Directing

Vladimir Pogačić

Born September 23, 1919 · Karlovac, Croatia, Yugoslavia [now Croatia]

Died September 13, 1999 · aged 79

Vladimir Pogačić (23 September 1919 – 13 September 1999) was a Yugoslav film director. Before World War II, Pogačić studied art history at the University of Zagreb Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. In the late 1940s he enrolled at the Belgrade Film School. Between 1945 and 1947 he worked as a screenwriter and director at Radio Zagreb (present-day Croatian Radio) and as a director at the…

Known For

Caroline of Rijeka

Caroline of Rijeka · 1961

Caroline of Rijeka

MovieHistoryDrama

The movie Karolina Rijecka is loosely based on the legendary story of young Karolina Belinic. When the English fleet began firing cannons on the Adriatic port of Rijeka, young Karolina boarded the ship of English Admiral John Leard and negotiated a cease-fire to save the town from destruction.

The Man in the Photograph

The Man in the Photograph · 1963

The Man in the Photograph

Pro-Nazi police arrests an ordinary man from the street because he is a dead ringer for a legendary resistance leader.

Story of a Factory

Story of a Factory · 1949

Story of a Factory

Shortly after country's liberation, one of few factories tries to enhance its production. A group of reactionary individuals fails to stop its work and building of new production units.

Millions on the Island

Millions on the Island · 1955

Millions on the Island

MovieFamilyDrama

Three children, two brothers and their friend, win a lottery ticket at sports forecasting. Upon deciding not to tell their parents in order to buy a ship, two criminals find out about this and try to steal their money.

Perfidy

Perfidy · 1953

MovieRomanceDrama

A story about a young man tempted to kill his rival for a girl, only to find out that he may be his illegitimate son. The story is set in XIX century Dubrovnik.

Big and Small

Big and Small · 1956

MovieThrillerWar

Under a police pursuit, Pavle tries to transfer a group of illegals on a free liberated territory. Pavle hopes to find a hideaway at an old friend Stevan, but these expectations fail. However, help unexpectedly comes from Stevan's little son Aca.

Saturday Night

Saturday Night · 1957

MovieDramaRomance

Three stories set in Belgrade by night: A loving couple who alarms public uproar for kissing in the street, a lonely boxing handler whose help isn't really appreciated, and two young people who never manage to get to know each other due to dress code issues.

Alone

A group of partisans fight to the last man to cover a retreat, leaving only five, who take the newborn child of a dead woman with them. Based on the novel by Mihajlo Ranovcevic.

Filmography

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Caroline of Rijeka

Caroline of Rijeka · 1961

Caroline of Rijeka

MovieHistoryDrama

The movie Karolina Rijecka is loosely based on the legendary story of young Karolina Belinic. When the English fleet began firing cannons on the Adriatic port of Rijeka, young Karolina boarded the ship of English Admiral John Leard and negotiated a cease-fire to save the town from destruction.

Director

The Man in the Photograph

The Man in the Photograph · 1963

The Man in the Photograph

Pro-Nazi police arrests an ordinary man from the street because he is a dead ringer for a legendary resistance leader.

Director

Story of a Factory

Story of a Factory · 1949

Story of a Factory

Shortly after country's liberation, one of few factories tries to enhance its production. A group of reactionary individuals fails to stop its work and building of new production units.

Director

Millions on the Island

Millions on the Island · 1955

Millions on the Island

MovieFamilyDrama

Three children, two brothers and their friend, win a lottery ticket at sports forecasting. Upon deciding not to tell their parents in order to buy a ship, two criminals find out about this and try to steal their money.

Inspektor

Perfidy

Perfidy · 1953

MovieRomanceDrama

A story about a young man tempted to kill his rival for a girl, only to find out that he may be his illegitimate son. The story is set in XIX century Dubrovnik.

Director

Big and Small

Big and Small · 1956

MovieThrillerWar

Under a police pursuit, Pavle tries to transfer a group of illegals on a free liberated territory. Pavle hopes to find a hideaway at an old friend Stevan, but these expectations fail. However, help unexpectedly comes from Stevan's little son Aca.

Director

Saturday Night

Saturday Night · 1957

MovieDramaRomance

Three stories set in Belgrade by night: A loving couple who alarms public uproar for kissing in the street, a lonely boxing handler whose help isn't really appreciated, and two young people who never manage to get to know each other due to dress code issues.

Director

Alone

A group of partisans fight to the last man to cover a retreat, leaving only five, who take the newborn child of a dead woman with them. Based on the novel by Mihajlo Ranovcevic.

Writer

The Last Day

The Last Day · 1951

A group of former members of the Gestapo participates in espionage activities, helped by a group of locals, dissatisfied with the new authorities. However, members of the Yugoslav secret police, the infamous UDBA, are on their track. This is the first Yugoslavian spy film.

Director

Legends of Anika

Legends of Anika · 1954

Legends of Anika

Based on a story by Nobel Prize-winner Ivo Andrić. When a young man's affair with a married woman ends disastrously he spurns the girl he'd once loved. She reacts to his contempt by becoming the town harlot.

Director