Overview
In June of 1942 Germans and their collaborators decide to get rid of partisans and their stronghold in the woods of Mount Kozara in Northern Bosnia. They encircle the mountain and begin the mop up operation. Out gunned and outnumbered the partisans must not only take care of themselves but try to protect thousands of refugees too.
Fun facts
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Nominations
Nominated for the International Submission to the Academy Awards (1964)
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Setting
Set in Yugoslavia
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Aleksandar Sekulović
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Vladimir ŠpindlerWriter
- Berislav OrlovićWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- July 25, 1962
- Original language
- Serbo-Croatian
- Countries
- Yugoslavia
Production
Cast
Bert SotlarVukša
Velimir 'Bata' ŽivojinovićŠorga
Milena DravićMilja
Olivera MarkovićAnđa
Dragomir FelbaObrad
Ljubiša SamardžićMitar
Mihajlo Kostić 'Pljaka'Ahmet
Milan MiloševićIvica
Abdurrahman ShalaJakov- Davor AntolićJoja
- Tana MascarelliMarinkova majka
Tamara MiletičZlata- Milorad MajićMarinko
- Adam VedernjakMarinko
Branko LustigU oči ranjeni Njemac- Branko MatićViolinista
Branko ŠpoljarNjemački kapetan
Božidar SmiljanićNjemac- Faruk ZadićSeljak
- Petar Spajić 'Suljo'Djeda sa štapom
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