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Chuck Norris vs Communism

20157.1 / 1080 min

Documentary, History

Overview

Video killed the Red Star

In late eighties, in Ceausescu's Romania, a black market VHS bootlegger and a courageous female translator brought the magic of Western films to the Romanian people and sowed the seeds of a revolution.

Cast

Irina Margareta Nistor

Self

Teodor Zamfir

Self

Mircea Cojocaru

Self

Vlad Craioveanu

Self

Mihai Dobrovolschi

Self

Adrian Sitaru

Self

Paul Stefanescu

Self

Alexandru Eremia

Self

Dan Alexandru

Self

Mihnea Mihalache-Fiastru

Self

Mariana Comanaru

Self

Voichita Toader

Self

Tudor Caranfil

Self

Marius Lazar

Self

Constantin Fugașin

Self

Ioan Gyuri Pascu

Self

Silviu Prigoana

Self

Emilian Urse

Self

Stefan Tiron

Self

Claudiu-Marian Stefanescu

Self

Lavinia Stefan

Self

Simion Barbu

Self

Bogdan Tudor

Self

Maria-Ramona Vitan

Self

Ovidiu Vitan

Self

Valerica Ivan

Self

Nehat Memeti

Self

Doru Ana

Self

Liviu Man

Self

Sabin-Alexandru Ripan

Self

Cristian Grindean

Self

Daniel Motoran

Self

Cristi Luca

Self

Marius Chivu

Self

Cosmin Manolache

Self

Vasile Dihel

Self

Isidor Martinca

Self

Ion Solomon

Self

Ana Maria Moldovan

Irina

Dan Chiorean

Zamfir

Valentin Oncu

Mircea

Cristian Stanca

Orzan

Petre Bacioiu

Petrulea

Elena Ivanca

Mrs. Cristea

Florin Mircea Jr.

Mihaies

Andrei Gajzago

Ionescu

Ileana Harșa

Mrs. Urse

Catalin Herlo

Sterie

Miron Maxim

Border Officer Petre

Cristian But

Dihel

Attila Veres

Mihai

Matei Rotaru

Marian

Vlad Călugăreanu

Paul

Tudor Mesesan

Bogdan

Paul Socol

Barbu

Vlad Corb

Cristi

David Stefan Potra

Radu

Oana Petrea

Lavinia

Robert Kocsis

Traian

Andrea Kali

Otilia

Nicu Mihoc

Border Officer Grozavescu

Liviu Topuzu

Attorney General Ionescu

Cosmin Milchis

Dragomir

Daniel Rizea

Secret Police Officer

Szabolcs Tyukodi

Secret Police Officer

Tudor Runcanu

Secret Police Officer

Liviu Bora

Secret Police Officer

Csaba Marosán

Secret Police Officer

Richard Baja

Secret Police Officer

Levente Molnár

Secret Police Officer

Marius Muresan

Secret Police Officer

Andrei Palatkas

Secret Police Officer

Zoltán Balla

Secret Police Officer

Tibor Molnár

Secret Police Officer

Doru Talos

Policeman

Marius Muntean

Policeman

Bojthe Pal

Policeman

Csongor Kollo

Policeman

Bogdan Gontineac

Border Guard #1

Barna Szász

Border Guard #2

Paul Călugăreanu

Play Fighting Kid

Ramona Atanasoaie

Cristi's Aunt

Yakab Eniko Gyorgy

Cristi's Mum

Leonard Viziteu

Distributor

Peter Janos

Distributor

Mihai Vlad Precup

Distributor

Cristian Ivanes

High Ranking Secret Police Officer

Eugen Ruset

High Ranking Secret Police Officer

Andrei Orghidean

Secret Police Driver

Adrian Darjan

Zamfir's House Visitor

Sorin Belea

Zamfir's House Visitor

Horatiu Pop

Zamfir's House Visitor

Ovidiu Puscasiu

Zamfir's House Visitor

Raul Terhes

Rocky Wannabe

Boldizsar Antal Kali

Baby Mihaela

David Chiorean

Alex

Irina Haba

Mihaela

Almasi Attila

Translator

Peter Zsigmond

Driver

Natalia Gheorghe

Passerby

István Papp

Passerby

Nicolae Pop

Passerby

Ramona Merca

Woman in Lift

Stefan Gordan

Man in Lift

Adriana Filip

TV Station Employee

Ioana Nicoschi

TV Station Employee

Alexandru Toma

TV Station Employee

Carmen Moraru

TV Station Cleaner

Nicolae Ceaușescu

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Crew

Ricky Butt

Foley Artist

Carmen Harabagiu

Executive Producer

Mara Adina

Line Producer

Alina Morar

Costume Designer

Hanka Kastelicová

Executive Producer

Jay Price

Supervising Sound Editor

Peter Lynch

Colorist

Desislava Kadra

Researcher

Lorant Varadi

Set Dresser

Kate V. Lewis

Researcher

Dana Crișan

Sound Recordist

Cătălin Stoica

Key Grip

Jason Farrow

Visual Effects

Isabelle Cornnell

Researcher

Anca Chis

Production Manager

Daniela Călugăreanu

Storyboard Artist

Dario Swade

Foley Editor

Dean Wyles

Visual Effects

Mihai Burcea

Technical Advisor

Zoltán Balla

Still Photographer

Sabine Rollberg

Commissioning Editor

Dana-Nicoletta Both

Second Assistant Director

Catalin Valean

Costume Designer

Mariana Socolovschi

Prosthetics

Attila Pfeffer

Steadicam Operator

Alex James Brown

Gaffer

Adam Parry

Graphic Designer

Aurelian Nica

Producer

Levente Molnár

Casting Coordinator

Kevin Williams

Still Photographer

Camelia Boerescu Tutlan

Production Design

Cristian Pascariu

Production Coordinator

Vlassis Skoulis

Focus Puller

Ilinca Calugareanu

Director

Jose Ruiz

Director of Photography

Mihai Comanescu

Property Master

Grigore Călugăreanu

Thanks

Kaj Kirkegaard Pedersen

In Memory Of

Agnes Szorcsey

Production Coordinator

Daniela Călugăreanu

Thanks

Dana Călugăreanu

Thanks

Hanna Demes

Script Supervisor

Alexandru Călugăreanu

Thanks

Ioana Cristea

Props

Filipe Alcada

Animation

Anamaria Antoci

Production Coordinator

Grigore Călugăreanu

Production Coordinator

Daniela Călugăreanu

Location Scout

Ilinca Calugareanu

Writer

Per K. Kirkegaard

Editor

Brett Ratner

Producer

Mara Adina

Producer

John Battsek

Executive Producer

Monica Lăzurean-Gorgan

Co-Producer

Daniela Călugăreanu

Production Design

Adam Daniel

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Jay Price

Sound Effects Editor

Xan Márquez Caneda

Sound Recordist

Anne Nikitin

Original Music Composer

Helen Dickson

Sound Effects Editor

Richard Fordham

Dialogue Editor

Abbas Nokhasteh

Co-Producer

Horatiu Mihaiu

Production Design

Dan Cogan

Executive Producer

James Packer

Executive Producer

Jenny Raskin

Executive Producer

Lee Charallah

Sound Recordist

Stefan Kloos

Co-Producer

Andrew Ruhemann

Executive Producer

Maria Tzika

Associate Producer

Rob Manning

Original Music Composer

Ilinca Calugareanu

Co-Editor

Maria Tzika

Production Manager

Adriana Racasan

First Assistant Director

Graham Daniel

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Nicole Stott

Executive Producer