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Romanian films in China, 1950–1992: 68 films and the titles China gave them

“Romanian films: all hugging and cuddling,” runs a rhyme about foreign films that Chinese writers place in the 1970s; the earliest printed version found dates from 2008. Listed here are 68 feature films from communist Romania that were dubbed or shown in China between 1950 and 1992, each with the title it was given in Chinese, the year it opened in Romania, the year and studio of its Chinese dubbing, and its sources. One of them, a 1955 spy film, had six million admissions in China by 1958, according to the Communist Party’s newspaper in Beijing.

  • 68Romanian feature films dubbed or shown in China
  • 42named in the People’s Daily
  • 18given a new title in Chinese
  1. 越南电影飞机大炮Vietnamese films: planes and cannon
  2. 朝鲜电影哭哭笑笑Korean films: weeping and laughing
  3. 阿尔巴尼亚电影莫名其妙Albanian films: impossible to follow
  4. 罗马尼亚电影搂搂抱抱Romanian films: all hugging and cuddling
  5. 中国电影，新闻简报Chinese films: newsreels
The rhyme as printed by the weekly Nanfang Renwu Zhoukan in 2008, the earliest version found.[13] Another version gives the hugging to Albanian films and dates it to the 1960s.[14]

From the Romanian premiere to China: 68 films, line by line

Each line is a film. It starts, on the left, in the year of its premiere in Romania and ends, on the right, in the year a source first records it in China. The further the line drops, the longer the film waited.

The list has 68 feature films, as many as could be found, from 1950 to 1992. There are three sources: the People’s Daily, the newspaper of the Chinese Communist Party, which announced and reviewed the films at the time[1]; the catalogue of films dubbed in Shanghai, printed in the Shanghai Film Gazetteer, the city’s official chronicle of its film industry[3]; and the 2018 study by the scholars Tan Hui and He Yuan on the years 1953–1963[2]. For 32 of the films there are at least two of them, for 22 only one. Another ten have their Chinese title and year in the Shanghai catalogue, but only lists drawn up by Chinese film fans say that they are Romanian[5][6]; four appear in those lists alone, which do not say where their data come from.

A solid dot on the right is a dated item in the paper: a film week, a review or a release announcement. 26 lines end that way. A hollow circle is the year of dubbing, from the Shanghai catalogue or from Tan and He, or the date of a screening for invited guests. A dashed line leads to a year that only the fan lists give.

Until 1965 a Romanian film usually reached China in the year it opened in Romania or the year after: 23 of the 26 films of those years did. After 1977 half waited three years or more, and some crime and adventure films of the early 1970s arrived only at the end of the 1980s or later: Cu mâinile curate (“With Clean Hands”) after 17 years, Zestrea domniței Ralu (“The Dowry of Lady Ralu”) after 21.

Of the 68 films, 18 were given a new title in Chinese. Viața învinge (“Life Triumphs”) became “For a Better Life”, Ciulinii Bărăganului (“The Thistles of the Bărăgan”) “Spring Wind, Wild Fire”, Zile fierbinți (“Hot Days”) “Boiling Life”, Nea Mărin miliardar (“Uncle Mărin, the Billionaire”) “Rich Overnight”. Another 21 have freely translated titles: La Moara cu noroc (“The Mill of Good Luck”) is “The Mill of Happiness”. Each film’s card gives both titles and a translation of the Chinese one.

Cultural Revolution (May 1966 – October 1976) Premiere in Romania 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 In China 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 山谷在轰鸣Răsună valea 为了美好的生活Viața învinge 在我们的村子里În sat la noi 理想实现了Mitrea Cocor 太阳出来了Răsare soarele 边塞擒谍Alarmă în munți 作贼心虚Afacerea Protar 红莲花Nufărul roșu 原来就是你Pe răspunderea mea 幸福的磨坊La Moara cu noroc 魔鬼的深渊Râpa dracului 崩溃的城堡Citadela sfărâmată 春风野火Ciulinii Bărăganului 在松林的后面Dincolo de brazi 球Mingea 雪山救战友Avalanșa 密码Secretul cifrului 风暴Furtuna 多瑙河之波Valurile Dunării 无名氏画象Portretul unui necunoscut 达尔克勒Darclée 渴望Setea 港城春梦Porto-Franco 记忆中的街道Străzile au amintiri 一九二九年的鲁滨城Lupeni ’29 民族英雄Tudor 达契亚人Dacii 凯旋柱Columna 勇敢的米哈伊Mihai Viteazul 我过去的朋友A fost prietenul meu 沉默的朋友Prieteni fără grai 爆炸Explozia 巴布什卡历险记Aventurile lui Babușcă 多瑙河三角洲的警报Alarmă în Deltă 斯特凡大公Ștefan cel Mare – Vaslui 1475 沸腾的生活Zile fierbinți 奇普里安·波隆贝斯库Ciprian Porumbescu 橡树，十万火急Stejar – extremă urgență 侦察英雄Evadarea 汽车行动Acțiunea „Autobuzul” 政权·真理Puterea și adevărul 延期宣判Instanța amână pronunțarea 光阴Clipa 复仇Revanșa 雨夜奇案Cianura și picătura de ploaie 最后一颗子弹Ultimul cartuș 甜蜜的竞赛Ciocolată cu alune 重归于好Bună seara, Irina 十六个人Am fost șaisprezece 山的儿子Fiul munților 神秘的黄玫瑰Drumul oaselor 布加勒斯特居民证Buletin de București 艺人之家Saltimbancii 神秘的黄玫瑰Trandafirul galben 从地狱归来Întoarcerea din iad 神秘的黄玫瑰Masca de argint 永不中断的广播Emisia continuă 不朽的人Nemuritorii 酒神的秘密Secretul lui Bachus 单独行动Capcana 晚餐来的客人Un oaspete la cină 一个警官的控诉Un comisar acuză 清白的手Cu mâinile curate 双人舞Pas în doi 神秘的黄玫瑰（蓝宝石项链）Colierul de turcoaze 一夜富翁Nea Mărin miliardar 较量Duelul 珠宝迷踪Zestrea domniței Ralu Cultural Revolution, 1966–76 Romania 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 China 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 Răsună valea Viața învinge În sat la noi Mitrea Cocor Răsare soarele Alarmă în munți Afacerea Protar Nufărul roșu Pe răspunderea mea La Moara cu noroc Râpa dracului Citadela sfărâmată Ciulinii Bărăganului Dincolo de brazi Mingea Avalanșa Secretul cifrului Furtuna Valurile Dunării Portretul unui necunoscut Darclée Setea Porto-Franco Străzile au amintiri Lupeni ’29 Tudor Dacii Columna Mihai Viteazul A fost prietenul meu Prieteni fără grai Explozia Aventurile lui Babușcă Alarmă în Deltă Ștefan cel Mare – Vaslui 1475 Zile fierbinți Ciprian Porumbescu Stejar – extremă urgență Evadarea Acțiunea „Autobuzul” Puterea și adevărul Instanța amână pronunțarea Clipa Revanșa Cianura și picătura de ploaie Ultimul cartuș Ciocolată cu alune Bună seara, Irina Am fost șaisprezece Fiul munților Drumul oaselor Buletin de București Saltimbancii Trandafirul galben Întoarcerea din iad Masca de argint Emisia continuă Nemuritorii Secretul lui Bachus Capcana Un oaspete la cină Un comisar acuză Cu mâinile curate Pas în doi Colierul de turcoaze Nea Mărin miliardar Duelul Zestrea domniței Ralu
  • dated in the People’s Daily: the film is showing, or its release is announced
  • year of dubbing (Shanghai catalogue, Tan and He) or a screening for guests
  • year taken from the fan lists only
  • dubbed, then in the paper only years later

Three periods: 1950–1965, the Cultural Revolution, 1977–1992

1 1950 1 2 1 1955 2 2 3 3 2 1960 4 3 1 1 1965 1 1970 1 1 1 2 1 1975 1 1 5 3 1 1980 3 2 3 2 1 1985 2 4 1 3 2 1990 1

Romanian films by the year they are first recorded in China. Tinted band: the Cultural Revolution; four of the eight films in the band are placed by a dubbing year from the fan lists. The fullest year is 1978, with five films.

1950–1965: from the first film week to “The Waves of the Danube”

The first Romanian feature film the paper records in China is Răsună valea (“The Valley Resounds”). It ran in Beijing from 11 to 17 December 1950, at the first “film week of the people’s democracies”, as the communist states of Eastern Europe and Asia were then called, beside films from Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Korea, Bulgaria and Poland. Four months earlier three Beijing cinemas had shown short Romanian documentaries with a Chinese commentary.[1] The paper introduced the film like this:

罗马尼亚青年为国家修筑铁路的艰苦奋斗的情形的故事片《山谷在轰鸣》the feature film “The Valley Resounds”, on the hard struggle of young Romanians building a railway for their countryPeople’s Daily, 11 December 1950, p. 4, on the first “film week of the people’s democracies” in Beijing

Three years later, on 22 August 1953, Viața învinge opened in Beijing cinemas, dubbed by the Northeast Film Studio, the later Changchun studio. The front-page headline:

第一部华语对白罗马尼亚影片今天开始在我国放映The first Romanian film with Chinese dialogue begins showing in our country todayPeople’s Daily, 22 August 1953, p. 1, headline

The next day a review in the same paper called it “the first Romanian film shown in our country”. Tan Hui and He Yuan’s study also starts from 1953.[2] The film week of December 1950 shows that a Romanian feature had run in Beijing three years earlier; what was new in 1953 was the Chinese dialogue.

The Romanian film week organised by China’s Ministry of Culture opened in Beijing on the evening of 29 December 1954 and ran from 30 December in 11 cities and from 12 January 1955 in nine more, with Mitrea Cocor and În sat la noi (“In Our Village”).[1] In Beijing, Tan and He write, there were 95 screenings and 57,900 spectators.[2] From 1956 Shanghai dubbed too[3], and from then on Changchun and Shanghai dubbed nearly all the Romanian films.

The paper seldom printed audience numbers. One of them belongs to a spy film of 1955, Alarmă în munți (“Alarm in the Mountains”), renamed “Catching Spies at the Frontier”. In April 1958 the head of China’s commission for cultural relations with foreign countries wrote:

“边塞擒谍”这部影片，观众达六百万人次。The film “Catching Spies at the Frontier” reached six million admissions.Zhang Xiruo, head of China’s Commission for Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries, People’s Daily, 3 April 1958, p. 5

In Romania the same film had 4,022,943 admissions, counted up to 2025.[8] The two numbers cannot be compared directly: the first is a round number in an official’s article, the second a total of tickets, and China had dozens of times more people.

