Summary
Bitka na Neretvi is an American-Italian war film first released in 1969,
directed by Veljko Bulajic.
The film stars Yul Brynner, Hardy Krüger, Franco Nero, Sylva Koscina and Orson Welles.
It has also been released under the title: The Battle of Neretva.
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Credits
- Director: Veljko Bulajic
- Script: Stevan Bulajic, Veljko Bulajic, Ratko Djurovic, Ugo Pirro
- Photo: Tomislav Pinter
- Music: Bernard Herrmann, Vladimir Kraus-Rajteric
- Cast: Yul Brynner (Yvan Vlado), Hardy Krüger (Col. Kranzer), Franco Nero (Capt. Michael Riva), Sylva Koscina (Danitza), Orson Welles (Chetnik senator), Curd Jürgens (Gen. Lohring), Anthony Dawson (Gen. Morelli), Milena Dravic (Nada), Sergei Bondarchuk (Ivan Martik), Ljubisa Samardzic (Novak), Velimir ’Bata’ Zivojinovic (Stole), Boris Dvornik (Stipe), Oleg Vidov (Nikola), Howard Ross (Sgt. Mario), Lojze Rozman (Ivan), Nikola-Kole Angelovski (Zika), Stole Arandjelovic (Legless partisan), Miha Baloh, Faruk Begolli (Lt. Horst), Dusan Bulajic, Milena Dapcevic (Partisan woman with fire bottle), Dragomir Felba (Partisan father), Hajrudin Hadzikaric (Vladimir Nazor), Sibina Mijatovic, Charles Millot (Djuka), Ralph Persson (German), Vasa Pantelic, Spela Rozin (Partisan demolition woman), Bozidar Smiljanic, Fabijan Sovagovic (Mad Bosko), Abdurrahman Shala, Pavle Vujisic (Jordan), Demeter Bitenc (Hauptmann Schröder), Ranko Gucevac, Milos Kandic, Zaim Muzaferija, Tomaz Sarc (Pontoski Most), Risto Siskov (Ranjenik), Goran Smigic (Smajser), Antun Tudic, Slobodan Velimirovic, Sime Jagarinac (Partisan on bridge)
- Country: Yugoslavia / USA / Italy / West Germany
- Language: Serbo-Croatian / English
- Runtime: 175 min
- Aka: The Battle of Neretva; The Battle of the River Neretva
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