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Ernest Maftei

Date of birth: 1920-03-06

Place of birth: Prăjești, Bacău, România

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Эрнест Мафтей

Ernest Maftei

Biography

Movie Credits

Desfasurarea
3

Desfasurarea

1955-01-15

Based on the story of the same name by Marin Preda. The movie tells about the struggle of poor peasa

Reconstruction
3.3

Reconstruction

1968-01-01

A prosecutor, policemen and teacher take the students Vuica and Nicu to a restaurant to re-enact the

Mușchetarii în vacanță
4

Mușchetarii în vacanță

1984-04-01

Three children each plan to bring an extraordinary event from their vacation. Their adventures are n

Meanders
3

Meanders

1966-01-01

Petru and Constantin, former faculty mates, have different views concerning their lives and professi

The Last Bullet
4.1

The Last Bullet

1973-05-26

A continuation of a story started in the drama "With Clean Hands" (1972). Commissioner Miclovan's la

America Abracadabra
2

America Abracadabra

1993-08-02

A group of young Egyptians are planning to immigrate to the United States from Bucharest. But, when

The Enchanted Grove
3

The Enchanted Grove

1980-01-01

Lizuca is only six years old, not much older than her pet dachshund Patrocle, when her mother dies a

The Thistles of The Bărăgan
3.1

The Thistles of The Bărăgan

1957-01-01

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

Stephen the Great: Vaslui 1475
3.9

Stephen the Great: Vaslui 1475

1975-01-06

In 1475 when Stephen the Great, ruler of Moldavia is facing an invading Ottoman army of 120 000 men,

Vlad the Impaler: The True Life of Dracula
3.9

Vlad the Impaler: The True Life of Dracula

1979-01-08

Vlad Țepeş, otherwise known as Vlad the Impaler and Dracula, fights the Ottoman Turks on the battlef

The Punishment
3.5

The Punishment

1976-09-13

In 1919 at the end of WW1 Romanian peasant Manolache Preda returns to his native village where he fi

Accident
3.5

Accident

1977-01-24

Three young man run in the rain with a borrowed car. The first accident, whose victim is a girl, giv

Lust for Gold
3.5

Lust for Gold

1974-10-27

The psychological drama of a mining town in the Apuseni mountains, where the lure of gold acquisitio

Last Night of Love
2.6

Last Night of Love

1980-03-30

In 1916, shortly before Romania's entry in World War One Romanian Army Lieutenant Tudor Gheorghiu is

The Gold Diggers
3

The Gold Diggers

1986-05-25

Old man John Tarwater and young lawyer Elam Harnish, gripped by the "gold fever" leave for Alaska, e

Michael, the Dog That Sang
3.5

Michael, the Dog That Sang

1979-10-01

The adventures of the Irish terrier Michael began the moment he ran to the shore during a walk. Here

Red Apples
3.4

Red Apples

1976-04-19

In Alexandru Tatos’s debut film, a young urologist is assigned to a town hospital with no urology wa

The Uprising
3.4

The Uprising

1966-06-08

After years of deplorable conditions of poverty and injustice, peasants revolt against the landowner

The Axe
3.6

The Axe

1969-10-27

Vitoria, a strong-willed peasant woman from the mountains, sets out on a relentless journey to find

Fair-Play
3

Fair-Play

1977-01-01

The Green Grass of Home
3.3

The Green Grass of Home

1977-12-05

After refusing to compromise at his job, a university professor leaves the city and returns to his n

The Mace with Three Seals
3.5

The Mace with Three Seals

1977-09-12

At the end of the 16th century, Wallachia's ruler Michael the Brave dreams of uniting the kingdoms o

Tudor
3.5

Tudor

1963-11-18

Tudor Vladimirescu fights against the Ottoman Turkish domination of Romania and the social agitation

The Outlaws
3.9

The Outlaws

1966-04-21

First of 2 films set during the 18th century in the mountains of Wallachia, about a band of outlaws

The Soimaresti Clan
3.9

The Soimaresti Clan

1965-04-12

Vying for Principality of Moldavia's throne the descendants of Prince Stephen the Great start a bloo

The Thirst
3.2

The Thirst

1960-10-20

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

The Lost Forest
3.1

The Lost Forest

1972-03-07

In 1943 in a Romanian fishing village on the river Danube brothers Pavel and Simion compete for the

Beyond the Sands
3.1

Beyond the Sands

1974-02-18

Bad luck and bad judgment follow two generations of men in this Rumanian tragedy, set in the World W

Burebista
3.5

Burebista

1980-09-21

The life of Dacian war-leader Burebista who ruled between 80-44 B.C.and founded a strong Dacian King

Păcală se întoarce
3.5

Păcală se întoarce

2006-06-09

Păcală, a young man without too many expectations from life, is tired of wandering around the world

The Bone Srewn Road
3.6

The Bone Srewn Road

1980-05-19

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

The Secret Code
3.4

The Secret Code

1960-01-25

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

The Revenge of the Outlaws
3.4

The Revenge of the Outlaws

1968-04-23

Second of 2 films set during the 18th century in the mountains of Wallachia, about a band of outlaws

