The Door Remains Open
1959 · 100 min · ★ 5.3 · Drama
A juvenile delinquent escapes the hall and responses to ad of the parents who lost their son in WWII. After being accepted with much love and care, he reconsiders his initial plan to rob the family.
Directed by František Čáp · Written by Vladimir Paskaljević
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- R Rade Vergović Rade / Petar
- T Teodora Arsenović Roksa, Petrova baba
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Milena Dravić Marija, Petrova sestra - M Mirjana Erić
- Z Zorica Lozić
- B Breda Dular
- V Vera Hrkač
- S Snežana Mišovska
- S Stanislava Lazarević
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Dušan Janićijević Šef tapkaroša karata - M Miljko Jovanović
- R Radoslav Jukić
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