''The Man to Destroy'' () is a 1979 Yugoslav historical-
fantasy film
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directed by
Veljko Bulajić
Veljko Bulajić (22 March 1928 – 2 April 2024) was a Montenegrin film director and UNESCO Kalinga Prize recipient. Bulajić spent the majority of his life working in Croatia and is primarily known for directing World War II-themed movies from ...
, made in Croatian-Montenegrin coproduction. The film was selected as the Yugoslav entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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at the
52nd Academy Awards
The 52nd Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored films released in 1979 and took place on April 14, 1980, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, beginning at 6:00 p ...
, but was not accepted as a nominee.
[Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]
The film won grand prix at the
Sitges Film Festival
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in 1980, while Bulajić was awarded for best direction at the
. It also won
ESFS Award, and was awarded by
European Science Fiction Society
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The organisation was founded at the first Euro ...
at
Eurocon
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1980, as best film of the year (tie-in with
Luigi Cozzi
Luigi Cozzi (born 7 September 1947) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. At a young age, Cozzi became a fan of science fiction and began his career as an overseas correspondent for Western film magazines. After directing his first film ' ...
's ''
Starcrash
''Starcrash'' () is a 1978 space opera film directed and co-written by Luigi Cozzi, and starring Marjoe Gortner, Caroline Munro, David Hasselhoff, Joe Spinell and Christopher Plummer.
Widely regarded as a "cash-in" on the unprecedented succe ...
'').
Cast
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Zvonimir Črnko as Farfa odnosno
Scepan Mali / car Petar III
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Vladimir Popović as Kapetan Tanovic
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Charles Millot
Charles Millot (born Veljko Milojević; 23 December 1921 – 6 October 2003) was a Yugoslav-born French actor who made many film appearances over a 35-year period.
His notable film appearances include: '' The Train'' (1964), ''The Night of t ...
as Agent prvog reda
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Ranko Kovačević as Djakon
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Tanja Bošković
Tanja Bošković ( sr-Cyrl, Тања Бошковић; born 27 June 1953) is a Serbian actress. She has performed in more than forty films since 1974.
Selected filmography
Television
References
External links
*
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as Elfa
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Dušica Žegarac
Dušica Žegarac ( sr-cyr, Душица Жегарац; 15 April 1944 – 24 May 2019http://rs.n1info.com/Vesti/a486323/Preminula-glumica-Dusica-Zegarac.html cf. N1info news) was a Serbian film and television actress. She began acting in 1960 an ...
as Justina
*
Tanasije Uzunović as Vrhovni sotona
*
Mate Ergović as Stanko Palikarda, Elfin otac
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Zuzana Kocúriková
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as Zefira, bludnica
* Danilo Radulović
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Antun Nalis
Antun Nalis (9 February 1911 – 14 February 2000), a.k.a. Tonči Nalis, was a Croatian actor.
Antun Nalis was born in Zadar, which was part of Austria-Hungary at the time. After World War I Zadar became part of Italy, which later helped Nalis to ...
* Ivica Pajer as Ruski Knez
* Ivo Vukcevic
*
Veljko Mandic as Crnogorac
See also
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References
External links
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1979 films
Croatian fantasy films
1970s Croatian-language films
Yugoslav fantasy films
Films directed by Veljko Bulajić
Films set in the 18th century
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