The Martens Brothers
3.8

The Martens Brothers

1974-06-05

Historical movie based on the "The Martens Brothers" (Romanian: Frații Jderi) novel. Ionut is the yo

The Toothless War
3.4

The Toothless War

1992-01-01

An old man and an old woman each have a girl. Influenced by old woaman, the old man compared to bani

The Stone Cross
3.5

The Stone Cross

1994-03-18

Andrei Blaier's film catches the last days of The Stone Cross a low class brothels area that became

Then I Sentenced Them All to Death
3.5

Then I Sentenced Them All to Death

1972-01-24

A young boy is adopted by a priest and his wife during the Nazi occupation of Romania during the Sec

Through the Ashes of the Empire
2.9

Through the Ashes of the Empire

1976-03-08

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

Hot Days
2.3

Hot Days

1976-01-01

In summer 1975 at the Constanța Shipyard, director Mihai Coman pushes to cast a massive ship propell

The Migrant Birds Are Coming
3.5

The Migrant Birds Are Coming

1984-03-25

In the Barza village, people grew accustomed to see doctors leave with the migratory birds. With the

For Motherland
4.2

For Motherland

1977-05-07

In 1877 during the Russo-Turkish war the Kingdom of Romania joins the war on Russia's side and decla

The Power and The Truth
4

The Power and The Truth

1972-02-15

This is a communist propaganda movie that follows the life of an engineer who is in conflict with po

The Kidnapping of the Maidens
3.5

The Kidnapping of the Maidens

1968-03-12

In 19th century Wallachia war-bands of Ottoman Turks from across the Danube river raid Wallachia wit

Streets Have Memories
2.4

Streets Have Memories

1962-01-01

During the Second World War, a writer meets two young people, a girl and a boy, who are doing action

The Man Next to You
3.1

The Man Next to You

1962-12-25

A young engineer arrives for a short time in Bucharest, where he reconnects with the girl that he lo

The Snowstorm
1

The Snowstorm

1973-11-19

The struggle to convince the peasants to join the collective farm in Romania 60s.

Merriment Ward
2.5

Merriment Ward

1964-10-12

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

The Storm
3

The Storm

1960-06-08

The Nazi troops are retreating from Romania. On a wester town, they have to be held back until some

The Conspiracy
3.4

The Conspiracy

1973-07-10

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

Long Way to Tipperary
3.1

Long Way to Tipperary

1973-08-20

The movie is about the historic moment in which the PNȚ political party has attempted to form a gove

The Castellans
3.5

The Castellans

1967-09-11

Two cooperativists exploit a pond for fish and frogs outside their institutions circuit. Until a you

Cumpăna
3.6

Cumpăna

1979-01-01

On New Years Eve, in an isolated mountain chalet, two robbers seek refuge, together with two lost to

The Miracle
3.4

The Miracle

1988-01-01

An agronomist manages to irrigate and stabilize some sand dunes in southern Romania.

Silent Friends
2

Silent Friends

1969-12-02

Two dogs and a duck are saving a family.

Family Jewels
3.5

Family Jewels

1958-04-28

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

Herodot's Mystery
3.4

Herodot's Mystery

1976-01-01

In a mountain village, two kids find a roman fibulae. Trying to find more, they stumble upon the not

The Convoy
2.9

The Convoy

1981-08-21

During the Second World War, a fascist warden takes over a prison in Romania and plans to kill commu

Grandpa and Two Young Offenders
2.9

Grandpa and Two Young Offenders

1976-11-22

A police officer is investigating the disappearance of a colleague's young boy. His key seems to be

Uncertain Roads
3

Uncertain Roads

1979-01-01

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

A Certain Kind of Happiness
3.1

A Certain Kind of Happiness

1973-10-15

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

The War of the Princesses
3

The War of the Princesses

1970-07-10

Lured by the treasure of Moldavia and supplies, Sobieski, king of the Poles, orders the attack on th

Cireșarii
3.1

Cireșarii

1984-04-18

First part of a series of five famous children novels. Adventures of a group of kids in a trip to ex

Mireasma ploilor târzii
3

Mireasma ploilor târzii

1984-01-01

Paul Vasiliu, a geologist, returns to his native village. Excavating for irrigation works gives him

Bătălia din umbră
3.5

Bătălia din umbră

1986-09-22

In WWI a group of Romanian soldiers from Transylvania desert the german army and consitute a resista

I Hope to See You Again
2

I Hope to See You Again

1985-01-01

A young engineer which settled in Bucharest after his studies, returns to his village to spend his s

Dănilă Prepeleac
3.9

Dănilă Prepeleac

1996-01-01

It is the story of Danila Prepeleac, a silly, clumsy man that does things backwards. Once he took of

Too Little for Such a Big War
3.9

Too Little for Such a Big War

1970-02-03

A young boy becomes callous to the deaths and battles that rage on during World War II. He and his f

Im Wald der Feen
0

Im Wald der Feen

1981-08-27