Mastodontul (1975) Online
In 1946 a Romanian scientist discovers the bones of a prehistoric woolly mammoth but he also discovers traces of an important oil reserve.Greedy and unscrupulous agents of foreign oil company Columbiana wish to get their hands on the scientist's notes.These agents are prepared to even kill for those plans.Also, a team of workmen sent by the local district office of the Romanian Communist Party arrive in the area to help local villagers repair their agricultural tools.But the foreign agents of the oil company suspect these Communists to be there for the same thing they are,to obtain the plans and the notes of the scientist who discovered the oil.The oil company men plan to assassinate the Communist workers and to steal the scientist's notes. Sensing danger,the scientist decides to pass his notes and plans to someone for safekeeping.
| Credited cast: | |||
 | Zephi Alsec | - | Marcus |
| Ion Anghel | - | Ananie |
| Emil Botta | - | Oscar Ocolescu |
| Toma Caragiu | - | Gogan |
 | Liviu Ciulei | - | Vogoride |
| Constantin Codrescu | - | Enciu |
| Jean Constantin | - | Mitica Decave |
 | Gheorghe Dinica | - | Ilarie Micu |
| Grigore Gonta | - | Panait |
| Dorina Lazar | - | Floarea |
| Ernest Maftei | - | Alexiu |
| Stefan Mihailescu-Braila | - | Lixandru |
| Gheorghe Novac | - | Stirbul |
| Dan Nutu | - | Trica |
| Alexandru Virgil Platon | - | Penescu |
The screenplay was obtained in January of 1973.
Production started on 22nd of July,1974.
Filming started on 29th of September,1974 and ended on the 14th of January, 1975.This motion picture was filmed in 41 days.
Romania's rich oil fields have been coveted by many including foreign oil corporations, Hitler's armies during world war two and the post-world war two Communist authorities.
Before the Communist takeover of Romania of 1947 it was common practice for Romanian locals living in oil rich regions of Romania to illegally dig for oil in their own backyards.