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''The Rat Saviour'' ( hr, Izbavitelj) is a 1976 Croatian fantasy horror film directed by
Krsto Papić Krsto Papić (7 December 1933 – 7 February 2013) was a Croatian screenwriter and film director whose career spanned over five decades. He is generally considered among the best directors of former Yugoslavia and the only director from Croatia th ...
. It was released in 1976, but won Best Film at the 1980
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and 1982
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. The film was selected as the Yugoslav entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the
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, but was not accepted as a nominee. In 1999, a poll of Croatian film critics found it to be one of the best Croatian films ever made.


Plot

A man uncovers a race of intelligent rats who can appear as human. He is captured and taken to the rat people's leader (the "savior" of the movie's title). He escapes, but then wonders who among his fellow humans is a rat person in disguise.


Cast

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Ivica Vidović Ivica Vidović (10 May 1939 – 18 April 2011) was a Croatian actor who appeared in many classic Yugoslav films from the 1960s until his death in 2011. Following his screen debut in 1962 film ''Rana jesen'', Vidović appeared in many films gra ...
– Ivan Gajski *
Mirjana Majurec Mirjana Majurec (23 August 1952 – 2 April 2022) was a Croatian actress. Life and career Mirjana was born on 23 August 1952 and graduated from the Zagreb Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1976. She devoted more than thirty years to work in the Gavel ...
– Sonja Bošković *
Fabijan Šovagović Fabijan Šovagović (4 January 1932 – 1 January 2001) was a Croatian film, television and theatre actor, and writer. Biography Šovagović was born in the village of Ladimirevci, in the Slavonia region of Croatia, then Kingdom of Yugoslavia. H ...
– Professor Martin Bošković *
Relja Bašić Relja Bašić (14 February 1930 – 7 April 2017) was a Croatian actor. With a career that lasted more than half a century, he is considered one of the most prolific performers of that country. Biography Bašić was born on 14 February 1930 i ...
– Mayor * Ilija Ivezić – Police Chief


See also

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List of submissions to the 49th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film This is a list of submissions to the 49th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film was created in 1956 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to honour non-English-speaking films ...
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List of Yugoslav submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film This is the list of Yugoslav submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film category. The award is handed out annually by the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-length motion picture pr ...


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* 1976 films 1976 horror films 1970s Croatian-language films Jadran Film films Films set in the 1930s Films based on Russian novels Films directed by Krsto Papić Yugoslav science fiction films Croatian science fiction horror films 1970s science fiction horror films Films set in Yugoslavia Films about mice and rats {{1970s-horror-film-stub