The Battle of Neretva

The Battle of Neretva

Infobox Film
name = The Battle of Neretva


image_size = 200px
caption = Soundtrack cover to the film
director = Veljko Bulajić
producer = Anthony B. Unger
Henry T. Weinstein
Steve Previn
writer = Stevan Bulajić
Veljko Bulajić
narrator =
starring = Sergei Bondarchuk
Yul Brynner
Anthony Dawson
Milena Dravić
music = Bernard Herrmann
Vladimir Kraus-Rajteric
cinematography = Tomislav Pinter
editing = Vojislav Bjenjas
Roberto Perpignani
distributor = American International Pictures
released = flagicon|Yugoslavia October 7, 1969
flagicon|US February 25, 1971
runtime = 175 min.
country = Yugoslavia
language = Serbo-Croatian/English
budget =
gross =
amg_id = 1:4326
imdb_id = 0064091

"The Battle of Neretva" (Serbo-Croatian: "Bitka na Neretvi") is a 1969 Yugoslavian war film. The film was written by Stevan Bulajić and Veljko Bulajić, and directed by Veljko Bulajić. It is based on the true events of World War II. The Battle of Neretva was due to a strategic plan for a combined Axis powers attack in 1943 against the Yugoslav Partisans. The plan was also known as the Fourth enemy offensive and occurred on the Neretva in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

It is often considered the best motion picture made in the Former Yugoslavia.Fact|date=June 2007 It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, the year after Sergei Bondarchuk (playing the role of Martin in "Neretva") won the honour for "War and Peace". The English language version features a powerful score by American composer Bernard Herrmann.

One of the original posters for the English version of the movie was made by Pablo Picasso.

Trivia

Trivia|date=September 2007*Yul Brynner (Vlado) and Orson Welles (Chetnik senator) both died on October 10, 1985. Also, Welles starred in "Waterloo" with Sergei Bondarchuk directing.

Main cast

*Sergei Bondarchuk as Martin
*Yul Brynner as Vlado
*Anthony Dawson as General Morelli
*Milena Dravić as Nada
*Boris Dvornik as Stipe
*Curt Jürgens as General Lorgins
*Sylva Koscina as Danica
*Hardy Krüger as Colonel Kranzer
*Franco Nero as Captain Michael Riva
*Howard Ross as Sgt. Mario
*Lojze Rozman as Ivan
*Ljubiša Samardžić as Novak
*Oleg Vidov as Nikola
*Orson Welles as Chetnik senator
*Bata Živojinović as Stole

ee also

*List of Yugoslavian films
*List of most expensive non-English language films
*List of most expensive Serbian films

References

External links

*imdb title|id=0064091|title=Bitka na Neretvi


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