By 1965 the list reaches 26 features. Tan and He also give 26, but for 1953–1963 only and counted differently: their list names 25 titles, one of them an animated short, and Tudor, in two parts, was perhaps counted twice; they do not say.[2] The last item in these years is dated 8 May 1965, when Valurile Dunării (“The Waves of the Danube”) ran across the country in a week of 24 films marking twenty years since the victory over Nazi Germany.[1]

1966–1976: the years of the Cultural Revolution

The Cultural Revolution, the political campaign launched by Mao Zedong in 1966 and ended in 1976, all but stopped the import of new foreign films.[2] After a screening for invited guests on 20 August 1965, of Neamul Șoimăreștilor (“The Șoimaru Clan”), the paper names no Romanian feature as shown in China until December 1972; receptions in 1968, 1969 and 1971 showed “a Romanian film” without a title.[1] Tan and He write that the distribution of new Romanian films was stopped in the mid-1960s and that some of those released before 1966 stayed among the few foreign films still in circulation.[2]

Two reviews of films on public release fall in these years. On 7 December 1972 one presented Valurile Dunării as the story of the communist Toma, who takes arms to the partisans. Of Mihai, the newly married bargeman, it said that

还缺乏革命自觉性，幻想家庭安逸和个人幸福he still lacked revolutionary consciousness and dreamed of family comfort and personal happinessHong Xin on Mihai, the newly married bargeman of Valurile Dunării, People’s Daily, 7 December 1972, p. 4

On 31 December 1974 came the review of Explozia (“The Explosion”), signed by a soldier. Two more films appeared at official screenings for invited guests: Aventurile lui Babușcă (“The Adventures of Babușcă”) in August 1975 and Alarmă în Deltă (“Alarm in the Delta”) in August 1976.[1]

Dubbing had not stopped altogether. The Shanghai catalogue puts Prieteni fără grai (“Friends Without Speech”) under 1974.[3] The fan lists place six more dubbings in these years, which no studio catalogue consulted confirms: Dacii (“The Dacians”) in 1970, Columna (“The Column”) in 1971, at the army’s studio, Mihai Viteazul (“Michael the Brave”) in 1972, and in 1973 A fost prietenul meu (“He Was My Friend”), Explozia and Aventurile lui Babușcă.[5] For four of these seven films the paper’s first record comes only in 1978 and 1980: on the chart, the dotted red line marks the years between the dubbing and the first record in the paper. The same lists put two more dubbings under 1976, the year the Cultural Revolution ended, without a month: Alarmă în Deltă and Ștefan cel Mare – Vaslui 1475 (“Stephen the Great – Vaslui 1475”).

1977–1992: the August film weeks, then the crime films

On 6 June 1977 two reviewers from the Beijing Garrison wrote about Ștefan cel Mare – Vaslui 1475, a film about Stephen the Great, the fifteenth-century prince of Moldavia: his victory at Vaslui was for them a “brilliant example of a small country defeating a big one”. On 24 January 1978 followed Zile fierbinți, and on 23 May three historical films at once, Dacii, Mihai Viteazul and Ciprian Porumbescu, in a review that mentions the recent visit to China of Nicolae Ceaușescu, Romania’s communist leader.[1]

Every August from 1978 to 1981, around the 23rd, then Romania’s national day, China held a week or a few days of Romanian films; in 1978 and 1979 they ran in 16 cities. The week of 1979 brought three films: Puterea și adevărul (“Power and Truth”), Clipa (“The Moment”) and Instanța amână pronunțarea (“The Court Defers Its Verdict”). The reviewer Zhang Baiqing read the first two as stories of people punished unjustly for holding to the truth, and the third as a police officer’s defence of the law against the powerful. He recorded how the audience took them, three years after the end of the Cultural Revolution:

许多观众反映说：“影片中的人和事，就象在我们国家、我们周围发生一样。”Many viewers have said: “The people and events in the films are just as if they were happening in our country, around us.”Zhang Baiqing, on the three films of the 1979 week, People’s Daily, 28 August 1979, p. 6
这十几年来，在我国社会里，难道象彼得雷斯库、杜米特鲁一样由于坚持真理而被开除党籍、逮捕劳改的事还少吗？In these ten-odd years, in our own society, have there been so few who, like Petrescu and Dumitru, were expelled from the Party, arrested and sent to labour reform for holding to the truth?the same article; Petrescu and Dumitru are the heroes of Puterea și adevărul and Clipa

From the early 1980s the list fills with crime and adventure films. Acțiunea „Autobuzul” (“Operation “Bus””), shown at the 1978 week, sold very well, as appears from a 1992 article on the fashion for the word “action” in the titles of Chinese detective films:

不知是因为当年一部国产影片《特高课在行动》大获成功的诱惑，还是由于一部进口影片《汽车行动》很是卖座的吸引，几年间，众多侦探片的片名便纷纷“行动”起来Whether it was the lure of the great success of a Chinese film of the time, “The Special Higher Police in Action”, or the pull of an imported film that sold very well, “Operation Bus”, within a few years the titles of numerous detective films went into “action” one after anotherYang Zhigui, People’s Daily, 1 April 1992, p. 8

Drumul oaselor (“The Road of Bones”), the first film about the outlaw Mărgelatu, was announced for the Chinese New Year of 1983 under the title “The Mysterious Yellow Rose”. The dubbed version won the Ministry of Culture’s 1982 award for dubbed films, together with “Tess”.[1] The Shanghai catalogue lists the same title three times, in 1984, 1986 and 1989, the last with the subtitle “The Sapphire Necklace”; according to the fan lists these are the second, fourth and fifth films of the series. The third, “Misterele Bucureștilor”, was dubbed but not released, the same lists say.[3][5]

Most of the last arrivals were old films. Nemuritorii (“The Immortals”) and Capcana (“The Trap”), which opened in 1974, appear in 1987; Cu mâinile curate, of 1972, in 1989; Nea Mărin miliardar, the Romanian film with the most admissions in Romania, was announced for 1 January 1990. The last title in the Shanghai catalogue identified as Romanian is Zestrea domniței Ralu, in 1992. The director Sergiu Nicolaescu made ten of the 68 films and Mircea Drăgan six.

Who dubbed them: Shanghai, Changchun, Beijing

  • Shanghai: 35
  • Changchun: 25
  • Beijing: 3
  • army studio: 1
  • not known: 4

The 68 films by the studio that dubbed them.

35 films were dubbed in Shanghai, 25 in Changchun, in China’s north-east, three at the Beijing Film Studio and one at the army’s studio; for four the studio could not be established. For 33 of the Shanghai films the source is the catalogue in the Shanghai Film Gazetteer[3]; for the other two, and for all the films dubbed elsewhere, the data come from the fan lists.

Twice the paper printed the credits of a dubbing. For Viața învinge, in 1953, the translation is by Yin Guangwen (尹广文). For Mitrea Cocor, in 1955, the translator is the same and the dubbing director is Bai Jingsheng (白景晟), at the Northeast Film Studio.[1]

The Shanghai Film Gazetteer gives the dubbing credits of four Romanian films.[4] In Afacerea Protar (“The Protar Affair”), dubbed in 1956, the voices are Qiu Yuefeng, Zou Hua, Shang Hua and Sun Jinglu (邱岳峰、邹华、尚华、孙景璐). In Puterea și adevărul, in 1979: Bi Ke, Qiao Zhen, Shang Hua, Hu Qinghan and Qiu Yuefeng (毕克、乔榛、尚华、胡庆汉、邱岳峰). In Revanșa (“Revenge”), in 1980: Bi Ke, Shang Hua, Gao Bo and Qiao Zhen (毕克、尚华、高博、乔榛). The fourth is Citadela sfărâmată (“The Shattered Citadel”), of 1958.

For another 37 films the names of the voice actors come from credits copied off the prints by fans and from Chinese Wikipedia; the cards give them with that label. They have not been checked against the prints.

Box-office hits in Romania, favourites in China

China received a good share of the films with the largest audiences in Romania. Of the ten Romanian films with the most tickets sold, six are in the list here, one of them on the fan lists alone; of the top 20, eleven, two on the fan lists alone. The fifth in the ranking, Neamul Șoimăreștilor, left a single trace in the paper: a screening for invited guests in Beijing in August 1965.[8][1]

Thirteen films from the list, chosen for the text: the biggest in Romania and those named in China. Admissions in Romanian cinemas, from premiere to 1 November 2025, according to the National Film Centre.[8] In red, the three films the sources give as best loved in China.

The films China names overlap only partly with these. In 2009 the People’s Daily wrote that many Chinese people, when Romania is mentioned, will “count off like family treasures” classics such as Ștefan cel Mare – Vaslui 1475, Mihai Viteazul, Valurile Dunării and Zile fierbinți.[1] The first two are among the ten most watched Romanian films; the other two are not. Tudor Giurgiu, director of the Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF) in Cluj, in Transylvania, said in April 2018:

In first place, all-time, is Liviu Ciulei’s film “The Waves of the Danube”.Tudor Giurgiu, director of the Transilvania film festival, April 2018[11]

Second, in the same account, comes Ciprian Porumbescu, the life of a Romanian composer. In Romania, in the National Film Centre’s table, Valurile Dunării is the 41st Romanian film by admissions, Ciprian Porumbescu the 62nd, and Zile fierbinți, with 1,545,686 admissions, the 324th of 1,315.[8]

Romanian critics have another list. In 2008, 40 critics voted for the ten best Romanian films of all time.[10] Seven of them were made before 1990. Only one is in the list here: La Moara cu noroc, dubbed in Shanghai in 1958. Lucian Pintilie’s “Reconstituirea” (“The Reenactment”) and Liviu Ciulei’s “Pădurea spânzuraților” (“Forest of the Hanged”), the first two in the ranking, are not recorded as dubbed or shown in China in any source consulted.

In Romania the three films loved in China fared differently. Valurile Dunării won a prize at the Karlovy Vary film festival, in Czechoslovakia, in 1960.[7] The critic Tudor Caranfil calls Ciprian Porumbescu a “drab biographical evocation against a rich historical background”.[16] Of Zile fierbinți the scholar Lucian Țion writes that after 1989 it came to be seen in Romania as a model of propaganda.[17]

What the paper wrote and what viewers remember

The reviews in the People’s Daily read the Romanian films politically: the anti-fascist struggle, the independence of a small country, the lesson in vigilance. The memories printed in China after 2000 are about something else. The novelist Yu Hua, on Valurile Dunării, the film the 1972 review had reduced to arms taken to the partisans:

一部《多瑙河之波》让我的少年开始想入非非了。One film, “The Waves of the Danube”, set my boyhood mind wandering where it should not.the novelist Yu Hua, in an essay quoted by Phoenix TV in 2023[15]

In 1978 the reviewer of Ciprian Porumbescu praised the way the film itself shows love. When the two young people fall in love, and again after the hero’s death, he wrote,

编导采用对白力求惜墨如金，但是在画面的调度上，却尽情地让各色鲜艳的花卉在银幕上、在观众眼前怒放、旋转，铺天盖地而来，象征着年青人纯真和幸福的爱情the director is as sparing with dialogue as he can be, but in the staging of the picture he lets bright flowers of every colour bloom and whirl across the screen, before the audience’s eyes, until they cover sky and earth: a symbol of the young people’s pure and happy loveHu Sisheng on Ciprian Porumbescu, People’s Daily, 23 May 1978, p. 5

The flowers are also, the reviewer adds, a symbol of the free country the composer hoped for.

The word in the rhyme, 搂搂抱抱, means hugging and cuddling. Tan and He write only that Chinese audiences joked that Romanian films are all “hugging and kissing”, and tie the joke to the films of the 1950s and 1960s.[2] The Chinese press places the rhyme in the 1970s, and one version in the 1960s.[14] No printed version earlier than 2008 has been found.

The other direction: Chinese films in Romania

The exchange ran both ways. The Transilvania International Film Festival wrote in 2019 that “no fewer than 140 Chinese titles” were distributed in Romania between 1951 and 1994, without giving the list.[12] From the sources consulted, 91 can be named: 19 by their Chinese title only, from the People’s Daily[1], and 72 from Scînteia, the daily of the Romanian Communist Party[19], and from Filme noi, the bulletin of Româniafilm, the state distribution company[18]: 70 with the Romanian title they ran under and two whose Romanian title is illegible in the scan.

