The Poseidon Explosion

The Poseidon Explosion (1973)

Explozia

A group of firefighters discover explosives on an abandoned ship which threatens the local city

Date of release
1973-07-01
TMDB
6.5 / 10 (11)
Runtime
1h 52m
Genres
Drama, Action
Director
Mircea Drăgan

Casting

Interesting facts

Explosion is a 1973 Romanian drama film directed by Mircea Drăgan. It was entered into the 8th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Diploma.

Production

The film's plot is a dramatized depiction of a real event that took place on January 10, 1971, the fire and sinking of the Greek freighter S.S. Vrachos aboard which 3,700 tons of ammonium nitrate were loaded and threatened to destroy the city Galați. Screenwriter Ioan Grigorescu completed his script, initially titled "P", by the end of 1971 and production started by the spring of 1972.

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