Acting
Fabijan Šovagović
Born January 4, 1932 · Ladimirevci, Croatia
Died January 1, 2001 · aged 68
No biography available.
Known For
In the Camp · 1983In the Camp
★ 7.01983
MovieTV MovieDrama
Piano player is commissioned as an officer in WW1 Austro-Hungarian army. His sensitive soul is being tormented by war atrocities. And then he is ordered to hang an old lady...
The Battle of Neretva · 1969The Battle of Neretva
★ 6.81969
MovieDramaWar
In January 1943 the German army, afraid of an Allied invasion of the Balkans, launched a great offensive against Yugoslav Partisans in Western Bosnia. The only way out for Partisan forces and thousands of refugees was the bridge on the river Neretva.
In the Net · 1972In the Net
1972
MovieTV MovieDrama
TV adaptation of “The Net”, a collection of short stories by Erih Kos.
I Want to Live · 1982I Want to Live
★ 7.81982
MovieDrama
Deals with the father-son conflict in a farming family. The two never see eye to eye especially over the way the farm is run. The boy opts for a different way of life and also falls in love with a dumb girl to the horror of his family.
Wet Skin · 1966Wet Skin
1966
MovieTV MovieDrama
In a construction company faced with the suspension of production due to lack of profitability, an engineer still believes in the effectiveness of his work in the province, however it affects the relationship with the girlfriend.
A Shot · 1977A Shot
★ 7.51977
MovieDrama
In a village of heterogeneous ethnic composition (populated by Serbs and Croats), the local hunter gets wounded by an accidental shot which stirs up passion among the two communities.
Monday or Tuesday · 1966Monday or Tuesday
★ 6.51966
MovieDrama
A divorced journalist Marko Požgaj starts his working day by taking his son to the school. During the day many thoughts and images pass through his mind - the memories of childhood, ex-wife, current girlfriend, but mostly his father who died in a war.
The Fed One · 1970The Fed One
★ 6.21970
MovieDrama
Group of concentration camp prisoners is being constantly tortured by their Kappo. Since they are too weak to stand against him, they pick the strongest among themselves and feed him with parts of their rations.
Movies
In the Camp · 1983In the Camp
★ 7.01983
MovieTV MovieDrama
Piano player is commissioned as an officer in WW1 Austro-Hungarian army. His sensitive soul is being tormented by war atrocities. And then he is ordered to hang an old lady...
The Battle of Neretva · 1969The Battle of Neretva
★ 6.81969
MovieDramaWar
In January 1943 the German army, afraid of an Allied invasion of the Balkans, launched a great offensive against Yugoslav Partisans in Western Bosnia. The only way out for Partisan forces and thousands of refugees was the bridge on the river Neretva.
In the Net · 1972In the Net
1972
MovieTV MovieDrama
TV adaptation of “The Net”, a collection of short stories by Erih Kos.
I Want to Live · 1982I Want to Live
★ 7.81982
MovieDrama
Deals with the father-son conflict in a farming family. The two never see eye to eye especially over the way the farm is run. The boy opts for a different way of life and also falls in love with a dumb girl to the horror of his family.
Wet Skin · 1966Wet Skin
1966
MovieTV MovieDrama
In a construction company faced with the suspension of production due to lack of profitability, an engineer still believes in the effectiveness of his work in the province, however it affects the relationship with the girlfriend.
A Shot · 1977A Shot
★ 7.51977
MovieDrama
In a village of heterogeneous ethnic composition (populated by Serbs and Croats), the local hunter gets wounded by an accidental shot which stirs up passion among the two communities.
Monday or Tuesday · 1966Monday or Tuesday
★ 6.51966
MovieDrama
A divorced journalist Marko Požgaj starts his working day by taking his son to the school. During the day many thoughts and images pass through his mind - the memories of childhood, ex-wife, current girlfriend, but mostly his father who died in a war.
The Fed One · 1970The Fed One
★ 6.21970
MovieDrama
Group of concentration camp prisoners is being constantly tortured by their Kappo. Since they are too weak to stand against him, they pick the strongest among themselves and feed him with parts of their rations.
I Have Two Mothers and Two Fathers · 1968I Have Two Mothers and Two Fathers
★ 7.01968
MovieComedyDrama
The parents of a two boys remarried after divorce. The older one stayed with his father and his attractive young wife, while the younger one stayed with the mother and her new husband. On Sundays, the two boys visit the other family alternately, and the younger Djuro will soon realize that they have much more in common.
The Return · 1979The Return
★ 5.21979
MovieWarDrama
Despite the ongoing WW2, most of the people were just minding their own business. But everything changes when police arrests the group of youths under suspicion of being resistance sympathizers. Outraged townsfolk organize the siege of police station.
Kico · 2021Kico
2021
MovieDocumentaryMusic
Documentary about Krunoslav ‘Kićo’ Slabinac, Croatian popular musician.
The Chicken Stealers · 1968The Chicken Stealers
1968
MovieTV MovieWar
At the very end of the WW2, two Croatian Home Guard soldiers run home in German uniforms. They managed to save their lives and spent most of their time stealing chickens and eggs for their superior officer. Their uncertain journey ends with the last task: to escort the arrested partisan agent.
Whatever You Can Spare · 1979Whatever You Can Spare
★ 5.81979
MovieDrama
Zoran is a graduate student of psychology and she gets a motorcycle as a present from his father. Being an unskilled driver, he stumbles upon a girl Biba and she breaks her leg. To prevent a possible lawsuit, he visits her in the hospital. They continue to see each other, and soon fall in love. Biba is a girl from suburban shanty, while Zoran comes from a well-to-do family, and his parents refuse to accept the girl. Young couple gets married and lives temporarily in Biba's home, where they drove out Biba's brother, a petty criminal. While looking for a new apartment, the marriage breaks down. Zoran shines at his exam with thesis on "People from socially broken families", while Biba gives birth to their child in the hospital.