1951–1978: screenings reported in the People’s Daily

  • October 1951Chinese film week from 1 October, organised by Sovromfilm, the Soviet–Romanian film company, and the state Committee for Cinematography.《无形的战线》 “The Invisible Front”, 《中国人民的胜利》 “The Victory of the Chinese People”, 《锦绣河山》 “A Land of Splendour”, 《中华杂技团》 “The Chinese Acrobatic Troupe”People’s Daily, 3 October 1951, p. 4
  • September–October 1954Chinese film festival from 25 September, in 11 large towns and 16 smaller ones.《智取华山》 “Taking Mount Hua by Stratagem”, 《草原上的人们》 “People of the Grasslands”, 《梁山伯与祝英台》 “Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai”, 《六号门》 “Gate No. 6”, 《钢铁战士》 “Steel Soldiers”, 《丰收》 “Harvest”, 《鸡毛信》 “The Letter with Feathers”People’s Daily, 4 October 1954, p. 2
  • by April 1958Chinese films that “left an unforgettable impression” on Romanian audiences; “The White-Haired Girl” had passed two million admissions in Romania, the paper says.《白毛女》 “The White-Haired Girl”, 《中华女儿》 “Daughters of China”, 《赵一曼》 “Zhao Yiman”, 《翠岗红旗》 “Red Flag over Green Ridge”People’s Daily, 3 April 1958, p. 5
  • 28 July 1958Opens at the Patria cinema in Bucharest.《寂静的山林》 “The Silent Forest”People’s Daily, 31 July 1958, p. 3
  • 28 September 1961Shown in Bucharest for China’s national day.《革命家庭》 “A Revolutionary Family”People’s Daily, 1 October 1961, p. 8
  • 27 September 1972Premiere of the ballet film at the Capitol cinema in Bucharest.《白毛女》 “The White-Haired Girl (ballet film)”People’s Daily, 30 September 1972, p. 5
  • from 26 January 1976Runs in Bucharest, with Romanian subtitles.《闪闪的红星》 “Sparkling Red Star”People’s Daily, 17 February 1976, p. 5
  • February–May 1978Three colour features in Bucharest; in April Romanian television also broadcast the animated film “Havoc in Heaven” (《大闹天宫》). The paper misprints the third title as 甲舞风云.《红色娘子军》 “The Red Detachment of Women”, 《海霞》 “Hai Xia”, 《甲午风云》 “The Naval Battle of 1894”People’s Daily, 12 May 1978, p. 5

The largest number the paper gives is for “The White-Haired Girl”: more than two million admissions in Romania by 1958.[1]

1962–1989: 72 films under their Romanian titles

Galas of Chinese film for 1 October, China’s national day, are recorded in Bucharest in 1963, 1964 and 1966. From 1978, days or galas of Chinese film were held each autumn: Scînteia records them in each of the ten autumns checked between 1978 and 1989; the issues of 1982 and 1983 were not read. At the 1978 week Scînteia wrote of “a true retrospective of Chinese film”.[19] “Red Sorghum” was among the films of the 1989 days. The Româniafilm bulletin adds the films that went into ordinary distribution; an entry there shows only that a film was offered to cinemas, and the date of its first screening is not given.

YearRomanian titleChinese title, or the export title printed in the bulletinWhere it appears
1962Lanterna fermecatăin the cinema listings
Scînteia, no. 5465
1963Balada steagului roșugala screening; in the cinema listings
Scînteia, no. 6032
1964Uraganulin the cinema listings
Scînteia, no. 6124
1964Musafiri… pe muntele de gheață冰山上的来客gala screening
Scînteia, no. 6396
1966Răsăritul roșugala screening
Scînteia, no. 7117
1971Detașamentul roșu de femei (ballet film)the Româniafilm bulletin
Filme noi 1971
1971Muntele Tigrului e luat cu asalton television
Scînteia, no. 8924
1972Războiul subteran地道战Chinese film week or film days; in the cinema listings
Scînteia, nos 11228, 11239, 9020
1978Bătălia navală din 1894甲午风云 · The Naval Battle of 1894Chinese film week or film days; the Româniafilm bulletin
Scînteia, nos 11228, 11229, 11239; Filme noi 1978
1978Detașamentul roșu de femei红色娘子军 · The Red Detachment of Womenthe Româniafilm bulletin
Filme noi 1978
1978Milițiencele din insulă海霞 · Hai-hsiaChinese film week or film days; the Româniafilm bulletin
Scînteia, nos 11228, 11229, 11239; Filme noi 1978
1978Războiul împotriva opiuluithe Româniafilm bulletin
Filme noi 1978
1978Misiune pe Iantzî渡江侦察记Chinese film week or film days
Scînteia, nos 11229, 11239
1978Spionaj contra spionajChinese film week or film days
Scînteia, no. 11229
1978Călătorie misterioasă神秘的旅伴Chinese film week or film days
Scînteia, nos 11228, 11239
1978Partizanii din cîmpie平原游击队Chinese film week or film days
Scînteia, nos 11228, 11239
1979Doctorul BethuneDoctor Bethunethe Româniafilm bulletin
Filme noi 1979
1979Pe urmele documentului 99Hunter 99 Design Papersthe Româniafilm bulletin
Filme noi 1979
1979Satul cu arțariMaple Tree Valleythe Româniafilm bulletin
Filme noi 1979
1979Baschetbalista cu numărul cinci女篮五号Chinese film week or film days
Scînteia, no. 11542
1979Primăvară timpurie早春二月Chinese film week or film days
Scînteia, nos 11542, 11543
1979Împușcături la poliția secretă保密局的枪声Chinese film week or film days; the Româniafilm bulletin
Scînteia, no. 11542; Filme noi 1981
1979Ashma阿诗玛Chinese film week or film days
Scînteia, no. 11543
1979Sacrificiul de Anul Nou祝福 · New Year SacrificeChinese film week or film days; the Româniafilm bulletin
Scînteia, no. 11543; Filme noi 1980
1980Infailibilele unde sonoreThe Unfailing Radio Wavesthe Româniafilm bulletin
Filme noi 1980

17 Romanian titles have been set beside the Chinese title from the People’s Daily by meaning and by date; no source pairs them. The bulletin gives export titles in English, French or Spanish, as printed. The Romanian titles of the Chinese films are given in the spelling of the time. The bulletin was read for 1971, 1972, 1974 and 1976–1990, and Scînteia for the days around the Chinese film weeks. Romanian sources for the 1950s are almost wholly missing, so the list falls short of the festival’s 140 titles.

All 68 films, by the year they are first recorded in China

The large year is the year the film is first recorded in China. Click a film to open its card.

Four films left out of the 68

Left out of the count are a short film; a film the paper records once, at a screening for invited guests; a film released on video cassette; and a dubbed film that, according to the fan lists, was not released. The paper names two more titles, presented at Romanian film days, with no other trace: 《最后的日子》 (“The Last Days”), on 22 August 1985, and 《爱情的最后一夜》 (“The Last Night of Love”), on 3 December 1990. The second, which the paper calls an adaptation of a classic of Romanian literature, is probably Sergiu Nicolaescu’s 1980 film of Camil Petrescu’s novel.[1]

山谷在轰鸣Răsună valea

In English: The Valley Resounds. The Chinese title means the same.

one source
Director
Paul Călinescu
Premiere in Romania
9 January 1950
Admissions in Romania
1,944,259
Dubbing
no trace of a dubbing in the sources
First report of a showing in China
11 December 1950 (film week of the people’s democracies, Beijing)
罗马尼亚青年为国家修筑铁路的艰苦奋斗的情形的故事片《山谷在轰鸣》the feature film “The Valley Resounds”, on the hard struggle of young Romanians building a railway for their countryPeople’s Daily, 11 December 1950, p. 4

Shown in Beijing from 11 to 17 December 1950, at the first film week of the people’s democracies; the paper said the films would go on release afterwards. The article does not say in what language it ran, and no source records a dubbed version.[1]

Sources for this film
  • People’s Daily, 11 December 1950, p. 4: film week of the people’s democracies, Beijing, under the title 《山谷在轰鸣》

为了美好的生活Viața învinge

In English: Life Triumphs. The Chinese title means “For a Better Life”.

two or more sources
Director
Dinu Negreanu
Premiere in Romania
6 June 1951
Admissions in Romania
1,373,382
Dubbing
1952, the Northeast Film Studio (from 1955, Changchun), according to the fan lists; the People’s Daily reported the dubbing on 15 January 1953
First report of a showing in China
22 August 1953 (release)
Dubbing credits
Voices: Kang Tai (康泰), Wu Jing (吴静) (from credits copied by fans)
这是第一部在我国放映的罗马尼亚影片。This is the first Romanian film shown in our country.People’s Daily, 23 August 1953, p. 3

Preview on 21 August 1953 at the Capital Cinema (首都电影院) in Beijing, before more than a thousand guests. Dubbed by the Northeast Film Studio; translation by Yin Guangwen (尹广文).[1]

Sources for this film
  • People’s Daily, 24 August 1951, p. 1: shown at a Romanian embassy reception, under the title 《生活是胜利的》
  • People’s Daily, 15 January 1953, p. 3: report of the dubbing, under the title 《生活是胜利的》
  • People’s Daily, 22 August 1953, p. 1: release, under the title 《为了美好的生活》
  • People’s Daily, 23 August 1953, p. 3: review, under the title 《为了美好的生活》
  • People’s Daily, 3 April 1958, p. 5: mentioned later, under the title 《为了美好的生活》
  • Tan Hui and He Yuan (2018), list for 1953–1963, pp. 106–107
  • fan lists (Douban, Sina blog): dubbed at Northeast (Changchun), 1952

在我们的村子里În sat la noi

In English: In Our Village. The Chinese title means the same.

two or more sources
Director
Jean Georgescu, Victor Iliu
Premiere in Romania
20 September 1951
Admissions in Romania
2,900,911
Dubbing
1954, the Northeast Film Studio (from 1955, Changchun), according to the fan lists; the People’s Daily reported the dubbing on 5 April 1954
First report of a showing in China
30 December 1954 (film week or film days); People’s Daily, 19 December 1954
Dubbing credits
Voices: Ma Zhanhua (马占华) (from credits copied by fans)
Sources for this film
  • People’s Daily, 31 December 1951, p. 1: shown at a Romanian embassy reception, under the title 《在我们的村子里》
  • People’s Daily, 5 April 1954, p. 3: report of the dubbing, under the title 《在我们村子里》
  • People’s Daily, 19 December 1954, p. 3: film week or film days, under the title 《在我们的村子里》
  • People’s Daily, 30 December 1954, p. 1: film week or film days, under the title 《在我们的村子里》
  • Tan Hui and He Yuan (2018), list for 1953–1963, pp. 106–107
  • fan lists (Douban, Sina blog): dubbed at Northeast (Changchun), 1954

理想实现了Mitrea Cocor

In English: Mitrea Cocor. The Chinese title means “The Ideal Came True”.

two or more sources
Director
Victor Iliu, Marietta Sadova
Premiere in Romania
17 October 1952
Admissions in Romania
3,740,835
Dubbing
1953, the Northeast Film Studio (from 1955, Changchun), according to the fan lists; the People’s Daily reported the dubbing on 20 August 1953
First report of a showing in China
28 December 1952 (official screening for guests); People’s Daily, 31 December 1952
30 December 1954 (film week or film days); People’s Daily, 19 December 1954
Dubbing credits
Voices: Zhang Yukun (张玉昆), Guo Ling (郭玲) (from credits copied by fans)
让战争贩子们也来听一听这样的声音吧。Let the warmongers too come and listen to a voice like this.People’s Daily, 4 January 1955, p. 3

