Dinu Cocea

Constantin "Dinu" Cocea (22 September 1929 – 26 December 2013) was a Romanian actor, screenwriter, and award winning director.

Dinu Cocea
Born
Constantin Cocea

(1929-09-22)22 September 1929
Died26 December 2013(2013-12-26) (aged 84)
EducationGheorghe Lazăr National College
OccupationActor, director, screenwriter
Years active1958–1982
Children1

He was born in Periș, Ilfov County, Romania. Cocea graduated from Gheorghe Lazăr National College before he began his acting career in 1958. However, he made his mark as a director and screenwriter, most notably directing Haiducii lui Șaptecai.[1] In 2010 he received the Lifetime Achievement Award of Excellence at the Iasi International Film Festival.[2]

Dinu Cocea died from heart failure on 26 December 2013, aged 84, in Paris, France, where he had lived since 1986. He was survived by his daughter, Oana.[1]

Filmography

Film directed by Dinu Cocea:[3]

  • The Outlaws (1966)
  • Outlaws Revenge (1968)
  • Kidnapping virgins (1968)
  • Week Fools (1971)
  • Haiducii lui Şaptecai (1971)
  • Dowry Lady Ralu (1972)
  • Paratroopers (1972)
  • Oak extreme emergency (1973)
  • Do not stop fan (1976)
  • The chain mishandling (1976)
  • The court Reserves (1976)
  • Ecaterina (1978)
  • Iancu Jianu zapciul / Iancu Jian, zapciul (1980)
  • Iancu Jianu outlaw (1981)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Romanian Director, Writer Dinu Cocea Dies at 84". The Hollywood Reporter. 28 December 2013. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/romanian-director-writer-dinu-cocea-667840. Retrieved 4 February 2014. 
  2. "Retrospectiva Dinu Cocea la IIFF, 2010 - Haiducii lui Şaptecai, Zestrea Domniţei Ralu şi Săptămâna Nebunilor". Asociaţia LiterNet. September 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  3. "Dinu Cocea Filme regizate de Dinu Cocea". CineMagia. Retrieved 20 October 2015.

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