Đorđe Kadijević

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Đorđe Kadijević

Born January 6, 1933 · Šibenik, Croatia, Yugoslavia (age 93)

Đorđe Kadijević is a Serbian and Yugoslav film director, screenwriter and art critic. Kadijević is well known for his horror films and for TV series Vuk Karadžić, which won the Grand prix in Rome and was protected as European Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO, on the proposition of Umberto Eco.

Known For

Arandjel's PredicamentArandjel's Predicament · 1976
Arandjel's Predicament
★ 7.01976
MovieDramaTV Movie
A story about young man who, after the conflict with his uncle, sets off to emigration.
LeptiricaLeptirica · 1973
Leptirica
★ 6.51973
MovieHorrorDrama
A young man wants to marry the beautiful daughter of a landowner who refuses to allow the marriage. To prove his worth, the young man becomes a miller in a vampire-infested local mill.
MariaMaria · 1976
Maria
★ 9.01976
MovieDramaTV Movie
On her deathbed, the sister tries to help her brother who, burdened with his poor background, can't figure out his life's directions after completing studies.
Belgrade KidsBelgrade Kids · 1976
Belgrade Kids
★ 10.01976
MovieDramaTV Movie
Two faces of an upper-class, urban family, centered around young married couple.
The Maiden's TuneThe Maiden's Tune · 1973
The Maiden's Tune
★ 6.21973
MovieTV MovieHorror
A man heading through the countryside is drawn to a strange castle, which is reputed by the locals to be haunted. There he meets a beguiling young woman who ensnares him in her world of secrets.
The Death of Black GeorgeThe Death of Black George · 1984
The Death of Black George
★ 9.01984
MovieDramaHistory
The story about the death of Karadjordje, the elected leader of the First Serbian Uprising that aimed at liberating Serbia from the Ottoman Empire.
ZarkiZarki · 1970
Zarki
★ 5.71970
MovieWarDrama
In Vojvodina during the war, a partisan commander Zarki fell into the hands of the local Germans. They bound him in chains and take him from one village to another, torturing him in public so he could tell the names from his movement. Bewildered by his resisting power, the Germans tend to break him down and destroy the pride which is his answer to their torture. Frenzied of powerlessness, they ultimately choose the most horrifying death - they buried him alive in the sand that will cover the last trait of him, but he died victorious: He died for his thing.
A Holy PlaceA Holy Place · 1990
A Holy Place
★ 5.41990
MovieHorrorDrama
Strange love story between Toma, a reluctant theology student and Katarina, the beautiful daughter of a powerful feudal lord. After Katarina's mysterious death, Toma is, according to her wishes, forced to read the prayers over her body for three nights in a row.

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Big and SmallBig and Small · 1970
Big and Small
1970
MovieDocumentaryMusic
After the concert event held in the "Dom sindikata" in Belgrade, the great violinist Yehudi Menuhin talks about his Stradivarius violin, the value it has for him and about the world of music in which he lives. In a roadside tavern near Šabac, opera diva Milka Stojanović talks with a folk singer, they talk about their jobs, similarities and differences. Finally, a Roma violinist from the village of Grošnica proudly talks about his violin, which he inherited from his grandfather, on which he now plays, and keeps it for his descendants. All the heroes of this film talk about their love for their profession, about their seriousness and responsibility towards their profession, about their passion for music, about the joy that the life they have chosen gives them.

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