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{{Infobox Movie | {{Infobox Movie | ||
|name = A Police Commissioner Accuses<BR>(Un comisar | |name = A Police Commissioner Accuses<BR>(Un comisar acuză) | ||
|picture = Un comisar acuza DVD.jpg | |picture = Un comisar acuza DVD.jpg | ||
|caption = ''DVD Cover'' | |caption = ''DVD Cover'' | ||
|country = [[Image: | |country = [[Image:ROU-com.jpg|25px]] Romania | ||
|director = [[Sergiu Nicolaescu]] | |director = [[Sergiu Nicolaescu]] | ||
|date= 1974 | |date= 1974 | ||
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|character2=Paraipan | |character2=Paraipan | ||
|actor2=[[Gheorghe Dinica]] | |actor2=[[Gheorghe Dinica]] | ||
|character3=Ilie | |character3=Ilie Pârvu | ||
|actor3=Amza Pellea | |actor3=Amza Pellea | ||
|character4=Stavru Naumescu | |character4=Stavru Naumescu | ||
|actor4=Emmerich Schäffer | |actor4=[[Emmerich Schäffer]] | ||
|character5= | |character5=Tănăsescu | ||
|actor5=[[Mircea Pascu]] | |actor5=[[Mircea Pascu]] | ||
|character6= | |character6=Limbă | ||
|actor6= | |actor6=[[Jean Constantin]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''A Police Commissioner Accuses''''' (''Un comisar | '''''A Police Commissioner Accuses''''' (''Un comisar acuză'') is a 1974 Romanian crime movie directed by [[Sergiu Nicolaescu]] and starring himself as Police Commissioner Tudor Moldovan. The story takes place in 1940 in Bucharest, Romania. Commissioner Moldovan investigates an organized massacre in the prison where a group of arrested opposition leaders are killed. The murderers belong to the powerful pro-Nazi ''Iron Guard'' organisation (also known as "Legion"), so Moldovan has to confront the legionnaires and personally one of their leaders, the former criminal Paraipan ([[Gheorghe Dinica]]). | ||
The main character of the movie also appears in a serie of crime movies filmed in 1970s. ''A Police Commissioner Accuses'' is followed by ''[[Revenge (Revansa)|Revenge]]'' (1978), and ''[[The Duel (Duelul)|The Duel]]'' (1981) is a prequel for these movies. | The main character of the movie also appears in a serie of crime movies filmed in 1970s. ''A Police Commissioner Accuses'' is followed by ''[[Revenge (Revansa)|Revenge]]'' (1978), and ''[[The Duel (Duelul)|The Duel]]'' (1981) is a prequel for these movies. | ||
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= Handguns = | = Handguns = | ||
== Smith & Wesson | == Smith & Wesson Victory Model == | ||
The personal weapon of Police Commissioner Tudor Moldovan ([[Sergiu Nicolaescu]]) is a [[Smith & Wesson | The personal weapon of Police Commissioner Tudor Moldovan ([[Sergiu Nicolaescu]]) is a [[Smith & Wesson Victory Model]] revolver. Same revolvers are also seen in hands of Iron Guard legionnaires. | ||
[[Image:S& | [[Image:S&W-Victory-Model.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Smith & Wesson Victory Model - .38 S&W]] | ||
[[Image:Un comisar acuza-SWMP-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A legionnaire holds a | [[Image:Un comisar acuza-SWMP-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A legionnaire holds a revolver during the attack on Moldovan's house.]] | ||
[[Image:Un comisar acuza-SWMP-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Two S&W | [[Image:Un comisar acuza-SWMP-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Two S&W revolvers, an [[Arminius HW-3]], a [[Mauser M712 Schnellfeuer]] and two MP38/40s are seen in hands of legionnaires in the same scene.]] | ||
[[Image:Un comisar acuza-SWMP-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Tudor Moldovan holds his revolver.]] | [[Image:Un comisar acuza-SWMP-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Tudor Moldovan holds his revolver.]] | ||
[[Image:Un comisar acuza-SWMP-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Moldovan loads his revolver in the climactic shootout.]] | [[Image:Un comisar acuza-SWMP-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Moldovan loads his revolver in the climactic shootout.]] | ||