From the novel by the Romanian writer Mihail Sadoveanu. The dubbing credits, printed by the paper on 4 January 1955: translation Yin Guangwen (尹广文), dubbing director Bai Jingsheng (白景晟), Northeast Film Studio.[1]

Sources for this film
  • People’s Daily, 31 December 1952, p. 4: official screening for guests, under the title 《米特里亚·柯可尔》
  • People’s Daily, 20 August 1953, p. 3: report of the dubbing, under the title 《理想实现了》
  • People’s Daily, 19 December 1954, p. 3: film week or film days, under the title 《理想实现了》
  • People’s Daily, 30 December 1954, p. 1: film week or film days, under the title 《理想实现了》
  • People’s Daily, 4 January 1955, p. 3: review, under the title 《理想实现了》
  • People’s Daily, 3 April 1958, p. 5: mentioned later, under the title 《理想实现了》
  • Tan Hui and He Yuan (2018), list for 1953–1963, pp. 106–107
  • fan lists (Douban, Sina blog): dubbed at Northeast (Changchun), 1953

太阳出来了Răsare soarele

In English: The Sun Rises. The Chinese title means the same.

two or more sources
Director
Dinu Negreanu
Premiere in Romania
30 October 1954
Admissions in Romania
1,224,413
Dubbing
1955, Changchun Film Studio, according to the fan lists
First report of a showing in China
22 August 1955 (official screening for guests); People’s Daily, 24 August 1955
Dubbing credits
Voices: Chen Rubin (陈汝斌), Zhang Juguang (张巨光), Xiang Junshu (向隽殊) (from credits copied by fans)
Sources for this film

边塞擒谍Alarmă în munți

In English: Alarm in the Mountains. The Chinese title means “Catching Spies at the Frontier”.

two or more sources
Director
Dinu Negreanu
Premiere in Romania
22 December 1955
Admissions in Romania
4,022,943
Dubbing
1956, the dubbing unit of the Shanghai Film Studio, according to the Shanghai catalogue
First report of a showing in China
mentioned on 3 April 1958
Dubbing credits
Voices: Qi Mengshi (奇梦石), Pan Kang (潘康), Yu Ding (于鼎), Gu Yelu (顾也鲁) (from Chinese Wikipedia and credits copied by fans)
“边塞擒谍”这部影片，观众达六百万人次。The film “Catching Spies at the Frontier” reached six million admissions.People’s Daily, 3 April 1958, p. 5

The paper mentions it once, on 3 April 1958, when the film already had six million admissions in China. In Romania it had 4,022,943.[1][8]

Sources for this film

作贼心虚Afacerea Protar

In English: The Protar Affair. The Chinese title means “A Thief’s Guilty Conscience”.

two or more sources
Director
Haralambie Boroș
Premiere in Romania
5 October 1956
Admissions in Romania
1,239,508
Dubbing
1956, the dubbing unit of the Shanghai Film Studio, according to the Shanghai catalogue
First report of a showing in China
no dated showing in the People’s Daily
Dubbing credits
Voices: Qiu Yuefeng (邱岳峰), Zou Hua (邹华), Shang Hua (尚华), Sun Jinglu (孙景璐); dubbing director: Kou Jiabi (寇嘉弼); translation: Chen Juan (陈涓) (from the Shanghai Film Gazetteer)

The Shanghai gazetteer gives the “original title” as “Breaking News” (《最后消息》): that is “Ultima oră”, the play by the Romanian writer Mihail Sebastian on which the film is based.[4]

Sources for this film

红莲花Nufărul roșu

In English: The Red Water Lily. The Chinese title means “The Red Lotus”.

two or more sources
Director
Gheorghe Tobias
Premiere in Romania
31 March 1956
Admissions in Romania
812,977
Dubbing
1957, the Shanghai Film Dubbing Studio, according to the Shanghai catalogue; 1959 according to Tan and He
First report of a showing in China
no dated showing in the People’s Daily
Dubbing credits
Voices: Bi Ke (毕克), Yu Ding (于鼎), Su Xiu (苏秀) (from Chinese Wikipedia and credits copied by fans)

The Shanghai catalogue puts it under 1957; Tan and He write that it was dubbed in 1959.[3][2]

Sources for this film

原来就是你Pe răspunderea mea

In English: On My Responsibility. The Chinese title means “So It Was You”.

one source
Director
Paul Călinescu
Premiere in Romania
11 May 1956
Admissions in Romania
1,387,173
Dubbing
1957, Changchun Film Studio, according to the fan lists
First report of a showing in China
no dated showing in the People’s Daily
Sources for this film

幸福的磨坊La Moara cu noroc

In English: The Mill of Good Luck. The Chinese title means “The Mill of Happiness”.

two or more sources
Director
Victor Iliu
Premiere in Romania
26 January 1957
Admissions in Romania
5,009,080
Dubbing
1958, the Shanghai Film Dubbing Studio, according to the Shanghai catalogue
First report of a showing in China
no dated showing in the People’s Daily
Dubbing credits
Voices: Shang Hua (尚华), Li Zi (李梓) (from credits copied by fans)
Sources for this film

魔鬼的深渊Râpa dracului

In English: The Devil’s Ravine. The Chinese title means “The Devil’s Abyss”.

two or more sources
Director
Jean Mihail
Premiere in Romania
30 March 1957
Admissions in Romania
1,521,776
Dubbing
1958, the Shanghai Film Dubbing Studio, according to the Shanghai catalogue
First report of a showing in China
no dated showing in the People’s Daily
Sources for this film

崩溃的城堡Citadela sfărâmată

In English: The Shattered Citadel. The Chinese title means the same.

two or more sources
Director
Marc Maurette, Haralambie Boroș
Premiere in Romania
29 April 1957
Admissions in Romania
1,492,536
Dubbing
1958, the Shanghai Film Dubbing Studio, according to the Shanghai catalogue
First report of a showing in China
no dated showing in the People’s Daily
Dubbing credits
Voices: Yang Wenyuan (杨文元), Wei Yuping (卫禹平), Shang Hua (尚华), Zhao Tianzhi (赵填之), Zhang Tongning (张同凝), Pan Woyuan (潘我源); dubbing director: Ke Gang (柯岗); translation: Zhu Weiming (朱微明) (from the Shanghai Film Gazetteer)
Sources for this film

春风野火Ciulinii Bărăganului

In English: The Thistles of the Bărăgan. The Chinese title means “Spring Wind, Wild Fire”.

two or more sources
Director
Louis Daquin
Premiere in Romania
28 February 1958
Admissions in Romania
2,364,928
Dubbing
1959, the Shanghai Film Dubbing Studio, according to the Shanghai catalogue
First report of a showing in China
no dated showing in the People’s Daily
Sources for this film

在松林的后面Dincolo de brazi

In English: Beyond the Fir Trees. The Chinese title means “Behind the Pine Forest”.

two or more sources
Director
Mircea Drăgan, Mihai Iacob
Premiere in Romania
25 October 1958
Admissions in Romania
2,390,842
Dubbing
1959, the Shanghai Film Dubbing Studio, according to the Shanghai catalogue
First report of a showing in China
21 August 1959 (premiere for invited guests); People’s Daily, 22 August 1959
Sources for this film

球Mingea

In English: The Ball. The Chinese title means the same.

two or more sources
Director
Andrei Blaier, Sinișa Ivetici
Premiere in Romania
7 April 1959
Admissions in Romania
1,289,096
Dubbing
1959, the Shanghai Film Dubbing Studio, according to the Shanghai catalogue
First report of a showing in China
no dated showing in the People’s Daily
Dubbing credits
Voices: Qiu Yuefeng (邱岳峰), Zhao Shenzhi (赵慎之), Bi Ke (毕克) (from credits copied by fans)
Sources for this film

雪山救战友Avalanșa

In English: The Avalanche. The Chinese title means “Rescuing Comrades on the Snowy Mountain”.

one source
Director
Gheorghe Turcu
Premiere in Romania
26 December 1959
Admissions in Romania
1,379,285
Dubbing
1960, Changchun Film Studio, according to the fan lists
First report of a showing in China
no dated showing in the People’s Daily
Sources for this film

密码Secretul cifrului

In English: The Secret of the Cipher. The Chinese title means “The Code”.

fan lists only
Director
Lucian Bratu
Premiere in Romania
25 January 1960
Admissions in Romania
5,500,305
Dubbing
1960, Changchun Film Studio, according to the fan lists
First report of a showing in China
no dated showing in the People’s Daily
Dubbing credits
Voices: Zheng Wanyu (郑万玉), Yuan Xiaojun (苑小君) (from credits copied by fans)
Sources for this film
  • fan lists (Douban, Sina blog): dubbed at Changchun, 1960

风暴Furtuna

In English: The Storm. The Chinese title means the same.

two or more sources
Director
Andrei Blaier, Sinișa Ivetici
Premiere in Romania
8 June 1960
Admissions in Romania
2,176,419
Dubbing
1960, the Shanghai Film Dubbing Studio, according to the fan lists
First report of a showing in China
by 8 May 1961 (review)
Dubbing credits
Voices: Fu Runsheng (富润生), Cheng Yin (程引), Lu Yinghua (陆英华) (from credits copied by fans)
影院的灯光亮了。在一个半小时里，观众上了一堂生动的政治课。The cinema lights came on. In an hour and a half the audience had been given a vivid political lesson.People’s Daily, 8 May 1961, p. 4
Sources for this film

多瑙河之波Valurile Dunării

In English: The Waves of the Danube. The Chinese title means the same.

two or more sourceson screen during the Cultural Revolution
Director
Liviu Ciulei
Premiere in Romania
24 May 1960
Admissions in Romania
4,953,144
Dubbing
1960, Changchun Film Studio, according to the fan lists; 1961 according to Tan and He
First report of a showing in China
8 May 1965 (film week or film days)
Dubbing credits
Voices: Sun Ao (孙敖), Xiang Junshu (向隽殊), Zheng Wanyu (郑万玉); dubbing director: Zhang Qichang (张其昌); translation: Li Ge (黎歌) (from credits copied by fans)
还缺乏革命自觉性，幻想家庭安逸和个人幸福he still lacked revolutionary consciousness and dreamed of family comfort and personal happinessPeople’s Daily, 7 December 1972, p. 4

On 8 May 1965 it ran across the country in the week of 24 films marking twenty years since the victory over Nazi Germany. Year of dubbing: 1960 in the fan lists, 1961 in Tan and He; the paper does not record it.[1][2]

Sources for this film
  • People’s Daily, 8 May 1965, p. 1: film week or film days, under the title 《多瑙河之波》
  • People’s Daily, 7 December 1972, p. 4: review, under the title 《多瑙河之波》
  • People’s Daily, 21 August 1978, p. 5: mentioned later, under the title 《多瑙河之波》
  • Tan Hui and He Yuan (2018), list for 1953–1963, pp. 106–107
  • fan lists (Douban, Sina blog): dubbed at Changchun, 1960

无名氏画象Portretul unui necunoscut

In English: Portrait of an Unknown Man. The Chinese title means the same.

one source
Director
Andrei Călărașu, Gheorghe Turcu
Premiere in Romania
24 January 1961
Admissions in Romania
2,231,237
Dubbing
1961, Changchun Film Studio, according to the fan lists
First report of a showing in China
no dated showing in the People’s Daily
Sources for this film

达尔克勒Darclée

In English: Darclée. The Chinese title means the same.

