Mircea Mureșan
Mircea Mureșan (11 November 1928 – 24 April 2020) was a Romanian film director. He directed 22 films between 1961 and 2004. Mureșan won the prize for Best First Work at the 1966 Cannes Film Festival for the film Răscoala.
Mircea Mureșan

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- Name
- Mircea Mureșan
- Birth Name
- Mircea-Nicolae-Ioan Mureșian
- Born
- 11 November 1928
- Birthplace
- Sibiu, Kingdom of Romania
- Died
- 24 April 2020
- Place of death
- Bucharest, Romania
- Occupation
- Film director
- Education
- Institute of Theatre and Film I.L.
- Spouse
- Rodica Mureșan
- Awards
- National Order of Faithful Service, Knight rank
- Nationality
- Romania
- Languages
- Romanian
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Mircea Mureșan (11 November 1928 – 24 April 2020) was a Romanian film director. He directed 22 films between 1961 and 2004. Mureșan won the prize for Best First Work at the 1966 Cannes Film Festival for the film Răscoala.
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Mircea Mureșan (1928–2020) was a film director and screenwriter, of Romanian nationality. The film director was born in Sibiu and died in București. Languages used include Romanian.
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Mircea Mureșan was born in Sibiu, he attended from 1939 to 1947 the Gheorghe Lazăr High School in his native city. He then played at the State Theatre of Sibiu for four years, after which he went to Bucharest to pursue his studies, graduating from the Institute of Film I.L. Caragiale in 1955. His film career, which began with film adaptations, gradually reoriented towards comedy, with rare trips into documentaries. From 1974 to 1989 Mureșan was vice-president of the Romanian Filmmakers Association. In 2002, he was awarded by then-President Ion Iliescu the National Order of Faithful Service, Knight rank. He was married to actress Rodica Mureșan. He died in Bucharest in 2020, aged 91, and was buried in the city's Bellu Cemetery.
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• Name — Mircea Mureșan • Birth Name — Mircea-Nicolae-Ioan Mureșian • Born — 11 November 1928 • Birthplace — Sibiu, Kingdom of Romania • Died — 24 April 2020 • Place of death — Bucharest, Romania • Resting Place — Bellu Cemetery, Bucharest • Occupation — Film director • Years Active — 1961–2005 • Education — Institute of Theatre and Film I.L. Caragiale • Notable Works — Răscoala (1965) Toate pînzele sus (1976) Blestemul pământului, blestemul iubirii (1979) • Employer — State Theatre of Sibiu • Spouse — Rodica Mureșan • Awards — National Order of Faithful Service, Knight rank
Filmography
Filmography
• Toamna se numără bobocii, 1961 (screenwriter, with András Sütő) • Partea ta de vină, 1963 • Răscoala, 1965 • K.O., 1968 (screenwriter, with Eugen Popiță) • The Hatchet (film), 1969 (scenario after Mihail Sadoveanu's eponymous novel) • Lunga noapte de șase ani, 1970 (documentary, has been destroyed) • Asediul (film), 1970 (screenwriter, with Corneliu Leu) • Bariera (Mircea Mureșan), 1972 • Porțile albastre ale orașului, 1973 • Toate pînzele sus, 1976 (for TV; screenwriter, with Alexandru Struțeanu) • Împușcături sub clar de lună, 1977 • Blestemul pământului, blestemul iubirii, 1979 • Întoarcere la dragostea dintâi, 1981 (screenwriter) • Lumini și umbre, 1981–1982 (for TV; with Andrei Blaier and Mihai Constantinescu) • O lebădă, iarna, 1983 • Horea (film), 1984 • Cei mai frumoși 20 de ani, 1985 • Maria și marea, 1988 • Miss Litoral, 1991 • A doua cădere a Constantinopolului, 1994 • Sexy Harem Ada Kaleh, 2001 (screenwriter) • Vrăjitoarea Azucena – Îngerul de abanos, 2004 (screenwriter)
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1928
Mircea Mureșan was born on 11 November 1928.
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Mircea Mureșan died on 24 April 2020.
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- 1.Epure, Adrian. A murit regizorul Mircea Mureșan, rămas definitiv în memoria cinefililor datorită serialului "Toate pânzele sus". Adevărul. 24 April 2020.
- 2.Festival de Cannes: Răscoala. festival-cannes.com.
- 3.Monitorul Oficial. Decret nr. 470 din 30 mai 2002. legislatie.just.ro. 369. May 31, 2002.
- 4.A murit regizorul Mircea Mureșan, celebru pentru "Toate pânzele sus". Descoperă. April 24, 2020.
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