Gheorghe Șimonca

Acting

Gheorghe Șimonca

Born — Died

1935-04-20 — 2005-05-26

Place of birth

Dăbâca, Cluj, Romania

Known for

Acting

Credits

21 titles

Known for

Break of Dawn poster
4.9

An ex-con suffering from terminal cancer and a suicidal ex-legionnaire are hired to participate in a staged assassination attempt on a Romanian politician. As part of the plan, the two must themselves be murdered in order to make their target appear more powerful. But while their circumstances make them perfect fall guys, their lives are initially spared when the attack descends into chaos. Staying alive thereafter involves the two strangers working together to dodge both fellow conspirators and the police.

Break of Dawn

2002

Comoara poster
5.4

A local Romanian chieftain in 16th century Transylvania discovers a great treasure of Decebalus. He decides to send it for safekeeping in Moldavia, but he has to evade the Transylvanian prince and the king of Hungary, who get wind of it and want it for themselves.

Comoara

1983

High Schoolers: Rock 'n' Roll poster
7.1

The adventures of high schoolers, including strict maths teachers, rock 'n' roll music, and first love experiences.

High Schoolers: Rock 'n' Roll

1991

The Investigation poster
7.5

The explosion of a 4300 tones Kauper furnace brings up an inquiry, conducted by Ștefan, a Romanian Communist Party activist. He is trying to get to the truth, even if he is pressured just to assign blame.

The Investigation

1980

The Stranger poster
5.8

The love of two adolescents for the same girl, in 1944, which is disrupted by the demands of war. From the novel by Titus Popovici.

The Stranger

1964

The Impossible Love poster
7.4

Calin Surupaceanu is a simple boy, convinced by the engineer Dan to accompany him in building a new city. Along the way, he meets his future wife and subsequently source of unrest and rebellion against fate. The movie is based on a novel by Marin Preda called "The Intruder".

The Impossible Love

1984

Film credits

2000s · 2 titles

1990s · 4 titles

1980s · 9 titles

Comoara poster
5.4

A local Romanian chieftain in 16th century Transylvania discovers a great treasure of Decebalus. He decides to send it for safekeeping in Moldavia, but he has to evade the Transylvanian prince and the king of Hungary, who get wind of it and want it for themselves.

Comoara

1983

The Investigation poster
7.5

The explosion of a 4300 tones Kauper furnace brings up an inquiry, conducted by Ștefan, a Romanian Communist Party activist. He is trying to get to the truth, even if he is pressured just to assign blame.

The Investigation

1980

The Impossible Love poster
7.4

Calin Surupaceanu is a simple boy, convinced by the engineer Dan to accompany him in building a new city. Along the way, he meets his future wife and subsequently source of unrest and rebellion against fate. The movie is based on a novel by Marin Preda called "The Intruder".

The Impossible Love

1984

The Moment of Truth poster
7.3

An epic love story set during the troubled moments of Romanian history that culminate in the Great Union of Alba Iulia.

The Moment of Truth

1989

Like in Films poster
7.2

An untalented writer’s attempts to craft a “lifelike” screenplay result in a run-of-the-mill policier.

Like in Films

1983

Destination Mahmudia poster
6.0

A former fighter pilot is forced, due to an illness, to work on utility planes in the countryside.

Destination Mahmudia

1981

A Guest for Dinner poster
7.2

A love story between a worker and an architecture student from a well to do family that has to overcome prejudice.

A Guest for Dinner

1986

Mad Forest poster
6.2

A young communist returns to a small provincial town.

Mad Forest

1982

Prides poster
8.1

Professor Cristian conducts research on a citostatic. He is still dealing though with the unjust condemning he suffered in the 50s. Some of the people around him try to bring him down with same type of accusations.

Prides

1982

1970s · 4 titles