Carol I (film)

Carol I
Directed bySergiu Nicolaescu
Written byIon Bulei, Stelian Turlea, Sergiu Nicolaescu, Emil Slotea[1]
Produced byMediaPro Pictures
StarringSergiu Nicolaescu
Răzvan Vasilescu
Cristian Motiu
Release date
  • May 8, 2009 (2009-05-08) (Romania)
Running time
90 minutes[2]
CountryRomania
LanguageRomanian

Carol I, also known as Charles I: A Destiny and Charles I: A Destiny for Romania, is a 2009 historical documentary film by Romanian director Sergiu Nicolaescu, starring Sergiu Nicolaescu, Razvan Vasilescu and Cristian Motiu.[3][4]

Carol I is one of the few Romanian films to portray the Romanian King Carol I. The king was also portrayed in the 1912 film Independenţa României (The Independence of Romania), directed by Aristide Demetriade, and in the 2007 film "The Rest is Silence". The director of Carol I, Sergiu Nicolaescu, previously played Carol I in his 1977 film, Pentru patrie.[5]

  1. ^ "Carol I (2009)" (in Romanian). Cinemagia.ro. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  2. ^ Carol I at the TCM Movie Database
  3. ^ "Note De Productie – Carol I – Un Destin" [Production Notes - Carol I - A Destiny] (in Romanian). Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  4. ^ "Carol I aka Carol I - Un Destin pentru Romania" [Carol I aka Charles I - A Destiny for Romania] (in Romanian). Cinefan.ro. Archived from the original on 17 June 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  5. ^ "Sergiu Nicolaescu's film "Carol I" to have its gala premiere on May 9". Nineoclock.ro. 28 April 2009. Archived from the original on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2011.