''The Peaks of Zelengora'' ( / ) is a

1976 Events January * January 2 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 18 – Full diplomatic ...

Yugoslav war drama directed by

Zdravko Velimirović Zdravko Velimirović ( sr-Cyrl, Здравко Велимировић; 11 October 1930 – 7 February 2005) was a Yugoslavian film director and screenwriter, University Professor, a member of the Academy of Arts and Sciences. He also directed ...

Plot

During the 1943

Battle of Sutjeska Case Black (), also known as the Fifth Enemy Offensive ( sh-Latn, Peta neprijateljska ofanziva) in Yugoslav historiography and often identified with its final phase, the Battle of the Sutjeska ( sh-Latn, Bitka na Sutjesci ) was a joint attack ...

Yugoslav partisan The Yugoslav Partisans,Serbo-Croatian, Macedonian language, Macedonian, and Slovene language, Slovene: , officially the National Liberation Army and Partisan Detachments of Yugoslavia sh-Latn-Cyrl, Narodnooslobodilačka vojska i partizanski odr ...

troops must endure 24 hours of heavy attacks by

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...

troops of the ''Prinz Eugen'' division, on the hill called Ljubin Grave.

Cast

Sergei Bondarchuk Sergei Fyodorovich Bondarchuk (25 September 192020 October 1994) was a Soviet and Russian actor and filmmaker of Ukrainian origin who was one of the leading figures of Soviet cinema in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. He is known for his sweeping p ...

as Profesor *

Bata Živojinović Velimir "Bata" Živojinović ( sr-Cyrl, Велимир "Бата" Живојиновић; 5 June 1933 – 22 May 2016) was a Yugoslav and Serbian actor and politician. He appeared in more than 340 films and TV series, and is regarded as one of ...

as Boro *

Josephine Chaplin Josephine Hannah Chaplin (March 28, 1949 – July 13, 2023) was an American actress and the daughter of filmmaker Charlie Chaplin and his fourth wife, Oona O'Neill. She had a featured role in Pier Paolo Pasolini's ''The Canterbury Tales'' (1972) ...

as Milena * Alain Noury as Milan *

Veljko Mandić Veljko Mandić (10 October 1924 – 19 November 1988) was a Montenegrin actor. He appeared in more than fifty films from 1955 to 1988. Selected filmography References External links * 1924 births 1988 deaths Actors from Nikšić Y ...

as Veljko * Ljiljana Dragutinović as Čarna * Slobodan Dimitrijević as Andrija Šiler *

Danilo Lazović Danilo Lazović ( sr-cyr, Данило Лазовић; 25 November 1951 – 25 March 2006) was a Serbian actor. He is best remembered by his role of Šćepan Šćekić in the Yugoslav TV series ''Srećni ljudi''. Political views During the Yugosl ...

as Dačo * Faruk Begoli as Rajko *

Branko Đurić Branko Đurić (; born 28 May 1962), also known by his nickname Đuro (Cyrillic: Ђуро), is a Bosnian actor, comedian, film director and musician, who lives and works in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Born and raised in Sarajevo, Đurić rose to prom ...

as Rajko Đurović *

Voja Mirić Vojislav "Voja" Mirić ( sr-Cyrl, Воја Мирић; 7 April 1933 – 23 April 2019) was a Serbian television and film actor most noted for his role as Ahmed Nurudin in the 1974 Yugoslav movie '' Dervis i smrt'' (popularly known as ''Death an ...

as Sturmbannführer * Božidar Pavićević Longa as Hauptsturmführer * Miodrag Krstović as Radica *

Darinka Đurašković Dara Rolins (born Darina Gombošová on 7 December 1972) is a Slovak recording artist and entrepreneur. Her music career began at the age of nine, after being cast in the television musical ''Zázračný autobus'' (1981). The early role establi ...

as Anđa * Gordana Kosanović as Borka *

Peter Carsten Peter Carsten (30 April 1928 – 20 April 2012) was a German actor and film producer. He appeared in 90 films between 1953 and 1999, including in supporting roles, ''Dark of the Sun'' (1968), ''Hannibal Brooks'' (1969), ''Madame Bovary (196 ...

as Oberst * Rastislav Jović as Hans

Credits

* Screenplay:

Mladen Oljača Mladen () is a South Slavic masculine given name, derived from the Slavic root ''mlad'' (, ), meaning "young". It is present in Bosnian, Slovenian, Montenegrin, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Serbian, and Croatian society since the Middle Ages. ...

, Đurica Labović,

Aleksandar Vukotić Aleksandar Vukotić (born 22 July 1995) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for German club Darmstadt 98. Career Vukotić signed a three-year contract with Beveren Beveren () is a former municipality in the Be ...

* Director of photography:

Zoran Jovičić Zoran Jovičić (Serbian Cyrillic: Зоран Joвичић; born 17 April 1973) is a Serbian retired professional footballer who played as a forward. Jovičić played in two friendly matches for FR Yugoslavia The State Union of Serbia and ...

* Music: Zoran Hristić * Film editor: Katarina Stojanović * Sound recording: Duško Aleksić * Boom operator: Milan Tričković * Assistant directors: Krsto Petanjek, Đorđe Vujović * Costumes: Ljiljana Dragović * Makeup artist: Šuco Šarkić * Camera operator: Stevan Lepetić * Script supervisor:

Ranka Velimirović Ranka Velimirović ( sr-Cyrl, Ранка Велимировић; 20 June 1940 – 5 March 2020) was a film producer and film director. She was the wife of the prominent Yugoslav film director Zdravko Velimirović. Career and life She was ...

* Assistant to the director: Milorad Laković * Assistant camera: Nikola Đurašković, Marko Živković * Assistant editor: Peca Aleksić * Set dresser: Asim Babić * Gaffer: Boško Kovačević * Special effects: Islam Ibračić, Vlatko Miličević * Set construction: Lelo Adil * Armourer: Stojan Mrba * Wardrobe: Zvonimir Meštrović, Ramiza Kalamujić * Props: Mirsad Huković * Figurines: Vera Jovičić * Unit menager: Simo Cvjetković * Production menagers: Slobodan Roganović, Savo Popović, Maric Perić

Rewards

* Golden Arena for Best Screenplay 1976:

, Đurica Labović and

. * Golden Arena for Best Supporting Actor 1976:

Dedication

This film is dedicated to the defenders of Ljuba's grave during the fateful

battle of Sutjeska Case Black (), also known as the Fifth Enemy Offensive ( sh-Latn, Peta neprijateljska ofanziva) in Yugoslav historiography and often identified with its final phase, the Battle of the Sutjeska ( sh-Latn, Bitka na Sutjesci ) was a joint attack ...

Special thanks

* Military consultant Maj. General Milan Vukotić. "The Production thanks the Yugoslavian People's Army for their collaboration during this film."

References

External links

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67. Pulski filmski festival
Films set in 1943 Films directed by Zdravko Velimirović Yugoslav war drama films 1976 films 1976 drama films Partisan films Films set in Bosnia and Herzegovina 1970s war drama films Films scored by Zoran Hristić {{1970s-drama-film-stub