Battle of Kosovo
1989 · 117 min · ★ 6.6 · Drama, History, War
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.
Directed by Zdravko Šotra · Written by Ljubomir Simović
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Gorica Popović Kneginja Milica -
Vojislav Brajović Vuk Branković -
Žarko Laušević Miloš Obilić -
Ljuba Tadić Sultan Murat -
Branislav Lečić Bajazit Jildirim -
Katarina Gojković Kosovka devojka -
Neda Arnerić Ribarica -
Ivan Bekjarev Paramunac -
Branko Cvejić Levčanin -
Svetozar Cvetković Milan Toplica -
Milena Dravić Velislava - M Milan 'Lane' Gutović Ivan Kosančić
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