two or more sources
Director
Mihai Iacob
Premiere in Romania
29 November 1960
Admissions in Romania
3,201,882
Dubbing
no trace of a dubbing in the sources
First report of a showing in China
22 August 1961 (official screening for guests); People’s Daily, 23 August 1961

The life of the Romanian soprano Hariclea Darclée. Shown on 22 August 1961, after a rally of Beijing workers for Romania’s national day.[1]

Sources for this film

渴望Setea

In English: Thirst. The Chinese title means “Yearning”.

one source
Director
Mircea Drăgan
Premiere in Romania
4 May 1961
Admissions in Romania
4,524,604
Dubbing
1962, Changchun Film Studio, according to the fan lists
First report of a showing in China
no dated showing in the People’s Daily
Sources for this film

港城春梦Porto-Franco

In English: Porto-Franco. The Chinese title means “Spring Dream in a Port City”.

one source
Director
Paul Călinescu
Premiere in Romania
28 December 1961
Admissions in Romania
2,377,543
Dubbing
1962, Changchun Film Studio, according to the fan lists
First report of a showing in China
no dated showing in the People’s Daily
Sources for this film

记忆中的街道Străzile au amintiri

In English: The Streets Have Memories. The Chinese title means “The Streets in Memory”.

two or more sources
Director
Manole Marcus
Premiere in Romania
27 February 1962
Admissions in Romania
2,288,129
Dubbing
1962, the Shanghai Film Dubbing Studio, according to the Shanghai catalogue
First report of a showing in China
no dated showing in the People’s Daily
Sources for this film

一九二九年的鲁滨城Lupeni ’29

In English: Lupeni ’29. The Chinese title means “Lupeni in 1929”.

two or more sources
Director
Mircea Drăgan
Premiere in Romania
11 February 1963
Admissions in Romania
4,003,988
Dubbing
1963, Changchun Film Studio, according to the fan lists
First report of a showing in China
by 15 November 1963 (review)
我们永远不会忘记过去，因为忘记就意味着背叛！We will never forget the past, because to forget means to betray!People’s Daily, 15 November 1963, p. 6

Lupeni is a mining town in Romania’s Jiu Valley; the film is about the miners’ strike of 1929.

Sources for this film

民族英雄Tudor

In English: Tudor. The Chinese title means “National Hero”.

two or more sources
Director
Lucian Bratu
Premiere in Romania
18 November 1963
Admissions in Romania
11,411,828
Dubbing
1964, Changchun Film Studio, according to the fan lists
First report of a showing in China
22 August 1964 (official screening for guests); People’s Daily, 23 August 1964

A two-part film about Tudor Vladimirescu, who led the 1821 uprising in Wallachia.

Sources for this film

达契亚人Dacii

In English: The Dacians. The Chinese title means the same.

one sourcedubbed during the Cultural Revolution
Director
Sergiu Nicolaescu
Premiere in Romania
9 February 1967
Admissions in Romania
13,135,474
Dubbing
1970, Changchun Film Studio, according to the fan lists
First report of a showing in China
by 23 May 1978 (review)
三部彩色宽银幕影片在我国公映，无疑将使我国观众通过通俗、形象、生动的形式，了解罗马尼亚民族的光荣斗争史the public showing in our country of the three colour wide-screen films will undoubtedly let our audiences come to know, in a popular and vivid form, the glorious history of struggle of the Romanian nationPeople’s Daily, 23 May 1978, p. 5

About the Dacians, the ancient people of what is now Romania. The fan lists date the Changchun dubbing to 1970; in the paper the film first appears on 23 May 1978, as showing.[1]

Sources for this film
  • People’s Daily, 23 May 1978, p. 5: review, under the title 《达吉亚人》
  • People’s Daily, 21 August 1978, p. 5: mentioned later, under the title 《达吉亚人》
  • People’s Daily, 30 August 1980, p. 8: mentioned later, under the title 《达契亚人》
  • fan lists (Douban, Sina blog): dubbed at Changchun, 1970

凯旋柱Columna

In English: The Column. The Chinese title means “The Triumphal Column”.

fan lists onlydubbed during the Cultural Revolution
Director
Mircea Drăgan
Premiere in Romania
18 November 1968
Admissions in Romania
10,508,376
Dubbing
1971, the army’s August First Film Studio, according to the fan lists
First report of a showing in China
no dated showing in the People’s Daily
Dubbing credits
Voices: Jia Shihong (贾士纮), Li Yan (李炎), Li Fusheng (李福生); dubbing director: Li Ang (李昂) (from credits copied by fans)

The title refers to Trajan’s Column in Rome.

Sources for this film
  • fan lists (Douban, Sina blog): dubbed at August First, 1971

勇敢的米哈伊Mihai Viteazul

In English: Michael the Brave. The Chinese title means the same.

one sourcedubbed during the Cultural Revolution
Director
Sergiu Nicolaescu
Premiere in Romania
13 February 1971
Admissions in Romania
13,340,304
Dubbing
1972, Changchun Film Studio, according to the fan lists
First report of a showing in China
by 23 May 1978 (review)
Dubbing credits
Voices: Zhang Yukun (张玉昆), Xiang Junshu (向隽殊) (from credits copied by fans)

About Michael the Brave, the prince who in 1600 briefly ruled Wallachia, Transylvania and Moldavia together. The fan lists date the Changchun dubbing to 1972, in two parts; in the paper the film first appears on 23 May 1978.[1]

Sources for this film
  • People’s Daily, 23 May 1978, p. 5: review, under the title 《勇敢的米哈依》
  • People’s Daily, 21 August 1978, p. 5: mentioned later, under the title 《勇敢的米哈依》
  • People’s Daily, 30 August 1980, p. 8: mentioned later, under the title 《勇敢的米哈伊》
  • fan lists (Douban, Sina blog): dubbed at Changchun, 1972

我过去的朋友A fost prietenul meu

In English: He Was My Friend. The Chinese title means “My Former Friend”.

one sourcedubbed during the Cultural Revolution
Director
Andrei Blaier
Premiere in Romania
22 April 1963
Admissions in Romania
1,321,294
Dubbing
1973, Beijing Film Studio, according to the fan lists
First report of a showing in China
August 1980 (film week or film days); People’s Daily, 30 August 1980
Dubbing credits
Voices: Yu Shaokang (于绍康), Huo Zhuang (霍庄), Zhang Guilan (张桂兰), Yu Liwen (于立文); dubbing director: Zhang Zheng (张铮); translation: Pan Yaohua (潘耀华), Xia Mingzhen (夏明箴) (from credits copied by fans)
Sources for this film
  • People’s Daily, 30 August 1980, p. 8: film week or film days, under the title 《我过去的朋友》
  • fan lists (Douban, Sina blog): dubbed at Beijing, 1973

沉默的朋友Prieteni fără grai

In English: Friends Without Speech. The Chinese title means “Silent Friends”.

two or more sourcesdubbed during the Cultural Revolution
Director
Paul Fritz-Németh, Gheorghe Turcu
Premiere in Romania
22 December 1969
Admissions in Romania
2,374,405
Dubbing
1974, the Shanghai Film Dubbing Studio, according to the Shanghai catalogue
First report of a showing in China
August 1980 (film week or film days); People’s Daily, 30 August 1980
Dubbing credits
Voices: Bi Ke (毕克), Shang Hua (尚华), Qiu Yuefeng (邱岳峰), Li Zi (李梓); dubbing director: Wu Jingwei (伍经纬), Dai Xuelu (戴学庐) (from Chinese Wikipedia and credits copied by fans)

The Shanghai catalogue lists it among the dubbings of 1974; the paper records it only at the Romanian film days of August 1980.[3][1]

Sources for this film

爆炸Explozia

In English: The Explosion. The Chinese title means the same.

one sourceon screen during the Cultural Revolutiondubbed during the Cultural Revolution
Director
Mircea Drăgan
Premiere in Romania
25 December 1972
Admissions in Romania
3,059,666
Dubbing
1973, Beijing Film Studio, according to the fan lists
First report of a showing in China
by 31 December 1974 (review)
Dubbing credits
Voices: Yu Liwen (于立文), Li Changle (李长乐), Lao Li (劳力), Shi Kuan (史宽), Li Baiwan (李百万); dubbing director: Zhang Guilan (张桂兰); translation: Li Jiayu (李家渔), Wang Shu (王澍), Huo Zhuang (霍庄) (from credits copied by fans)
货舱里四千吨硝酸铵化肥在熊熊燃烧的烈火中将要爆炸in the hold, four thousand tonnes of ammonium nitrate fertiliser are about to explode in the blazePeople’s Daily, 31 December 1974, p. 4
Sources for this film
  • People’s Daily, 31 December 1974, p. 4: review, under the title 《爆炸》
  • People’s Daily, 21 August 1978, p. 5: mentioned later, under the title 《爆炸》
  • fan lists (Douban, Sina blog): dubbed at Beijing, 1973

巴布什卡历险记Aventurile lui Babușcă

In English: The Adventures of Babușcă. The Chinese title means the same.

one sourceofficial screening during the Cultural Revolutiondubbed during the Cultural Revolution
Director
Gheorghe Naghi, Geta Doina Tarnavschi
Premiere in Romania
1 June 1973
Admissions in Romania
1,843,152
Dubbing
1973, Changchun Film Studio, according to the fan lists
First report of a showing in China
22 August 1975 (official screening for guests); People’s Daily, 23 August 1975
Sources for this film
  • People’s Daily, 23 August 1975, p. 4: official screening for guests, under the title 《巴布什卡历险记》
  • fan lists (Douban, Sina blog): dubbed at Changchun, 1973

多瑙河三角洲的警报Alarmă în Deltă

In English: Alarm in the Delta. The Chinese title means “Alarm in the Danube Delta”.

one sourceofficial screening during the Cultural Revolution
Director
Gheorghe Naghi
Premiere in Romania
5 January 1976
Admissions in Romania
2,674,083
Dubbing
1976, studio not known, according to the fan lists
First report of a showing in China
23 August 1976 (official screening for guests); People’s Daily, 24 August 1976
Sources for this film
  • People’s Daily, 24 August 1976, p. 4: official screening for guests, under the title 《多瑙河三角洲的警报》
  • fan lists (Douban, Sina blog): dubbed in 1976, no studio given

斯特凡大公Ștefan cel Mare – Vaslui 1475

In English: Stephen the Great – Vaslui 1475. The Chinese title means “Grand Prince Stephen”.

one source
Director
Mircea Drăgan
Premiere in Romania
6 January 1975
Admissions in Romania
7,372,294
Dubbing
1976, Changchun Film Studio, according to the fan lists
First report of a showing in China
by 6 June 1977 (review)
Dubbing credits
Voices: Sun Ao (孙敖), Xiang Junshu (向隽殊) (from credits copied by fans)
瓦斯卢伊战役这个小国打败大国，弱国战胜强国的光辉战例the Battle of Vaslui, this brilliant example of a small country defeating a big one, of the weak overcoming the strongPeople’s Daily, 6 June 1977, p. 5

About Stephen the Great, prince of Moldavia, and his victory over an Ottoman army at Vaslui in 1475.

