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1972

1h 22m

7.2(5 votes)

War

Overview

A Partisan unit goes into battle with the enemy twice stronger, somehow resists detachment to attack deep into the night, where the fraud are captured combatants from all units and thrown to the terrible torture and eventually murder.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Toni Laurenčić

Dujan Čović

Žarko Radić

Žarko Radić

Ivan Šinković 'Iko'

Miha Baloh

Miha Baloh

Komandir odreda

Antun Nalis

Antun Nalis

Policajac

Fabijan Šovagović

Fabijan Šovagović

Sudac

Štefka Drolc

Štefka Drolc

Gospođa Šinković

Helena Buljan

Helena Buljan

Cvita

Tana Mascarelli

Starica koja pravi sir

Marko Nikolić

Marko Nikolić

Povjerenik glavnog ustaškog stana

Ilija Ivezić

Žandarski narednik

Creative team

Directed by: Vojdrag Berčić
Written by: Ratko Đurović
Krunoslav Quien

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