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== Mauser M712 Schnellfeuer == | == Mauser M712 Schnellfeuer == | ||
[[Mauser M712 Schnellfeuer]] pistols with 10-round magazines are used by Iron Guard legionnaires during the massacre at the prison and in several other scenes. During the investigation of the crime a police expert correctly identifies the bullets as "caliber 7. | [[Mauser M712 Schnellfeuer]] pistols with 10-round magazines are used by Iron Guard legionnaires during the massacre at the prison and in several other scenes. During the investigation of the crime a police expert correctly identifies the bullets as "caliber 7.63 mm, most likely Mauser". | ||
[[ | [[File:712good.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Mauser M712 ''Schnellfeuer'' with 10-round magazine - 7.63x25mm Mauser]] | ||
[[Image:Un comisar acuza-Mauser172-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A legionnaire loads his Mauser. A detachable magazine can be seen.]] | [[Image:Un comisar acuza-Mauser172-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A legionnaire loads his Mauser. A detachable magazine can be seen.]] | ||
[[Image:Un comisar acuza-Mauser172-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A close view at the pistol. A fire selector can be seen.]] | [[Image:Un comisar acuza-Mauser172-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A close view at the pistol. A fire selector can be seen.]] | ||
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[[Image:Un comisar acuza-Mauser172-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another close view at the pistol.]] | [[Image:Un comisar acuza-Mauser172-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another close view at the pistol.]] | ||
[[Image:Un comisar acuza-Mauser172-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Paraipan ([[Gheorghe Dinica]]) holds his Mauser.]] | [[Image:Un comisar acuza-Mauser172-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Paraipan ([[Gheorghe Dinica]]) holds his Mauser.]] | ||
[[Image:Un comisar acuza-SWMP-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Mauser is seen among with two | [[Image:Un comisar acuza-SWMP-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Mauser is seen among with two Smith & Wesson revolvers, an [[Arminius HW-3]] and two MP38/40s in the scene of attack on Moldovan's house.]] | ||
== Steyr M1912 == | == Steyr M1912 == | ||
Tănăsescu ([[Mircea Pascu]]), Moldovan's assistant who is actually an Iron Guard member, carries two [[Steyr M1912]] pistols. | |||
[[Image:SteyerHahn1913Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Steyr Model 1912 - 9x23mm Steyr]] | [[Image:SteyerHahn1913Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Steyr Model 1912 - 9x23mm Steyr]] | ||
[[Image:Un comisar acuza-SteyrM12-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px| | [[Image:Un comisar acuza-SteyrM12-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Tănăsescu is armed with two Steyers in shoulder holsters.]] | ||
== FN Model | == FN Model 1922 == | ||
[[FN Model | [[FN Model 1922]] pistols are briefly seen in several scenes. | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:FN M1922 L.jpg|thumb|none|300px|FN Model 1922 with wood grips - .32 ACP]] | ||
[[Image:Un comisar acuza-FN10-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Tanasescu ([[Mircea Pascu]]) steals the pistol from Moldovan's secretaire.]] | [[Image:Un comisar acuza-FN10-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Tanasescu ([[Mircea Pascu]]) steals the pistol from Moldovan's secretaire. Note the wooden grips.]] | ||
[[Image:Un comisar acuza-FN10-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A wounded legionnaire holds his pistol during the shootout in the restaurant | [[Image:Un comisar acuza-FN10-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A wounded legionnaire holds his pistol during the shootout in the restaurant.]] | ||
= Submachine guns = | = Submachine guns = | ||
