The Salonika Assassins
1961 · 106 min · ★ 6.8 · History, Drama
The story of a famous group of Macedonian freedom fighters that opposed Ottoman repression at the beginning of 20th century.
Directed by Žika Mitrović · Written by Jovan Boškovski
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- D Dragan Ocokoljić Kosta Kirkov
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Aleksandar Gavrić Orče Pop Ordanov -
Darko Damevski Ilija Trčkov -
Istref Begolli Pavle Satev -
Marko Todorović Dimitar Mečev - S Stevo Spasovski Vladimir Pingov
- P Petar Prličko Nikola Popov
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Marlies Behrens Alis - J Joachim Mock Marsel
- V Veljko Maričić Rihar
- J Josip Zappalorto Pietro
- A Aleksandar Gruden
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