Depicts Romania during World War II, focusing on the Royal Coup that toppled Ion Antonescu, the Axis-allied Conducător and authoritarian Prime Minister. Focused around the August 23rd 1944 coup against Marshal Antonescu, the movie also tackles other topics from the same era such as the Iron Guard rebellion and the execution of political leaders by communists.
Ion Siminie
Marshal Ion Antonescu
Gheorghe Dinică
Mihai Antonescu
Ștefan Radoff
Iuliu Maniu
Şerban Ionescu
Lucretiu Patrascanu
Sergiu Nicolaescu
Nicolas König
(as König Nicolas)
George Alexandru
Mircea Rusu
Ştefan Iordache
Dorel Vișan
Petru Groza
George Constantin
Andrei Vyshinsky
Mitică Popescu
Emil Hossu
Vladimir Găitan
Viorel Comănici
Iurie Darie
Generalul Sanatescu
Cornel Ciupercescu
Monica Ghiuță
Olga Bucătaru
Mihail Vasile Boghiță
Traian Stănescu
Geo Dobre
Virgil Andriescu
Nicolae Dinică
Constantin Cotimanis
Paul Ioachim
Papil Panduru
Petre Lupu
Alexandru Dobrescu
Paul Chiribuță
Constantin Drăgănescu
Gelu Nitu
Ion Besoiu
Dan Tufaru
Mircea Stoian
Alexandru Georgescu
Virginia Rogin
Sotia
Mircea Badea