''Square of Violence'' is a 1961

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directed by Leonardo Bercovici and written by

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and Leonardo Bercovici. The film, shot in Yugoslavia, stars Broderick Crawford,

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and Anita Björk. The film was released on July 7, 1961, by

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Plot

Set in Italy, the story takes place in this very country, during WW2, where German occupation army ruled everything, just before the allied forces came, in 1944. Crawford plays here a doctor whose son has been shot by the Germans. Of course he has no more taste in life. He continues his work as a German officers' physician. One day, he throws a bomb just in the middle of German troops. Many soldiers and officers are killed. Some time later, the lead officer of the Nazis troops suspects the doctor to be the responsible of the explosion. He lets him know that he himself knows.

Cast

* Broderick Crawford as Dr. Stefan Bernardi *

as Erica Bernardi *Branko Plesa as Major Kohler *

as Maria * Anita Björk as Sophia *Bert Sotlar as Partisan Leader *Dragomir Felba as Serafin * Viktor Starcic as German Commandant *Nikola Simic as Radio Operator Yugoslav People's Army and Captain First Class Dragiša Blagojevic

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* 1961 films American drama films 1961 drama films Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films Films shot in Yugoslavia Italian Campaign of World War II films Films set in Yugoslavia 1960s English-language films 1960s American films {{1960s-drama-film-stub