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Vladimir Medar
Vladimir Medar (1923–1978) was a Croatian film and television actor. He played the title role in the 1962 Italian adventure film '' Taras Bulba, the Cossack''.Kinnard & Crnkovich p.168 Selected filmography * ''Barba Zvane'' (1949) - Stipe as partijac * ''Jezero'' (1950) * ''Bakonja fra Brne'' (1951) - Krsto * '' The Gypsy Girl'' (1953) * ''Esalon doktora M.'' (1955) - Saban * '' Michel Strogoff'' (1956) - Aubergiste (uncredited) * ''Poslednji kolosek'' (1956) - Masinovodja Djordje * ''Cipelice na asfaltu'' (1956) - (segment "Gvozdeni orao") * ''Potrazi Vandu Kos'' (1957) - Samac (uncredited) * ''La Tour, prends garde !'' (1958) * '' Miss Stone'' (1958) - Golemiot Vezir * ''Gospodja ministarka'' (1958) * ''Tri Ane'' (1959) - Recepcioner hotela 'Istra' II * ''Dilizansa snova'' (1960) - Gost u kafani (uncredited) * ''Love and Fashion'' (1960) - Modni krojac II * ''Zajednicki stan'' (1960) - Dragisa * ''Prvi gradjanin male varosi'' (1961) - Predsednik druge opstine * ''Solimano il c ... [...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] |
Among Vultures
''Among Vultures'' (German: ''Unter Geiern'') is a 1964 Red Western film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Stewart Granger, Pierre Brice, Elke Sommer and Götz George. It was also released as ''Frontier Hellcat''. The film was a co-production between West Germany, France, Italy and Yugoslavia. It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin and location shooting, on location in Yugoslavia, particularly in Socialist Republic of Croatia, Croatia.AMONG VULTURES "(Unter Geiern)" Monthly Film Bulletin; London. Vol. 33, Issue 384 (1 January 1966): 143. The film's sets were designed by the art director Vladimir Tadej. The story is based on the eponymous novel by Karl May. Plot In the late 19th century on the Llano Estacado, pioneer Baumann and his son Martin find their farm raided, Baumann's wife killed. After the attack, various characters arrive, including a Mormons, Mormon preacher named Weller and a military officer. Weller claims Shoshone, Shoshoni Indians are the culprits, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiddler On The Roof (film)
''Fiddler on the Roof'' is a 1971 American historical drama, period musical film produced and directed by Norman Jewison from a screenplay written by Joseph Stein, based on the Fiddler on the Roof, stage musical by Stein, Jerry Bock, and Sheldon Harnick, which premiered on Broadway in 1964. Set in early 20th-century Russian Empire, Imperial Russia, the film centers on Tevye (Chaim Topol), a poor Jewish milkman who is faced with the challenge of marrying off his five daughters amidst the growing tension in his shtetl. The cast also features Norma Crane, Leonard Frey, Molly Picon, Paul Mann, Rosalind Harris, Michele Marsh (actress), Michèle Marsh, Neva Small and Paul Michael Glaser. The musical score, composed by Bock with lyrics by Harnick, was adapted and conducted by John Williams. Filmed at Pinewood Studios in England and on-location in Socialist Republic of Croatia, SR Croatia, ''Fiddler on the Roof'' was theatrically released on November 3, 1971, by United Artists to critica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Way To Paradise (film)
''The Way to Paradise'' () is a 1970 Croatian film directed by Mario Fanelli and written by Miroslav Krleža, starring Boris Buzančić and Ljuba Tadić. Krleža based the script on his own novellas ''The Cricket under a Waterfall'' and ''The Finale''. It was the first film adaptation of his literary work, and the only one he was personally involved with. Plot A man dies and goes to heaven, escaping the predicament of the modern civilisation. However, once there, he encounters similar people and situations. Cast * Boris Buzančić as Professor Bernardo Leander * Ljuba Tadić as the doctor * Zvonko Strmac as chief physician * Mato Grković as priest from the sarcophagus * Snežana Nikšić as Miss Amalija * Svjetlana Knežević as Marijana * Zvonko Lepetić as Ensign Bandera * Jovan Ličina as chief physician's patient * Branko Supek as Cadet Rizling * Relja Bašić as Kristian Pendrekovski * Viktor Starčić as Baron Silvester * Dragan Milivojević as first councillor to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love And Some Swear Words
