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Veliki Transport
''Great Transport'' ( sh, Veliki transport) is a 1983 Yugoslav action–drama war film directed by Veljko Bulajić. The film was selected as the Yugoslav entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 56th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. ''Great Transport'' stars James Franciscus, Steve Railsback, Robert Vaughn, Helmut Berger, and Edward Albert. Plot In May 1943, Yugoslav Partisans' HQ in Vojvodina decides to send reinforcements to beleaguered Partisan units in eastern Bosnia. A convoy of more than a thousand volunteers carrying food, clothes and medicine, led by Pavle Paroški, embarks on a dangerous mission. They are joined by Paroški's girlfriend Dunja, doctor Emil Kovač, and British major Mason and his radio operator Danny, who are tasked with establishing the communications with the Partisans. Cast * James Franciscus as John Mason * Steve Railsback as Pavle Paroški (voiced by Marko Nikolić) * Robert Vaughn as Dr. Emil Kovač * Helmut Berger as Colon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veljko Bulajić
Veljko Bulajić (born 22 March 1928) is a Montenegrins of Croatia, Montenegrin film director and UNESCO Kalinga Prize recipient. He has spent the majority of his life working in Croatia and is primarily known for directing World War II-themed movies from the Partisan film genre. According to the Croatian Public Broadcasting Company, his films have reached an audience in excess of 500 million viewers worldwide. The top four most viewed Yugoslav films of all time were all directed by Bulajić. MUBI streaming service describes Bulajić as "a creator of made-to-order epic blockbusters". Early life Bulajić was born in the village of Vilusi near Nikšić, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. He was a resistance fighter in World War II having joined the Yugoslav Partisans group at the age of 15. Bulajić and his two older brothers were all wounded in battle and at one point his entire family was imprisoned in an Italian fascist concentration camp. In a 2015 interview for a Chinese ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
56th Academy Awards
The 56th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 1983 and took place on April 9, 1984, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, beginning at 6:00 p.m. PST / 9:00 p.m. EST. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 22 categories. The ceremony, televised in the United States by ABC, was produced by Jack Haley Jr. and was directed by Marty Pasetta. Comedian and talk show emcee Johnny Carson hosted the show for the fifth time. He first presided over the 51st ceremony held in 1979, and had last hosted the 54th ceremony held in 1982. Nine days earlier, in a ceremony held at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, on March 31, the Academy Scientific and Technical Awards were presented by hosts Joan Collins and Arnold Schwarzenegger. ''Terms of Endearment'' won five awards, including Best Picture. Other winners included ''Fanny ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ljiljana Blagojević
Ljiljana Blagojević ( sr-cyr, Љиљана Благојевић; born 5 November 1955 in Belgrade, Serbia PR Serbia in Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia">Yugoslavia]) is a Serbian theater, film, and television actress. She is married to Serbian playwright Siniša Kovačević; together, they have one daughter named , who is also an actress. Her roles include Lucio Fulci's '' Aenigma''. External links Ljiljana Blagojevićat the Internet Movie Database IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, ... 1955 births Living people Actresses from Belgrade 20th-century Serbian actresses 21st-century Serbian actresses Serbian film actresses Serbian television actresses Serbian stage actresses Serbian voice actresses Žanka Stokić award winners {{Serbia-acto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zvonko Lepetić
Zvonimir "Zvonko" Lepetić (17 November 1928 – 4 January 1991) was one of the leading character actors of Croatian and Yugoslav cinema and television. Lepetić was born in Berane, Montenegro. Since 1939, he lived in Sarajevo, where he graduated from gymnasium and was later enrolled at the Drama Studio (''Dramski studio''). In 1953 he joined the Sarajevo National Theatre. After short acting stints in Buje, Šibenik and Zadar, in 1963 Lepetić joined the Croatian National Theatre in Split, where he stayed until 1968 and his move to Zagreb. Lepetić's earliest film role was in Fadil Hadžić's '' Konjuh planinom'' (1966), but his first prominent film performances were in ''The Pine Tree in the Mountain'' (1971) and '' A Performance of Hamlet in the Village of Mrdusa Donja'' (1973). In his career, Lepetić had more than 60 film and television credits. Selected filmography * ''The Pine Tree in the Mountain'' (1971) * '' A Performance of Hamlet in the Village of Mrdusa Donja'' (1973) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragana Varagić , a village in Ugarchin Municipality
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Bata Živojinović