Scalawag · 1973Scalawag
★ 5.71973
MovieAdventureWestern
A crew of land locked pirates, led by the aptly named Peg, go in search of buried treasure hidden by the treacherous Mudhook and his twin brother. They meet up with good natured landowner, Don Aragon, who goes along for the ride with his sister and a young boy, Jamie. Along the way, Peg and Jamie form a father son relationship that is put to the test due to Peg's naturally dishonest ways.
The Little Train Robbery · 1984The Little Train Robbery
★ 7.01984
MovieDramaComedy
Lika, Austro-Hungarian Empire, the year is 1918, the last year of WWI. In a wasteland rocky area, among ravines there is a small gendarmery police station with several gendarmes headed by sergeant Cokula. The area is controlled by a group of outlaws led by Todor nicknamed "The Terrible". Sergeant Cokula and Todor did not bother each other, until bandits robbed the emperor's inspector.
Friends · 1972Friends
1972
MovieDramaCrime
An absurd combination of circumstances turns two idle young men into fugitives from the law.
Short Night of Glass Dolls · 1971Short Night of Glass Dolls
★ 6.61971
MovieHorrorThriller
An American journalist in Prague searches for his girlfriend who has suddenly disappeared.
The Last of the Stipancics · 1968The Last of the Stipancics
★ 9.01968
MovieTV MovieDrama
Eduard Galić’s movie based on the book by Vjenceslav Novak.
The Birch Tree · 1967The Birch Tree
★ 7.61967
MovieDramaRomance
A beautiful but ailing girl is married to a harsh man who doesn't care for her. Only after she dies does he realize that he actually loves her.
Back of the Medal · 1965Back of the Medal
★ 7.31965
MovieThrillerDrama
A tense detective movie about Eva Ružić, an accountant in a large firm, who was sentenced to 7 years in prison for embezzlement of public property.
The Hunt · 1974The Hunt
1974
MovieTV MovieDrama
Through Šimun’s conflict with the head of the new agricultural cooperative, where he is forced to work in order to feed his family, the changes that land reclamation has brought to everyday life in the Neretva Valley are depicted, destroying the traditional way of life.
To Live on Love · 1973To Live on Love
★ 6.61973
MovieRomanceDrama
A story about a couple whose problems start when she takes a job as a teacher in order to financially support his education.
Meetings with Remarkable Men · 1979Meetings with Remarkable Men
★ 6.71979
MovieDrama
The story of G.I. Gurdjieff an Asian mystic who after a lifetimes study developed a form of meditation incorporating modern dance.
The Rat Savior · 1976The Rat Savior
★ 6.51976
MovieScience FictionHorror
A poor writer discovers that a species of rats has banded together to impersonate humans and supplant them unnoticed, in a manner reminiscent of the transformations in Eugene Ionesco's Rhinoceros, or the covert conspiracy of pod-people in The Invasion of the Body Snatchers. This film's story is based on a book by the Soviet writer Alexander Grin.
TV Shows
Journey to Vucjak · 1986Journey to Vucjak
★ 7.01986
SeriesDrama
With WWI finally ending in 1918, Croatian journalist Kresimir Horvat travels from Zagreb to his village of Vucjak in Zagorje and becomes a witness of history as Austria-Hungarian Empire dissolves.
Beggars and Sons · 1984Beggars and Sons
★ 9.51984
SeriesComedyDrama
Story about Matan, professional beggar, smuggler, and trickster, his childhood and adult adventures with his family. It is shown as retrospective, while Matan is hiding from the authorities in the mental institution.
Where the Wild Boars Go · 1971Where the Wild Boars Go
★ 8.41971
SeriesCrimeDrama
It happens around Zagreb in 1941-1943, during World War II. Two groups of smugglers led by Crni Rok and Veriga, fight for supremacy on the black market. They also have to deal with the Germans, Ustashas, the police and communist illegals.
Baby Deer · 1981Baby Deer
★ 7.41981
SeriesDramaFamily
A group of kids saves a baby deer from the woods and then they take care of it until it grows up. Original title: JELENKO
What Are We In This World... · 1973What Are We In This World...
★ 8.01973
SeriesComedy
The tragic characters of losers from the beginning of the 20th century are a precious record of the era.
Operation Barbarossa · 1990Operation Barbarossa
★ 10.01990
Series
Operation Barbarossa is a kids TV show, based on the novel The Mysterious Boy by Ivan Kušan. It is a story about a boy who for some time lives in the belief that he is to blame for the death of a friend, a peer, who drowned in the Sava river. In order to cover up his death, the boy takes his name (because he had just come to Zagreb when he disappeared) also goes to another school. Thus, in two shifts (before noon - afternoon), he tries to be a student in two schools and gets into many dramatic situations. The riddle is, of course, solved by Kušan's main character Koko.
In the Registrar's Office · 1974In the Registrar's Office
★ 8.51974
SeriesDrama
Based on the Ante Kovačić's novel "U registraturi" (In the Registrar's Office, 1888.) Tells the story of Ivica Kicmanovic – from his childhood to his eventual downfall caused by a femme fatale Laura. 9 episodes in total.
The Man Himself · 1970The Man Himself
1970
SeriesDrama
An adaptation of Ivo Kozarčanin's novel of the same name and consists of four episodes. The protagonist is a young official named Valentin, and the plot shows his childhood, growing up and a disastrous marriage that will end in murder.
Diploma za smrt · 1989Diploma za smrt
1989
Series