens Brothers" (Romanian: Frații Jderi) novel. Ionut is the youngest son of Commissar Jder, a trusted man of Stephen the Great.

The Revenge of the Outlaws Trailer (1968)

23 April 1968

Second of 2 films set during the 18th century in the mountains of Wallachia, about a band of outlaws aiming to undermine the rule of the Phanariots and the Ottomans.

Merriment Ward Trailer (1964)

12 October 1964

How a worker family living in a worker neighborhood of between wars Bucharest come involved with the communist movement.

America Abracadabra Trailer (1993)

02 August 1993

A group of young Egyptians are planning to immigrate to the United States from Bucharest. But, when the man they hired steals their money and leave them on the Hungarian border, they are forced to work together to overcome adversity.

The Last Bullet Trailer (1973)

26 May 1973

A continuation of a story started in the drama "With Clean Hands" (1972). Commissioner Miclovan's last cartridge is still hot in the pocket of Roman.

Last Night of Love Trailer (1980)

30 March 1980

In 1916, shortly before Romania's entry in World War One Romanian Army Lieutenant Tudor Gheorghiu is posted to a border patrol unit on Romania's border with Austria-Hungary.

The Thistles of The Bărăgan Trailer (1958)

02 May 1958

The title translates as Fools of Bărăgan, in reference to a band of beleaguered feudal Rumanian peasants.

The Cherry Blossoms Trailer (1984)

18 April 1984

First part of a series of five famous children novels. Adventures of a group of kids in a trip to explore a cave, where they have some surprises.

Beyond the Sands Trailer (1974)

18 February 1974

Bad luck and bad judgment follow two generations of men in this Rumanian tragedy, set in the World War II era.

The Kidnapping of the Maidens Trailer (1968)

12 March 1968

In 19th century Wallachia war-bands of Ottoman Turks from across the Danube river raid Wallachia with impunity, while Wallachia's Phanariote rulers don't oppose them.

The Gold Diggers Trailer (1986)

25 May 1986

Old man John Tarwater and young lawyer Elam Harnish, gripped by the "gold fever" leave for Alaska, embarking on the adventure of a new hard and torturous life, which, due to famine, John Tarwater falls victim to.

Tudor Trailer (1963)

18 November 1963

Tudor Vladimirescu fights against the Ottoman Turkish domination of Romania and the social agitation ,his story includes the war between Russia and Turkey from 18o6 to 1812,for which he was decorated by the Russians.

The Uprising Trailer (1966)

08 June 1966

After years of deplorable conditions of poverty and injustice, peasants revolt against the landowners, the social elite, and police in this routine social drama.

A Certain Kind of Happiness Trailer (1973)

15 October 1973

A story about a group of friends and their choices, how to pursue their careers and personal life.

The Green Grass of Home Trailer (1977)

05 December 1977

After refusing to compromise at his job, a university professor leaves the city and returns to his native village for the first time in many years.

The Secret Code Trailer (1960)

25 January 1960

It is 1944, german troops are in retreat. These troops were using a communication station and a cypher.