''Love and Some Swear Words'' (''Ljubav i poneka psovka'') is a Croatian film directed by Antun Vrdoljak and starring Boris Dvornik, Ružica Sokić, and Boris Buzančić. It was released in 1969. It was shown at the 17th Pula Film Festival Pula Film Festival () is an annual Croatian film festival, established in 1954. It is held in a Roman amphitheater known as the Pula Arena. Pula Film Festival is the oldest Croatian film festival and is usually held in the summer, in July or Aug ... in the summer of 1970. References External links * 1969 films Croatian comedy-drama films 1960s Croatian-language films Yugoslav comedy-drama films Films directed by Antun Vrdoljak 1969 comedy-drama films {{Croatia-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Valley Of Death (film)
''The Valley of Death'' or ''Winnetou and Shatterhand in the Valley of Death'' () is a 1968 western film directed by Harald Reinl and starring Lex Barker, Pierre Brice and Rik Battaglia. It was the last in a series of films based on Karl May novels. These had previously enjoyed major commercial success, although this film's box office returns were disappointing. It was effectively a remake of an earlier film in the series ''Treasure of the Silver Lake''. It was shot at the Spandau Studios in West Berlin and on location in Yugoslavia. The film's sets were designed by the art director Vladimir Tadej Vladimir Tadej (9 May 1925 – 1 March 2017) was a Croatian production designer, screenwriter and film director. He contributed to more than forty films from 1949 to 1998. Biography Tadej was born in Novska in 1925. In 1945 he enrolled into arc .... Cast References External links * 1968 films 1968 Western (genre) films 1960s historical films German Western (genre) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Belle Starr Story
''The Belle Starr Story''/''Il mio corpo per un poker'' is a 1968 Italian Spaghetti Western film co-written and co-directed by Lina Wertmüller and starring Elsa Martinelli, who also sings the title song. It is the only Spaghetti Western directed by a woman and one of the few which stars a woman in the title role. Wertmüller replaced Piero Cristofani as director in his intended directorial debut. Plot A successful gambling woman named Belle Starr (Elsa Martinelli with red hair, freckles, and chain smoking Tiparillos) attracts the interest of fellow gambler Larry Blackie (George Eastman) who proceeds to win all her money, and her ring. Larry suggests that they play for one night with her against the pot. She throws three queens of four – and loses. At the hotel room he asks why she has thrown the queens and tells that he has seen her cards. He ducks for her shot and draws the rug under her. They hit each other and fight in bed, and then kiss. Afterwards she tells him that no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massacre In The Black Forest
''Massacre in the Black Forest'' () is a 1967 list of historical drama films, historical drama film set on the northeast frontier of the Roman Empire facing the area of Germania in A.D. 9. The film centers on Arminius, a chieftain of the Cherusci Germanic tribe (in what is now Lower Saxony), who drew three Roman legions into an ambush in the Teutoburg Forest, known as the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest. Cast Release The film was released in 1967. Footnotes References * See also *''In the Shadow of the Eagles'' (dir. Ferdinando Baldi, 1966), with Cameron Mitchell (actor), Cameron Mitchell, Beba Lončar, Dieter Eppler, Peter Carsten *List of historical drama films *List of films set in ancient Rome *List of German films: 1960s *Battle of the Teutoburg Forest External links *Stefan Noack: "Gebt mir meine Millionen wieder!" Der Spielfilm "Hermann der Cherusker" als Beispiel einer multinationalen Varusschlacht-Adaption in den 1960er u. 1970er Jahren, Berlin 2012* * Traile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Day Of Anger
