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Branko Špoljar
Branko Špoljar (5 January 1914 - 27 October 1985) was a Yugoslav actor. He appeared in more than thirty films from 1944 to 1982. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Spoljar, Branko 1914 births 1985 deaths Yugoslav male actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zagreb
Zagreb ( ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, north of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb stands near the international border between Croatia and Slovenia at an elevation of approximately above mean sea level, above sea level. At the 2021 census, the city itself had a population of 767,131, while the population of Zagreb metropolitan area is 1,086,528. The oldest settlement in the vicinity of the city was the Roman Andautonia, in today's Šćitarjevo. The historical record of the name "Zagreb" dates from 1134, in reference to the foundation of the settlement at Kaptol, Zagreb, Kaptol in 1094. Zagreb became a free royal city in 1242. In 1851, Janko Kamauf became Zagreb's List of mayors of Zagreb, first mayor. Zagreb has special status as a Administrative divisions of Croatia, Croatian administrative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Accidental Life
''Accidental Life'' (''Slučajni život'') is a 1969 Yugoslav drama film directed by Ante Peterlić, starring Dragutin Klobučar, Ivo Serdar, Ana Karić and Zvonimir Rogoz. An existential study of ordinary lives led by two alienated urban white collar workers whose friendship gets unsettled by a woman, ''Accidental Life'' was the only feature film of Ante Peterlić, Croatian film theorist and film critic. The film received mediocre reviews and went largely unnoticed after its release, but has been reevaluated decades later as one of the best Croatian films ever made. Plot Filip (Dragutin Klobučar) and Stanko (Ivo Serdar) are two young clerks who share an office in a nondescript company. The two are also amateur rowers who train together. Their personalities are quite different: while Filip is fastidious, serious in relationships with women, and somewhat introverted and sensitive, Stanko is a womanizer and prone to shirking his duties at work. Still, they spend most of their tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1914 Births
This year saw the beginning of what became known as the First World War, after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austrian throne was Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, assassinated by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip. It also saw the first airline to provide scheduled regular commercial passenger services with heavier-than-air aircraft, with the St. Petersburg–Tampa Airboat Line. Events January * January 1 – The St. Petersburg–Tampa Airboat Line in the United States starts services between St. Petersburg, Florida, St. Petersburg and Tampa, Florida, becoming the first airline to provide scheduled regular commercial passenger services with heavier-than-air aircraft, with Tony Jannus (the first federally-licensed pilot) conveying passengers in a Benoist XIV flying boat. Abram C. Pheil, mayor of St. Petersburg, is the first airline passenger, and over 3,000 people witness the first departure. * January 11 **The Sakurajima volcano in Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Secret Of Nikola Tesla
''The Secret of Nikola Tesla'' (), is a 1980 Yugoslav biographical film which dramatizes events in the life of the Serbian-American engineer and inventor Nikola Tesla. This somewhat fictionalized portrayal of Tesla's life has him contending with Thomas Edison and J.P. Morgan in his attempts to develop alternating current and then "free" wireless power. Plot Tesla in a hotel room in 1943 talks to a reporter. He then reminisces about how things would be different if J. P Morgan had listened to him. Tesla arrives in the US in the 1880s. He tries to convince his new employer, Thomas Edison, to adopt his newly invented electric induction motor running on an alternating current (AC) system but Edison claims direct current (DC) is better and turns him down. Robert Underwood Johnson and his wife Katharine, who were at the meeting, later find Tesla digging a ditch, having quit his job at Edison. Tesla strikes a business deal with two investors to finance development of his motor. He show ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slow Motion (1979 Film)
''Slow Motion'' (''Usporeno kretanje'') is a Croatian film directed by Vanča Kljaković. It was released in 1979. External links * 1979 films 1970s Croatian-language films Croatian drama films 1979 drama films Yugoslav drama films {{Croatia-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Operation Stadium
''Operation Stadium'' (Serbo-Croatian: ''Akcija stadion'') is a 1977 Croatian language, Croatian film directed by Dušan Vukotić. Cast * Igor Galo - Kruno * Franjo Majetić - Stric Luka * Zvonimir Črnko - Lujo Verdar * Božidar Alić - Ferko * Zvonko Lepetić - Stožernik Rubac * Darko Srića - Otto * Nataša Hržić - Milena * Jadranka Stilin - Nada * Božidar Košćak - Lima * Boris Kralj - Professor Mraović * Hermina Pipinić - Gospođa Mraović * Zlatko Madunić - Povjerenik ustaškog redarstva * Slobodan Dimitrijević - Sturmbannführer Ebner * Dušan Janićijević (actor), Dušan Janićijević - Instruktor Reiner References External links * Croatian film archive: List of Croatian films from 1944 to 2006 1977 films Croatian-language films Films directed by Dušan Vukotić World War II films based on actual events Films set in Zagreb Croatian war films 1970s war films Yugoslav war films Films set in Yugoslavia during World War II Yugoslav World War II films Croati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rat Savior