Sources for this film
  • People’s Daily, 6 June 1977, p. 5: review, under the title 《斯特凡大公》
  • People’s Daily, 21 August 1978, p. 5: mentioned later, under the title 《斯特凡大公》
  • fan lists (Douban, Sina blog): dubbed at Changchun, 1976

沸腾的生活Zile fierbinți

In English: Hot Days. The Chinese title means “Boiling Life”.

one source
Director
Sergiu Nicolaescu
Premiere in Romania
22 December 1975 (26 January 1976 on the Filmmakers’ Union page)
Admissions in Romania
1,545,686
Dubbing
1977, Beijing Film Studio, according to the fan lists
First report of a showing in China
by 24 January 1978 (review)
Dubbing credits
Voices: Lu Fei (鲁非), Tan Tianqian (谭天谦), Zhu Yurong (朱玉荣), Yu Liwen (于立文), Yu Shaokang (于绍康), Huo Zhuang (霍庄), Tian Baofu (田宝富), Li Changle (李长乐); dubbing director: Zhang Guilan (张桂兰); translation: Qiu Zhuti (裘珠逖), Wang Shu (王澍) (from Chinese Wikipedia and credits copied by fans)
造船厂厂长科曼发出试航的号令：“试试看，前进，全速前进！”the shipyard director Coman gives the order for the sea trial: “Let’s try it. Ahead, full speed ahead!”People’s Daily, 24 January 1978, p. 5

In Romania it had 1,545,686 admissions, 324th of 1,315 Romanian films in the National Film Centre’s table.[8]

Sources for this film
  • People’s Daily, 24 January 1978, p. 5: review, under the title 《沸腾的生活》
  • People’s Daily, 21 August 1978, p. 5: mentioned later, under the title 《沸腾的生活》
  • fan lists (Douban, Sina blog): dubbed at Beijing, 1977

奇普里安·波隆贝斯库Ciprian Porumbescu

In English: Ciprian Porumbescu. The Chinese title means the same.

one source
Director
Gheorghe Vitanidis
Premiere in Romania
20 April 1973
Admissions in Romania
4,169,692
Dubbing
1978, Changchun Film Studio, according to the fan lists
First report of a showing in China
by 23 May 1978 (review)
Dubbing credits
Voices: Xiang Junshu (向隽殊) (from credits copied by fans)
只见音乐家用小提琴演奏他创作的表达人民哀愁的乐曲，狱外的知音也持琴奏和。one sees the musician play on the violin the piece he wrote to express the people’s sorrow, while outside the prison his friends take up their violins and answer.People’s Daily, 23 May 1978, p. 5

The life of the Romanian composer Ciprian Porumbescu (1853–1883).

Sources for this film
  • People’s Daily, 23 May 1978, p. 5: review, under the title 《奇普里安·波隆贝斯库》
  • People’s Daily, 21 August 1978, p. 5: mentioned later, under the title 《奇普里安·波隆贝斯库》
  • People’s Daily, 30 August 1980, p. 8: mentioned later, under the title 《齐普里安·波隆贝斯库》
  • fan lists (Douban, Sina blog): dubbed at Changchun, 1978

橡树，十万火急Stejar – extremă urgență

In English: Oak – Extreme Urgency. The Chinese title means the same.

two or more sources
Director
Dinu Cocea
Premiere in Romania
19 August 1974
Admissions in Romania
3,612,114
Dubbing
1978, the Shanghai Film Dubbing Studio, according to the Shanghai catalogue
First report of a showing in China
22 August 1978 (film week or film days); People’s Daily, 23 August 1978
Dubbing credits
Voices: Qiao Zhen (乔榛), Wu Wenlun (吴文伦), Li Zi (李梓), Kang Tai (康泰), Yu Ding (于鼎), Fu Runsheng (富润生); dubbing director: Wei Yuping (卫禹平) (from credits copied by fans)
Sources for this film

侦察英雄Evadarea

In English: The Escape. The Chinese title means “The Reconnaissance Hero”.

one source
Director
Ștefan Traian Roman
Premiere in Romania
18 August 1975
Admissions in Romania
5,207,211
Dubbing
1978, Changchun Film Studio, according to the fan lists
First report of a showing in China
22 August 1978 (film week or film days); People’s Daily, 23 August 1978
Sources for this film
  • People’s Daily, 23 August 1978, p. 4: film week or film days, under the title 《侦察英雄》
  • People’s Daily, 28 August 1978, p. 3: review, under the title 《侦察英雄》
  • fan lists (Douban, Sina blog): dubbed at Changchun, 1978

汽车行动Acțiunea „Autobuzul”

In English: Operation “Bus”. The Chinese title means the same.

two or more sources
Director
Virgil Calotescu
Premiere in Romania
16 January 1978
Admissions in Romania
4,730,969
Dubbing
1978, the Shanghai Film Dubbing Studio, according to the Shanghai catalogue
First report of a showing in China
22 August 1978 (film week or film days); People’s Daily, 23 August 1978
Dubbing credits
Voices: Bi Ke (毕克), Gao Bo (高博), Qiu Yuefeng (邱岳峰), Yang Chengchun (杨成纯), Shang Hua (尚华), Cheng Xiaohua (程晓桦), Li Zi (李梓), Tong Zirong (童自荣); dubbing director: Chen Xuyi (陈叙一), Hu Qinghan (胡庆汉), Sun Yufeng (孙渝烽); translation: Xu Zhiren (徐志仁) (from credits copied by fans)
不知是因为当年一部国产影片《特高课在行动》大获成功的诱惑，还是由于一部进口影片《汽车行动》很是卖座的吸引，几年间，众多侦探片的片名便纷纷“行动”起来Whether it was the lure of the great success of a Chinese film of the time, “The Special Higher Police in Action”, or the pull of an imported film that sold very well, “Operation Bus”, within a few years the titles of numerous detective films went into “action” one after anotherPeople’s Daily, 1 April 1992, p. 8
Sources for this film

政权·真理Puterea și adevărul

In English: Power and Truth. The Chinese title means the same.

two or more sources
Director
Manole Marcus
Premiere in Romania
15 February 1972
Admissions in Romania
3,228,622
Dubbing
1979, the Shanghai Film Dubbing Studio, according to the Shanghai catalogue
First report of a showing in China
22 August 1979 (film week or film days)
Dubbing credits
Voices: Bi Ke (毕克), Qiao Zhen (乔榛), Shang Hua (尚华), Hu Qinghan (胡庆汉), Qiu Yuefeng (邱岳峰); dubbing director: Wei Yuping (卫禹平); translation: Xia Mingzhen (夏明箴), Xu Zhiren (徐志仁) (from the Shanghai Film Gazetteer)
影片主张尊重科学，发扬民主，反对主观唯心和滥用权力，曾在罗马尼亚国内引起强烈震动。The film argues for respect for science and for democracy, and against subjective idealism and the abuse of power; it caused a great stir inside Romania.People’s Daily, 18 November 1978, p. 5, on the film, released in Romania some years earlier
Sources for this film

延期宣判Instanța amână pronunțarea

In English: The Court Defers Its Verdict. The Chinese title means the same.

one source
Director
Dinu Cocea
Premiere in Romania
7 June 1976
Admissions in Romania
1,981,774
Dubbing
1979, Changchun Film Studio, according to the fan lists
First report of a showing in China
22 August 1979 (film week or film days)
许多观众反映说：“影片中的人和事，就象在我们国家、我们周围发生一样。”Many viewers have said: “The people and events in the films are just as if they were happening in our country, around us.”People’s Daily, 28 August 1979, p. 6
Sources for this film
  • People’s Daily, 22 August 1979, p. 5: film week or film days, under the title 《延期宣判》
  • People’s Daily, 28 August 1979, p. 6: review, under the title 《延期宣判》
  • fan lists (Douban, Sina blog): dubbed at Changchun, 1979

光阴Clipa

In English: The Moment. The Chinese title means “The Passing of Time”.

two or more sources
Director
Gheorghe Vitanidis
Premiere in Romania
19 March 1979
Admissions in Romania
2,634,609
Dubbing
1979, the Shanghai Film Dubbing Studio, according to the Shanghai catalogue
First report of a showing in China
22 August 1979 (film week or film days)
作者认为，社会主义的天空并不总是阳光明媚的，有时也有阴雨，甚至雷电交加。The author holds that the sky of socialism is not always bright with sunshine; sometimes there is rain, even thunder and lightning.People’s Daily, 27 May 1979, p. 6, on the film as newly released in Romania
Sources for this film

复仇Revanșa

In English: Revenge. The Chinese title means the same.

two or more sources
Director
Sergiu Nicolaescu
Premiere in Romania
4 September 1978
Admissions in Romania
6,359,884
Dubbing
1980, the Shanghai Film Dubbing Studio, according to the Shanghai catalogue
First report of a showing in China
21 August 1980 (film week or film days); People’s Daily, 22 August 1980
Dubbing credits
Voices: Bi Ke (毕克), Shang Hua (尚华), Gao Bo (高博), Qiao Zhen (乔榛); dubbing director: Yang Chengchun (杨成纯), Qiao Zhen (乔榛); translation: Zhou Mingde (周明德) (from the Shanghai Film Gazetteer)
彩色影片《复仇》是一部历史题材的惊险故事片。The colour film “Revenge” is a thriller on a historical subject.People’s Daily, 30 August 1980, p. 8
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雨夜奇案Cianura și picătura de ploaie

In English: Cyanide and the Raindrop. The Chinese title means “Strange Case on a Rainy Night”.

one source
Director
Manole Marcus
Premiere in Romania
25 September 1978
Admissions in Romania
1,611,285
Dubbing
1980, Changchun Film Studio, according to the fan lists
First report of a showing in China
announced on 25 July 1981 for August 1981
《雨夜奇案》以“推理片”的表现形式，通过一起贪污杀人案来反映现实生活中发生的事件“Strange Case on a Rainy Night”, in the form of a “detective film”, reflects through a case of embezzlement and murder things that happen in real lifePeople’s Daily, 29 August 1981, p. 8
Sources for this film
  • People’s Daily, 25 July 1981, p. 8: release announcement, under the title 《雨夜奇案》
  • People’s Daily, 23 August 1981, p. 4: film week or film days, under the title 《雨夜奇案》
  • People’s Daily, 29 August 1981, p. 8: review, under the title 《雨夜奇案》
  • fan lists (Douban, Sina blog): dubbed at Changchun, 1980

最后一颗子弹Ultimul cartuș

In English: The Last Cartridge. The Chinese title means the same.

two or more sources
Director
Sergiu Nicolaescu
Premiere in Romania
28 May 1973
Admissions in Romania
5,521,968
Dubbing
1981, the Shanghai Film Dubbing Studio, according to the Shanghai catalogue
First report of a showing in China
23 August 1981 (film week or film days)
Dubbing credits
Dubbing director: Bi Ke (毕克); translation: Zhao Wenji (赵文伎) (from credits copied by fans)
Sources for this film

甜蜜的竞赛Ciocolată cu alune

In English: Chocolate with Hazelnuts. The Chinese title means “Sweet Competition”.

two or more sources
Director
Gheorghe Naghi
Premiere in Romania
2 April 1979
Admissions in Romania
1,546,719
Dubbing
1981, the Shanghai Film Dubbing Studio, according to the Shanghai catalogue
First report of a showing in China
23 August 1981 (film week or film days)
Dubbing credits
Voices: Liu Guangning (刘广宁), Wu Wenlun (吴文伦), Cao Lei (曹雷), Cheng Xiaohua (程晓桦), Tong Zirong (童自荣), Bi Ke (毕克), Yang Chengchun (杨成纯), Gai Wenyuan (盖文源); dubbing director: Wu Jingwei (伍经纬); translation: Li Chengbao (李成葆), Yang Liandi (杨莲娣), Qian Hong (钱洪) (from credits copied by fans)
是一部以当代农村生产竞赛为题材的轻松活泼的喜剧片。[It] is a light, lively comedy about a production contest in today’s countryside.People’s Daily, 29 August 1981, p. 8