''Day of Anger'' ( , lit. "The Days of Wrath") is a 1967 Spaghetti Western film directed and co-written by Tonino Valerii and starring Lee Van Cleef and Giuliano Gemma, and features a musical score by Riz Ortolani. The film credits the novel ''Der Tod ritt dienstags'' ("Death Rode on Tuesdays") by Ron Barker (Rolf O. Becker) as its basis, although Valerii and screenwriter Ernesto Gastaldi have attested that this credit was primarily included to appease the West German co-producers, and that although some scenes are partially borrowed from it, the film is not an adaptation of Becker's novel. ''Day of Anger'' was Valerii's second film, as well as his second Spaghetti Western, following '' Taste for Killing''. Valerii went on to film his third Spaghetti Western, '' The Price of Power'', also featuring Gemma, in 1969. The 86" version was released on home media as ''Days of Wrath''. Plot Scott is a young man working as a street sweeper in the town of Clifton, Arizona. Scott is l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Blood Demon
''The Blood Demon'' (''Die Schlangengrube und das Pendel'' in West Germany), also known as ''The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism'', ''The Snake Pit and the Pendulum'', ''Blood of the Virgins'', and ''Castle of the Walking Dead'', is a 1967 West German horror film directed by Harald Reinl and starring Christopher Lee, Karin Dor, and Lex Barker. The film, written by Manfred R. Köhler, is based on Edgar Allan Poe's 1842 short story "The Pit and the Pendulum" and concerns the saga of Count Regula (Lee) who, after being drawn and quartered for murdering 12 virgin maidens, returns to life seeking revenge. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Gabriel Pellon and Rolf Zehetbauer. Plot The setting in time is the 18th century, and the probable story location is Germany. Baroness Lilian von Brabant and her lawyer Roger Mont Elise receive an invitation to the Blood Castle, in Sander Valley, where a large inheritance is awaiting the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In The Shadow Of The Eagles
''In the Shadow of Eagles'' (original title ''All'ombra delle aquile'') is a 1966 sword-and-sandal film written and directed by Ferdinando Baldi and starring Cameron Mitchell and Beba Lončar. Plot Emperor Tiberius is warned of the threat posed by the Germanic tribes revolting in the northern province of Pannonia. Tribune Marcus Vinditius is entrusted with the insignia of the 7th Legion and ordered by Governor Messala to subdue the rebellion. Magdus, the aging leader of the Pannonian tribes, is angry with Batone because he has compromised the peace terms with Rome, but Batone is a much younger warrior who has lost his reason and lusts for blood. Cast * Cameron Mitchell as Marcus Venditius * Dieter Eppler as Publius * Aleksander Gavrić as Batone * Paul Windsor as Messala * Remo De Angelis as Publius * Vladimir Medar as Magdus * Beba Lončar as Helen * Gabriella Pallotta as Julia * Peter Carsten * Beli Bolin See also *''Massacre in the Black Forest'' (dir. Ferdinando ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winnetou And Old Firehand
''Winnetou and Old Firehand'' () is a 1966 western film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Pierre Brice, Rod Cameron, and Marie Versini. It was made as a co-production between West Germany and Yugoslavia, as part of a series of Karl May adaptations made during the decade. It was not a box-office success and only one further film was made.Bergfelder p. 189 The film was released by Bavaria Film in Germany, and by its parent company Columbia Pictures in the United States (under the title ''Thunder at the Border''). It was made at the Spandau Studios in Berlin and on location in Croatia. The film's sets were designed by the art director Vladimir Tadej Vladimir Tadej (9 May 1925 – 1 March 2017) was a Croatian production designer, screenwriter and film director. He contributed to more than forty films from 1949 to 1998. Biography Tadej was born in Novska in 1925. In 1945 he enrolled into arc .... Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1966 films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