''The Rat Saviour'' () or ''The Redeemer'' is a 1976 Croatian fantasy horror film directed by Krsto Papić. It was awarded as the best film at the 1977 International Science Fiction Film Festival in Trieste, the 1980 Paris International Festival of Fantastic and Science-Fiction Film and 1982 Fantasporto. The film was selected as the Yugoslav entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 49th Academy Awards, 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. In 2003, Papić directed sequel or/and remake, titled ''Infection'' ('' Infekcija''). 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 * Ivica Vidović – Ivan Gajski * Mirjana Majurec – Sonja Bošković *Fabijan Šovagović Fabija ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bloody Vultures Of Alaska
''The Bloody Vultures of Alaska'' (German: ''Die blutigen Geier von Alaska'') is a 1973 German Western (genre), Western film directed by Harald Reinl and starring Doug McClure, Harald Leipnitz and Angelica Ott.Pitts, Michael R. ''Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films''. McFarland & Company, 2012. p. 105. . It was made as a co-production (film), co-production between West Germany and Yugoslavia. The film's sets were designed by the art director Željko Senečić. Location shooting took place around Dachstein in Austria and the Plitvice Lakes National Park, Plitvice Lakes and Dubrovnik in Yugoslavia. It is set in Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush. Cast References External links * 1973 films 1973 Western (genre) films 1970s German films 1970s German-language films 1970s historical adventure films Constantin Film films Films directed by Harald Reinl Films scored by Bruno Nicolai Films set in Alaska Films set in the 1890s Films shot in Austria Films shot in C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Battle Of Sutjeska (film)
''Battle of Sutjeska'' (also known as ''The Fifth Offensive'') is a 1973 Yugoslav partisan film directed by Stipe Delić. It tells the story of the famous Battle of Sutjeska, the greatest engagement of the Yugoslav Partisan War. The film is one of the most expensive ever made in Yugoslavia. It was selected as the Yugoslav entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 46th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences It was also entered into the 8th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Special Prize. Plot German-occupied Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1943; under the faithful leadership of Marshal Tito, the Yugoslav Partisans have, for a number of years, put up a staunch fight against the occupying Axis powers. Despite being out-gunned, outmaneuvered and vastly outnumbered, they managed to recuperate in a harsh mountainous region called Durmitor in northern Montenegro. However, their respite is sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Mother (1973 Film)
''Little Mother'' (also known as ''Woman of the Year'') is a 1973 drama, romance, cult film directed by Radley Metzger and starring Christiane Krüger, Siegfried Rauch and Ivan Desny. The story was loosely modelled on that of Eva Peron in Argentina. It was a co-production between the United States, West Germany and Yugoslavia. Plot A woman in a South American country rises from being a struggling actress to the wife of the President, who she plans to overthrow and make herself dictator. Cast * Siegfried Rauch as Colonel Pinares * Christiane Krüger as Marina Pinares * Ivan Desny as Colonel Umberia * Mark Damon as Riano * Anton Diffring as The Cardinal * Elga Sorbas as Annette Notes According to one film reviewer, Radley Metzger's films, including those made during the Golden Age of Porn (1969–1984), are noted for their "lavish design, witty screenplays, and a penchant for the unusual camera angle". Another reviewer noted that his films were "highly artistic — ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vuk Samotnjak (film)
''Vuk samotnjak'' ("Lone Wolf") is a Yugoslav children's film A children's film, or family film, is a film genre that generally relates to children in the context of home and family. Children's films are made specifically for children and not necessarily for a general audience, while family films are made f ... released in 1972. External links * Croatian film archive: List of Croatian films from 1944 to 2006 1972 films Croatian-language films Yugoslav children's films Jadran Film films Croatian children's films Films about dogs Films scored by Bojan Adamič {{Croatia-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romance Of A Horsethief
''Romance of a Horsethief'' (; ; ) is a 1971 French-Italian-Yugoslav adventure film directed by Abraham Polonsky. It is loosely based on the 1917 novel with the same name by Joseph Opatoshu. Plot summary In Polish Russia, Stoloff, a Cossack in exile has gained control over a Jewish village. The villagers live by horse-thievery and under the leadership of Kifke. Stoloff's regime is tolerated until he commandeers the village's horses for the Russian army. Naomi has been away in France and gotten ideas of a revolution and inspires the town to resist. This gets Naomi into deep trouble, from which only Kifke and his compatriot Zanvil can rescue her. Zanvil is highly motivated since he is in love with Naomi. Cast * Yul Brynner as Captain Stoloff *Eli Wallach as Kifke *Jane Birkin as Naomi * Lainie Kazan as Estusha * David Opatoshu as Schloime Kradnik *Serge Gainsbourg Serge Gainsbourg (; born Lucien Ginsburg; 2 April 1928 – 2 March 1991) was a French singer-songwri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