The paper gives the original title too: 原名《果仁巧克力》, “Nut Chocolate”.[1]

Sources for this film

重归于好Bună seara, Irina

In English: Good Evening, Irina. The Chinese title means “Reconciled”.

two or more sources
Director
Tudor Mărăscu
Premiere in Romania
16 June 1980
Admissions in Romania
1,489,003
Dubbing
1982, the Shanghai Film Dubbing Studio, according to the Shanghai catalogue
First report of a showing in China
22 August 1983 (official screening for guests); People’s Daily, 23 August 1983
Dubbing credits
Voices: Bi Ke (毕克), Li Zi (李梓), Tong Zirong (童自荣), Shang Hua (尚华), Shi Rong (施融), Liu Guangning (刘广宁); dubbing director: Hu Qinghan (胡庆汉); translation: Xu Zhiren (徐志仁) (from credits copied by fans)
Sources for this film

十六个人Am fost șaisprezece

In English: We Were Sixteen. The Chinese title means “Sixteen People”.

two or more sources
Director
George Cornea
Premiere in Romania
18 August 1980
Admissions in Romania
2,631,343
Dubbing
1982, the Shanghai Film Dubbing Studio, according to the Shanghai catalogue
First report of a showing in China
21 August 1982 (official screening for guests); People’s Daily, 22 August 1982
Dubbing credits
Voices: Tong Zirong (童自荣), Yu Ding (于鼎), Shi Rong (施融), Yang Wenyuan (杨文元) (from credits copied by fans)
Sources for this film

山的儿子Fiul munților

In English: Son of the Mountains. The Chinese title means the same.

two or more sources
Director
Gheorghe Naghi
Premiere in Romania
1 June 1981
Admissions in Romania
1,733,403
Dubbing
1982, the Shanghai Film Dubbing Studio, according to the Shanghai catalogue
First report of a showing in China
announced on 26 December 1982 for January 1983
Dubbing credits
Voices: Wang Jianxin (王建新), Liu Guangning (刘广宁), Ding Jianhua (丁建华), Gai Wenyuan (盖文源), Yu Ding (于鼎), Qiao Zhen (乔榛), Shang Hua (尚华); dubbing director: Yang Chengchun (杨成纯); translation: Ye Qiong (叶琼), Liu Suzhen (刘素珍) (from credits copied by fans)
Sources for this film

神秘的黄玫瑰Drumul oaselor

In English: The Road of Bones. The Chinese title means “The Mysterious Yellow Rose”.

one source
Director
Doru Năstase
Premiere in Romania
19 May 1980
Admissions in Romania
6,587,344
Dubbing
1982, Changchun Film Studio, according to the fan lists
First report of a showing in China
announced on 30 January 1983 for February 1983
Dubbing credits
Voices: Chen Rubin (陈汝斌), Xiang Junshu (向隽殊); dubbing director: Chen Rubin (陈汝斌) (from credits copied by fans)
译制片：《苔丝》、《神秘的黄玫瑰》Dubbed films: “Tess” and “The Mysterious Yellow Rose”.People’s Daily, 21 April 1983, p. 3

The dubbed version received the Ministry of Culture’s award for the best films of 1982, in the dubbed-film category, alongside “Tess”. The paper calls it a Romanian film and gives no plot; that it is “Drumul oaselor” comes from the fan lists.[1][5]

Sources for this film
  • People’s Daily, 30 January 1983, p. 4: release announcement, under the title 《神秘的黄玫瑰》
  • People’s Daily, 21 April 1983, p. 3: award, under the title 《神秘的黄玫瑰》
  • fan lists (Douban, Sina blog): dubbed at Changchun, 1982

布加勒斯特居民证Buletin de București

In English: Bucharest Identity Card. The Chinese title means the same.

two or more sources
Director
Virgil Calotescu
Premiere in Romania
28 February 1983
Admissions in Romania
3,868,023
Dubbing
1983, the Shanghai Film Dubbing Studio, according to the Shanghai catalogue
First report of a showing in China
30 December 1987 (film week or film days); People’s Daily, 31 December 1987
Sources for this film

艺人之家Saltimbancii

In English: The Acrobats. The Chinese title means “A Family of Performers”.

title in the Shanghai catalogue, identified by fan lists
Director
Elisabeta Bostan
Premiere in Romania
21 December 1981
Admissions in Romania
1,933,711
Dubbing
1984, the Shanghai Film Dubbing Studio, according to the Shanghai catalogue
First report of a showing in China
no dated showing in the People’s Daily
Dubbing credits
Voices: Yang Wenyuan (杨文元), Cheng Xiaohua (程晓桦), Ding Jianhua (丁建华), Li Zi (李梓), Yu Ding (于鼎); dubbing director: Yang Chengchun (杨成纯); translation: Yi Yu (易豫) (from credits copied by fans)
Sources for this film

神秘的黄玫瑰Trandafirul galben

In English: The Yellow Rose. The Chinese title means “The Mysterious Yellow Rose”.

title in the Shanghai catalogue, identified by fan lists
Director
Doru Năstase
Premiere in Romania
31 May 1982
Admissions in Romania
5,087,242
Dubbing
1984, the Shanghai Film Dubbing Studio, according to the Shanghai catalogue
First report of a showing in China
no dated showing in the People’s Daily
Dubbing credits
Voices: Qiao Zhen (乔榛), Cao Lei (曹雷) (from credits copied by fans)

The Shanghai catalogue prints only 《神秘的黄玫瑰》, the title under which “Drumul oaselor” had run. That this is the second film of the Mărgelatu series comes from the fan lists.[3][5]

Sources for this film

从地狱归来Întoarcerea din iad

In English: Return from Hell. The Chinese title means the same.

title in the Shanghai catalogue, identified by fan lists
Director
Nicolae Mărgineanu
Premiere in Romania
29 August 1983
Admissions in Romania
1,545,747
Dubbing
1985, the Shanghai Film Dubbing Studio, according to the Shanghai catalogue
First report of a showing in China
no dated showing in the People’s Daily
Dubbing credits
Voices: Yang Xiao (杨晓), Cheng Xiaohua (程晓桦), Shi Rong (施融), Ding Jianhua (丁建华), Dai Xuelu (戴学庐), Yan Chongde (严崇德); dubbing director: Hu Qinghan (胡庆汉); translation: Li Chengbao (李成葆) (from credits copied by fans)
Sources for this film

神秘的黄玫瑰Masca de argint

In English: The Silver Mask. The Chinese title means “The Mysterious Yellow Rose”.

title in the Shanghai catalogue, identified by fan lists
Director
Gheorghe Vitanidis
Premiere in Romania
22 May 1985
Admissions in Romania
4,592,419
Dubbing
1986, the Shanghai Film Dubbing Studio, according to the Shanghai catalogue
First report of a showing in China
no dated showing in the People’s Daily
Dubbing credits
Voices: Qiao Zhen (乔榛), Cao Lei (曹雷) (from credits copied by fans)

The Shanghai catalogue prints only 《神秘的黄玫瑰》. The fan lists add the subtitle 银面具 (“The Silver Mask”); it is the fourth film of the Mărgelatu series.[3][5]

Sources for this film

永不中断的广播Emisia continuă

In English: The Broadcast Goes On. The Chinese title means “The Broadcast That Never Stops”.

one source
Director
Dinu Tănase
Premiere in Romania
20 August 1984
Admissions in Romania
2,035,917
Dubbing
1985, studio not known, according to the fan lists
First report of a showing in China
23 August 1986 (film week or film days); People’s Daily, 24 August 1986
Dubbing credits
Voices: Tong Zirong (童自荣), Yang Chengchun (杨成纯), Yang Xiao (杨晓), Gai Wenyuan (盖文源), Cheng Yuzhu (程玉珠), Weng Zhenxin (翁振新), Sun Yufeng (孙渝烽), Yu Ding (于鼎); dubbing director: Sun Yufeng (孙渝烽); translation: Zhou Mingde (周明德) (from credits copied by fans)
Sources for this film
  • People’s Daily, 24 August 1986, p. 3: film week or film days, under the title 《永不中断的广播》
  • fan lists (Douban, Sina blog): dubbed in 1985, no studio given

不朽的人Nemuritorii

In English: The Immortals. The Chinese title means the same.

title in the Shanghai catalogue, identified by fan lists
Director
Sergiu Nicolaescu
Premiere in Romania
23 December 1974
Admissions in Romania
7,292,165
Dubbing
1987, the Shanghai Film Dubbing Studio, according to the Shanghai catalogue
First report of a showing in China
no dated showing in the People’s Daily
Dubbing credits
Voices: Qiao Zhen (乔榛), Tong Zirong (童自荣), Gai Wenyuan (盖文源), Wu Jingwei (伍经纬), Shang Hua (尚华), Yang Chengchun (杨成纯), Wang Jianxin (王建新), Shen Xiaoqian (沈晓谦); dubbing director: Yang Wenyuan (杨文元); translation: Zhou Mingde (周明德) (from credits copied by fans)
Sources for this film

酒神的秘密Secretul lui Bachus

In English: The Secret of Bacchus. The Chinese title means the same.

fan lists only
Director
Geo Saizescu
Premiere in Romania
5 March 1984
Admissions in Romania
5,673,841
Dubbing
1987, Changchun Film Studio, according to the fan lists
First report of a showing in China
no dated showing in the People’s Daily
Sources for this film
  • fan lists (Douban, Sina blog): dubbed at Changchun, 1987

单独行动Capcana

In English: The Trap. The Chinese title means “Acting Alone”.

one source
Director
Manole Marcus
Premiere in Romania
7 January 1974
Admissions in Romania
4,270,776
Dubbing
1986, the Shanghai Film Dubbing Studio, according to the fan lists
First report of a showing in China
30 December 1987 (film week or film days); People’s Daily, 31 December 1987

The paper names it among the films of the Romanian week of December 1987 and gives no plot; that it is “Capcana” comes from the fan lists.[1][6]

Sources for this film
  • People’s Daily, 31 December 1987, p. 4: film week or film days, under the title 《单独行动》
  • fan lists (Douban, Sina blog): dubbed at Shanghai, 1986

晚餐来的客人Un oaspete la cină

In English: A Guest at Dinner. The Chinese title means the same.

two or more sources
Director
Mihai Constantinescu
Premiere in Romania
24 November 1986
Admissions in Romania
1,974,566
Dubbing
1989, the Shanghai Film Dubbing Studio, according to the Shanghai catalogue
First report of a showing in China
30 December 1987 (film week or film days); People’s Daily, 31 December 1987

It opened the Romanian film week on 30 December 1987 under the title 《晚餐的客人》; the Shanghai catalogue lists it among the dubbings of 1989. That the two titles are one film is this page’s assumption.[1][3]

Sources for this film

一个警官的控诉Un comisar acuză

In English: A Police Inspector Accuses. The Chinese title means the same.

fan lists only
Director
Sergiu Nicolaescu
Premiere in Romania
1 April 1974
Admissions in Romania
6,146,991
Dubbing
1988, Changchun Film Studio, according to the fan lists
First report of a showing in China
no dated showing in the People’s Daily
Dubbing credits
Voices: Sun Ao (孙敖), Xu Dan (徐丹), Zhang Yukun (张玉昆), Hu Lianhua (胡连华) (from credits copied by fans)
Sources for this film
  • fan lists (Douban, Sina blog): dubbed at Changchun, 1988

清白的手Cu mâinile curate

In English: With Clean Hands. The Chinese title means the same.

