Vanja Drach

Acting

Vanja Drach

Born February 1, 1932 · Bošnjaci, Croatia, Yugoslavia

Died September 6, 2009 · aged 77

No biography available.

Known For

The Secret of Nikola TeslaThe Secret of Nikola Tesla · 1980
The Secret of Nikola Tesla
★ 6.21980
MovieDrama
Life and times of Nikola Tesla, famous scientist whose inventions were stolen, but whose greatest contribution to mankind remain a mystery to this day.
ThirstThirst · 1969
Thirst
1969
MovieTV MovieDrama
In 1878, during the Austro-Hungarian occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the commander of the gendarmerie station in Sokolac was given the task of suppressing the Hajduk movement in that area. The commander asks the arrested and wounded hajduk leader to hand over his comrades.
Doctor MladenDoctor Mladen · 1975
Doctor Mladen
★ 6.41975
MovieDramaWar
The story begins in 1941 and shows one of the people who which were actually, very brave and proudly fought against the Ustasha, Germans and other butchers, not related to that ideology was tied. The film is about Dr. Mladen Stojanovic legend of Kozara and Krajina, great man, humanist, friend, and finally the commander one of a the proud partisan detachment, which is that area brought for a moment bring much desired freedom.
That Summer of White RosesThat Summer of White Roses · 1989
That Summer of White Roses
★ 6.01989
MovieDrama
In the summer of 1944, in a peaceful resort town in the Nazi-occupied Yugoslavia, an easy-going lifeguard takes in a widow of a partisan and her young son. Their relationship grows until he unknowingly saves a Nazi officer from drowning.
Just Between UsJust Between Us · 2010
Just Between Us
★ 4.92010
MovieDramaComedy
Nikola is a man who knows how to really enjoy life; he's even able to rouse sympathy for his sinful ways. His brother turns a blind eye to his philandering although, with a broken marriage behind him, he doesn't have a clear conscience, either. Is there anything positive to be said about infidelity, or does it simply deserve the utmost contempt, particularly when it's more premeditated than spontaneous?
To LiveTo Live · 1969
To Live
1969
MovieTV MovieDrama
An unknown traveler disembarks from a steamship on a rainy day in a small and deserted coastal town, where he will spend the night and find a girl who will remain in his heart forever.
Klara DombrovskaKlara Dombrovska · 1976
Klara Dombrovska
1976
MovieTV MovieDrama
It tells about mutual conflicts and the decline of the once rich and prominent Zagreb family Dombrovski. In this large family, women have always been in charge of decisions. The plot takes place immediately after the death of the founder and owner of the company, Vladimir Dombrovski.
All for FreeAll for Free · 2006
All for Free
★ 6.22006
MovieDramaComedy
Tired of his life of crime and violence, Goran decides to sell everything he owns, takes his uncle's van and moves to Bosnia where he starts working as a manager and bartender for a travelling bar. On his travels he stops in a small town where he meets Maja, the girlfriend of a local mob boss, and they start a whirlwind, starcrossed romance.

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Serafin, the Lighthouse Keeper's SonSerafin, the Lighthouse Keeper's Son · 2002
Serafin, the Lighthouse Keeper's Son
★ 10.02002
MovieDrama
Serafin Skoko grew up on a lonely lighthouse island off of the coast of the Adriatic Sea, with nothing more than birds, the sea and the rocks to keep him company and with his parents constant arguing being the only inkling of human contact. After he reaches adulthood, desperately seeking a way out of his monotony, he enlists into the Austro-Hunagarian army and is stationed in a small continental Croatian town, where he falls in love with Crvena, a beautiful local spendthrift. However, as the shadows of the First World War begin closing in over Europe, he decides to fake insanity in order to avoid military service and is put through the horrors of his homecountry's mental insititutions.

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