Bekim Fehmiu

Acting

Bekim Fehmiu

Born June 2, 1936 · Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Died June 15, 2010 · aged 74

Bekim Fehmiu (Albanian: [bɛˈkim fɛhˈmiu]; Cyrillic: Беким Фехмију; 1 June 1936 – 15 June 2010) was a Yugoslavian theater and film actor of Albanian ethnicity. He was the first Eastern European actor to star in Hollywood during the Cold War. In 1960, Fehmiu became a member of the Yugoslav Drama Theatre in Belgrade, which he left in 1967, citing bad treatment, to become a free artist. Fehmiu's big…

Known For

Salon KittySalon Kitty · 1976
Salon Kitty
5.61976
MovieDramaWar
In Nazi Germany, Kitty runs a brothel where the soldiers come to 'relax'. Recording devices have been installed by a power-hungry official who plans to use the information to blackmail and usurp Hitler. One of the girls discovers the ploy and, with the madam's help, takes on the dangerous task of exposing the conspiracy.
Special EducationSpecial Education · 1977
Special Education
6.81977
MovieDrama
Educator and those educated in a home for juvenile delinquents in the same test: approach, take a peek into his soul to become a man. The story of a minor, neglected boys-offenders and their teachers who try to reject the old methods of rehabilitation.
The OdysseyThe Odyssey · 1969
The Odyssey
7.61969
MovieAdventureDrama
After fighting in the Trojan War, Odysseus spends years trying to return home to Itaka. [Theatrical version of the 1968 mini-series.]
The Battle of the EaglesThe Battle of the Eagles · 1979
The Battle of the Eagles
6.41979
MovieDramaHistory
The first Yugoslav Partisan air force unit. Loosely based on historical facts.
The AdventurersThe Adventurers · 1970
The Adventurers
4.71970
MovieDramaAction
The wealthy playboy son of an assassinated South American diplomat discovers that his father was murdered on orders of the corrupt president of the country- a man who was his father's friend and who, in fact, his father had helped put into power. He returns from living a jet-set life in Europe to lead a revolution against the government, only to find out that things aren't quite as black and white as he'd assumed.
The GirlThe Girl · 1965
The Girl
6.81965
MovieWarDrama
A lyrical fourfold perspective on WWII through the eyes of a young partisan couple, a town photographer and a German officer.
I Even Met Happy GypsiesI Even Met Happy Gypsies · 1967
I Even Met Happy Gypsies
7.11967
MovieDramaRomance
The protagonist, Bora, is a charming but mean-spirited gypsy, while his older wife, Lence, is submissive. Bora is in love with the younger Tisa, who is being offered in marriage by her father. The two get themselves in trouble and eventually have to flee. Tisa rejects her husband and she and Bora get married in the church, and their adventures continue.
Black SundayBlack Sunday · 1977
Black Sunday
6.71977
MovieActionDrama
An Israeli anti-terrorist agent must stop a disgruntled Vietnam vet cooperating in a Black September PLO plot to commit a terrorist attack at the Super Bowl.

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