The Colonel's Wife

The Colonel's Wife

1972 · 81 min · ★ 6.0 · History, Drama, War

Set just before the end of WWI on the abandoned farm in Vojvodina, the story follows the wife of an Austo-Hungarian colonel of a battered battalion who pays him a visit, only to experience the true Empire's decline through the meeting with disillusioned army.

Directed by Đorđe Kadijević · Written by Đorđe Kadijević

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