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[[Image:Un comisar acuza-MP38-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Legionnaires fire MP38s (one of them is seen at the foreground) and MP40s in the final scene.]] | [[Image:Un comisar acuza-MP38-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Legionnaires fire MP38s (one of them is seen at the foreground) and MP40s in the final scene.]] | ||
== | == MP41 == | ||
[[MP41]] submachine gun is briefly seen as the weapon of a prison guard. ''Note:'' previously it was misidentified as Romanian [[Orita M1941]] but under careful examination it appears to be MP41. | |||
[[Image:Orita.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Orita M1941 submachine gun - 9x19mm]] | [[Image:Mp41-1.jpg|thumb|400px|none|MP41 - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[Image:Un comisar acuza-Orita-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|One of the prison guards at the left carries | [[Image:Orita.jpg|thumb|none|400px|For comparison: Orita M1941 submachine gun - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[Image:Un comisar acuza-Orita-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|One of the prison guards at the left carries the MP41. Note the groove on stock that doesn't exist on Orita.]] | |||
[[File:Un comisar acuza-MP-Add.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The notch on buttstock also doesn't exist on Orita.]] | |||
= Shotguns = | = Shotguns = | ||
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[[Category:Crime]] | [[Category:Crime]] | ||
[[Category:Drama]] | [[Category:Drama]] | ||
[[Category:Romanian Produced | [[Category:Romanian Produced]] | ||
[[Category:Sergiu Nicolaescu]] | [[Category:Sergiu Nicolaescu]] |
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A Police Commissioner Accuses (Un comisar acuză) is a 1974 Romanian crime movie directed by Sergiu Nicolaescu and starring himself as Police Commissioner Tudor Moldovan. The story takes place in 1940 in Bucharest, Romania. Commissioner Moldovan investigates an organized massacre in the prison where a group of arrested opposition leaders are killed. The murderers belong to the powerful pro-Nazi Iron Guard organisation (also known as "Legion"), so Moldovan has to confront the legionnaires and personally one of their leaders, the former criminal Paraipan (Gheorghe Dinica).
The main character of the movie also appears in a serie of crime movies filmed in 1970s. A Police Commissioner Accuses is followed by Revenge (1978), and The Duel (1981) is a prequel for these movies.
The following weapons were used in the film A Police Commissioner Accuses (Un comisar acuza):
Handguns
Smith & Wesson Victory Model
The personal weapon of Police Commissioner Tudor Moldovan (Sergiu Nicolaescu) is a Smith & Wesson Victory Model revolver. Same revolvers are also seen in hands of Iron Guard legionnaires.
Arminius HW-3
An Arminius HW-3 revolver is a favored weapon of Paraipan (Gheorghe Dinica). This gun is anachronistic for 1940.
Mauser M712 Schnellfeuer
Mauser M712 Schnellfeuer pistols with 10-round magazines are used by Iron Guard legionnaires during the massacre at the prison and in several other scenes. During the investigation of the crime a police expert correctly identifies the bullets as "caliber 7.63 mm, most likely Mauser".
Steyr M1912
Tănăsescu (Mircea Pascu), Moldovan's assistant who is actually an Iron Guard member, carries two Steyr M1912 pistols.
FN Model 1922
FN Model 1922 pistols are briefly seen in several scenes.
Submachine guns
MP40
MP40 submachine guns are used by Iron Guard legionnaires and prison guards.
MP38
MP38 submachine guns are also used by Iron Guard legionnaires, but they are seen less often then MP40s.
MP41
MP41 submachine gun is briefly seen as the weapon of a prison guard. Note: previously it was misidentified as Romanian Orita M1941 but under careful examination it appears to be MP41.
Shotguns
Double Barreled Shotgun
In one scene a double barreled shotgun can be seen in hands of a hunter who was a witness of a murder in the forest.
Rifles
Romanian contract Vz. 24 Rifle
Prison guards are armed with Romanian contract Vz. 24 rifles.