title in the Shanghai catalogue, identified by fan lists
Director
Sergiu Nicolaescu
Premiere in Romania
30 October 1972
Admissions in Romania
7,162,552
Dubbing
1989, the Shanghai Film Dubbing Studio, according to the Shanghai catalogue
First report of a showing in China
no dated showing in the People’s Daily
Sources for this film

双人舞Pas în doi

In English: Pas de Deux. The Chinese title means the same.

title in the Shanghai catalogue, identified by fan lists
Director
Dan Pița
Premiere in Romania
24 June 1985
Admissions in Romania
2,435,731
Dubbing
1989, the Shanghai Film Dubbing Studio, according to the Shanghai catalogue
First report of a showing in China
no dated showing in the People’s Daily
Dubbing credits
Voices: Tong Zirong (童自荣), Shen Xiaoqian (沈晓谦), Wang Jianxin (王建新), Liu Guangning (刘广宁), Qiao Zhen (乔榛), Wang Wei (王玮); dubbing director: Dai Xuelu (戴学庐); translation: Wang Tieshan (王铁山) (from credits copied by fans)
Sources for this film

神秘的黄玫瑰（蓝宝石项链）Colierul de turcoaze

In English: The Turquoise Necklace. The Chinese title means “The Mysterious Yellow Rose (The Sapphire Necklace)”.

title in the Shanghai catalogue, identified by fan lists
Director
Gheorghe Vitanidis
Premiere in Romania
3 March 1986
Admissions in Romania
4,266,747
Dubbing
1989, the Shanghai Film Dubbing Studio, according to the Shanghai catalogue
First report of a showing in China
no dated showing in the People’s Daily
Dubbing credits
Voices: Qiao Zhen (乔榛), Cao Lei (曹雷) (from credits copied by fans)

The Shanghai catalogue prints it with the subtitle 蓝宝石项链 (“The Sapphire Necklace”). It is the fifth film of the Mărgelatu series.[3][5]

Sources for this film

一夜富翁Nea Mărin miliardar

In English: Uncle Mărin, the Billionaire. The Chinese title means “Rich Overnight”.

one source
Director
Sergiu Nicolaescu
Premiere in Romania
5 February 1979
Admissions in Romania
14,645,586
Dubbing
1989, Changchun Film Studio, according to the fan lists
First report of a showing in China
announced on 22 December 1989 for January 1990
Dubbing credits
Voices: Lu Jianhua (陆建华), Hu Lianhua (胡连华), Sun Jiahe (孙佳禾), Song Lijie (宋丽捷) (from credits copied by fans)

The Romanian film with the most admissions in Romania. Announced by the paper on 22 December 1989 among the films going on release from 1 January 1990.[8][1]

Sources for this film
  • People’s Daily, 22 December 1989, p. 1: release announcement, under the title 《一夜富翁》
  • People’s Daily, 20 January 1990, p. 1: release announcement, under the title 《一夜富翁》
  • fan lists (Douban, Sina blog): dubbed at Changchun, 1989

较量Duelul

In English: The Duel. The Chinese title means “The Trial of Strength”.

title in the Shanghai catalogue, identified by fan lists
Director
Sergiu Nicolaescu
Premiere in Romania
15 June 1981
Admissions in Romania
4,944,716
Dubbing
1990, the Shanghai Film Dubbing Studio, according to the Shanghai catalogue
First report of a showing in China
no dated showing in the People’s Daily
Sources for this film

珠宝迷踪Zestrea domniței Ralu

In English: The Dowry of Lady Ralu. The Chinese title means “The Trail of the Jewels”.

title in the Shanghai catalogue, identified by fan lists
Director
Dinu Cocea
Premiere in Romania
10 April 1971 (10 April 1972 on the Filmmakers’ Union page)
Admissions in Romania
4,816,110
Dubbing
1992, the Shanghai Film Dubbing Studio, according to the Shanghai catalogue
First report of a showing in China
no dated showing in the People’s Daily
Dubbing credits
Voices: Cheng Yuzhu (程玉珠), Di Feifei (狄菲菲), Qiao Zhen (乔榛), Ding Jianhua (丁建华), Cao Lei (曹雷), Shang Hua (尚华), Shen Xiaoqian (沈晓谦), Yan Chongde (严崇德); dubbing director: Qiao Zhen (乔榛); translation: Zhou Mingde (周明德) (from credits copied by fans)

The Romanian premiere is given as 1971 in the National Film Centre’s table and as 1972 on the Filmmakers’ Union page.[9][7]

Sources for this film

撒谎的鼻子Fetița mincinoasă

In English: The Little Liar. The Chinese title means “The Lying Nose”.

short film
Director
Ion Popescu-Gopo
Premiere in Romania
1956
Dubbing
1957, the Shanghai Film Dubbing Studio, according to the Shanghai catalogue
First report of a showing in China
no dated showing in the People’s Daily
Sources for this film

绍依玛鲁家族Neamul Șoimăreștilor

In English: The Șoimaru Clan. The Chinese title means the same.

one official screening
Director
Mircea Drăgan
Premiere in Romania
1965
Admissions in Romania
13,051,558
Dubbing
no trace of a dubbing in the sources
First report of a showing in China
20 August 1965 (official screening for guests); People’s Daily, 21 August 1965

The fifth Romanian film by admissions in Romania. In China it has left one trace: a screening at an official reception in Beijing on 20 August 1965.[8][1]

Sources for this film
  • People’s Daily, 21 August 1965, p. 3: official screening for guests, under the title 《绍依玛鲁家族》

神秘的灰大衣Un om în loden

In English: A Man in a Loden Coat. The Chinese title means “The Mysterious Grey Overcoat”.

released on video
Director
Nicolae Mărgineanu
Premiere in Romania
16 April 1979
Admissions in Romania
1,689,187
Dubbing
1990, the Shanghai Film Dubbing Studio, according to the fan lists
First report of a showing in China
no dated showing in the People’s Daily
Dubbing credits
Voices: Dai Xuelu (戴学庐), Tong Zirong (童自荣), Gai Wenyuan (盖文源), Cheng Xiaohua (程晓桦) (from credits copied by fans)
Sources for this film
  • fan lists (Douban, Sina blog): dubbed at Shanghai, 1990

布加勒斯特的秘密Misterele Bucureștilor

In English: The Mysteries of Bucharest. The Chinese title means the same.

dubbed, not released
Director
Doru Năstase
Premiere in Romania
12 September 1983
Admissions in Romania
4,693,786
Dubbing
1983, studio not known, according to the fan lists
First report of a showing in China
no dated showing in the People’s Daily
Sources for this film
  • fan lists (Douban, Sina blog): dubbed in 1983, no studio given

How the list was put together, and where it stops

An entry in the list is a feature film made in Romania, dubbed into Chinese or shown to the public in mainland China. A film in two parts is one entry. Receptions at the Romanian embassy, where undubbed films were shown, do not count.

Three dates are kept apart: the Romanian premiere, the year of dubbing, and the earliest report in the paper of a showing. A review proves that the film was showing by the day it was printed; it does not say when the film went on release, which is why the cards say “by”. A release announcement gives the month the film was announced for. For film weeks the card gives the day of the event and, separately, the day the paper reported it.

The People’s Daily was read in the full transcription of the years 1950–1995, 996,067 articles: every article that names Romania and, across the whole paper, each known Chinese title in quotation marks.[1] Of the 68 films, 42 are named in the paper, one of them only at an embassy reception, which is not counted as a source here. A Romanian film with an unknown Chinese title, mentioned without the country’s name, would have escaped this search.

The Shanghai catalogue prints only the Chinese title under the year of dubbing, without a country; 33 titles in the list are found there.[3] Tan and He give Romanian titles only. That a Chinese title corresponds to a given Romanian film follows from the summary in the paper, from the gazetteer’s paragraph on Romanian films or, for some entries, only from the fan lists.

The Romanian data come from the film pages of the Romanian Filmmakers’ Union[7] and from two tables of the National Film Centre[8][9]. Where the Union’s date and the Centre’s differ by more than a week, the card shows the Centre’s date with the Union’s beside it; where they differ by one to three days, as they do for five films, the card follows the Union’s page. Where the table prints the first of a month that the Union’s page does not confirm (18 films, nearly all from before 1961), the day is treated as missing and the card gives the Union’s date alone.

What the list does not cover: no published catalogue of the Changchun studio and no catalogue of China’s film distribution company could be consulted, so four films are known only from fan lists, and the dubbing years for Changchun and Beijing come from the same lists. The number 68 is therefore a floor. The Transilvania festival speaks of “over 70” Romanian films distributed in China between 1951 and 1994[12]; Tan and He of “about forty” new films between the late 1970s and the early 1990s[2]. The list here has 34 from 1977 on.

The Chinese titles were translated for this page, and their division into new titles and free translations is the author’s. Chinese names are given in pinyin. Translations of the quotations from Chinese and Romanian: Marius Comper.

Download the full list (CSV)

Sources

  1. People’s Daily (Renmin Ribao, 人民日报), full text 1946–2025, the Papersnake/people_daily_news transcription; the years 1950–1995 read in full for the film titles
  2. Tan Hui and He Yuan, “Romanian Films in China”, Studii și cercetări de istoria artei. Teatru, muzică, cinematografie, 12 (56), 2018, pp. 105–113
  3. Shanghai Film Gazetteer (《上海电影志》), appendix “Dubbed feature films, 1950–1995”, Shanghai Municipal Office of Local Chronicles
  4. Shanghai Film Gazetteer, chapter on dubbed films, paragraph “Romanian films” (four films with dubbing credits)
  5. A film fan’s list on Douban, “罗马尼亚译制片大全集 (1952–1995)”, 71 titles, no source for each title
  6. Sina blog “在那些年代里”, the list “上世纪我国公映的罗马尼亚电影全目”, 12 September 2014, 59 titles, unsourced
  7. All About Romanian Cinema (aarc.ro, the Romanian Filmmakers’ Union): the film pages, read in their Internet Archive copies
  8. Romania’s National Film Centre (CNC), table of cinema admissions for Romanian films from premiere to 1 November 2025 (Internet Archive copy)
  9. Romania’s National Film Centre (CNC), table of films to 1989 with premiere dates (Internet Archive copy)
  10. HotNews, “‘Reconstituirea’ conduce în topul criticilor”, 25 October 2008 (the vote of 40 critics)
  11. Actual de Cluj, 12 April 2018: Tudor Giurgiu on the Romanian films China likes best
  12. Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF), the exhibition “Romanian film posters in China”, 2019
  13. The weekly Nanfang Renwu Zhoukan (南方人物周刊, Southern People Weekly), carried by Sina on 31 January 2008: the rhyme about foreign films
  14. China Youth Daily (中国青年报), 10 September 2013: the version in which the hugging belongs to Albanian films, dated to the 1960s
  15. Phoenix TV feature, carried by Sohu on 5 May 2023, on Romanian films in China (the Yu Hua quotation)
  16. Tudor Caranfil, “Dicționar universal de filme” (2008), as quoted by Romanian Wikipedia in its entry on “Ciprian Porumbescu”
  17. Lucian Țion, article on “Hot Days”, Comparative Literature Studies 59 (3), 2022 (the abstract)
  18. Filme noi, the information bulletin of Româniafilm, the state distribution company, for county cinema enterprises: volumes for 1971, 1972, 1974 and 1976–1990 (Internet Archive)
  19. Scînteia, the Romanian Communist Party daily, in the digitised collection of the Hunedoara county library at Deva

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