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Acting
Velimir Živojinović
Born June 5, 1933 · Koraćica, Serbia
Died May 22, 2016 · aged 82
Velimir 'Bata' Živojinović was a Serbian stage and film actor. After he graduated from acting schools in Užice and Novi Sad, he enrolled at the Drama Academy in Belgrade.
Known For
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.
Walter Defends Sarajevo · 1972Walter Defends Sarajevo
★ 7.11972
MovieThrillerWar
Sarajevo 1944. The German armies desperately need fuel in the retreat. Walter, the enigmatic and charismatic leader of the resistance movement, can endanger their supplies. The Germans are taking a cunning plan to remove that obstacle.
Balkan Express · 1983Balkan Express
★ 5.81983
MovieComedyWar
In this entertaining, clever satire, it is the beginning of World War II and a group of con artists and thieves decide to pose as musicians under the rubric "The Balkan Express".
The Battle of the Eagles · 1979The Battle of the Eagles
★ 6.41979
MovieDramaHistory
The first Yugoslav Partisan air force unit. Loosely based on historical facts.
Three Tickets to Hollywood · 1993Three Tickets to Hollywood
★ 7.11993
MovieComedy
The story of three boys who, fascinated with seventh art magic, decide to escape from their remote village straight to Hollywood. In the same time, a local policeman frantically organizes a reception for the president of the state. His "strictly controlled" citizens, under the influence of events in Cuba, in 1962. start dividing in two parties, resolved to succeed where Khruschev and J.F.K. have failed.
Battle of Kosovo · 1989Battle of Kosovo
★ 6.61989
MovieDramaHistory
In 1389, the Serbian prince Lazar Hrebeljanović refused to submit to the Turkish Sultan Murat, who was invading Serbia with a large army, in order to continue conquering Europe through it.
The Bridge · 1969The Bridge
★ 7.01969
MovieWarAction
In order to check the German offensive, Partizans send an elite team of explosive experts to blow up a strategically important bridge. Besides being heavily guarded, that bridge is almost indestructible and the only man who knows weak spots in the construction is the architect who built it. He is, however, reluctant to cooperate because he doesn't want to see his masterpiece destroyed.
Pretty Village, Pretty Flame · 1996Pretty Village, Pretty Flame
★ 7.91996
MovieDramaWar
In the opening stages of the Bosnian War, a small group of Serbian soldiers are trapped in a tunnel by a Muslim force.
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