In the early 1970s, Mateiu Caragiale's life inspired a Romanian Television production produced and directed by Stere Gulea. In 1995, "Craii..." was turned into an eponymous cinema production, directed by Mircea Veroiu. It starred Mircea Albulescu, Marius Bodochi, and Gheorghe Dinică. The book and its author were also the subject of one episode in a documentary series produced by journalist and political scientist Stelian Tănase, dealing with the history of Bucharest; titled "București, strict secret" ("Bucharest, Top Secret"), it was aired by Realitatea TV in 2007.