Velimir "Bata" Živojinović ( sr-Cyrl, Велимир "Бата" Живојиновић; 5 June 1933 – 22 May 2016) was a Yugoslav and Serbian actor and politician. He appeared in more than 340 films and TV series, and is regarded as one of the best actors in former Yugoslavia. Early life Živojinović (nicknamed ''Bata'') was born in the village of Koraćica under the Kosmaj mountain near Mladenovac, at the time Kingdom of Yugoslavia (now Serbia). His father, Dragoljub, was an official and his mother Tiosava was a housewife. He had two sisters, Stanka and Nada, and grew up in a patriarchal household. A conflict between Dragoljub and the Chetniks during World War II forced the family to move to Belgrade. The family lived in Crveni Krst. Young Bata often went with his friends to the cinema, which sparked his interest in acting. Loitering around the "20th October" cinema, he watched AKUD Branko Krsmanović, a Belgrade troupe, through the window for several days until he was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Carsten
Peter Carsten (30 April 1928 – 20 April 2012) was a German actor and film producer. He appeared in 90 films between 1953 and 1999, including in supporting roles, ''Dark of the Sun'' (1968), '' Hannibal Brooks'' (1969), ''Madame Bovary'' (1969), ''And God Said to Cain'' (1970) and ''Zeppelin'' (1971). Selected filmography * '' The Immortal Vagabond'' (1953) * ''The Beginning Was Sin'' (1954) - Marko, Knecht * '' 08/15'' (1954) - Stabsgefreiter Kowalski * ''The Song of Kaprun'' (1955) - Bertl * ' (1955) - Stabsgefreiter Kowalski * ''The Happy Village'' (1955) - Gerd Bunje, Müller * ' (1955) - Stabsgefreiter Kowalski * ''Weil du arm bist, mußt du früher sterben'' (1956) - Erich Klein * '' Fruit in the Neighbour's Garden'' (1956) - Briefträger * ''Nina'' (1956) - Major Tubaljow * ''Like Once Lili Marleen'' (1956) - Toni Knoll * ''Love'' (1956) - Jan Hopper * ''The Story of Anastasia'' (1956) - Soldat Tschaikowski * '' Sand, Love and Salt'' (1957) - Alberto * ''Song of Nap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Campanella
Joseph Anthony Campanella (November 21, 1924 – May 16, 2018) was an American character actor. He appeared in more than 200 television and film roles from the early 1950s to 2009. Campanella was best remembered for his roles as Joe Turino on ''Guiding Light'' from 1959 to 1962, Lew Wickersham on the detective series ''Mannix'' from 1967 to 1968, Brian Darrell on the legal drama '' The Bold Ones: The Lawyers'' from 1969 to 1972, Harper Deveraux on the soap opera ''Days of Our Lives'' from 1987 to 1992, ''Science International'' from 1976 to 1979, and his recurring role as Jonathan Young on ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' from 1996 to 2005. He narrated the ''Discover'' science series on the Disney Channel from 1992 until 1994. Campanella voiced the character of Dr. Curt Connors/The Lizard on '' Spider-Man: The Animated Series'' (1994–1997). Campanella was nominated for a Daytime and Primetime Emmy Award and a Tony Award throughout his career. Early life Campanella was born in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marko Nikolić (actor)
Marko Nikolić (20 October 1946 – 2 January 2019) was a Serbian actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1967 to 2018. Filmography References External links * 1946 births 2019 deaths People from Kraljevo Serbian male film actors {{Serbia-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croatian Film Association
The Croatian Film Association ( hr, Hrvatski filmski savez, HFS), also known as the Croatian Film Clubs' Association, is an association of non-professional film and video groups in Croatia. Croatian Film Association was established in 1963. Since 1992, it is a member of Union Internationale du Cinéma (UNICA). The association's president is Hrvoje Turković. Croatian Film Association produced or co-produced a number of documentary and feature films. Notable feature films produced by the HFS include '' What Is a Man Without a Moustache?'' (2005), an award-winning comedy, and '' A Letter to My Father'' (2012), winner of the Big Golden Arena for Best Film at the Pula Film Festival Pula Film Festival ( hr, Pulski filmski festival) is an annual Croatian film festival, established in 1954. It is held in a Roman amphitheater known as the Pula Arena. Pula Film Festival is the oldest Croatian film festival and is usually held in .... References External links * 1963 establishme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vojvodina
Vojvodina ( sr-Cyrl, Војводина}), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia. It lies within the Pannonian Basin, bordered to the south by the national capital Belgrade and the Sava and Danube Rivers. The administrative center, Novi Sad, is the second-largest city in Serbia. The historic regions of Banat, Bačka, and Syrmia overlap the province. Modern Vojvodina is multi-ethnic and multi-cultural, with some 26 ethnic groups and six official languages. About two million people, nearly 27% of Serbia's population, live in the province. Naming ''Vojvodina'' is also the Serbian word for voivodeship, a type of duchy overseen by a voivode. The Serbian Voivodeship, a precursor to modern Vojvodina, was an Austrian province from 1849 to 1860. Its official name is the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. Its name in the province's six official languages is: * Croatian: ''Autonomna Pokrajina Vojvodina'' * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yugoslav Partisans
The Yugoslav Partisans,Serbo-Croatian, Macedonian, Slovene: , or the National Liberation Army, sh-Latn-Cyrl, Narodnooslobodilačka vojska (NOV), Народноослободилачка војска (НОВ); mk, Народноослободителна војска (НОВ); sl, Narodnoosvobodilna vojska (NOV) officially the National Liberation Army and Partisan Detachments of Yugoslavia, sh-Latn-Cyrl, Narodnooslobodilačka vojska i partizanski odredi Jugoslavije (NOV i POJ), Народноослободилачка војска и партизански одреди Југославије (НОВ и ПОЈ); mk, Народноослободителна војска и партизански одреди на Југославија (НОВ и ПОЈ); sl, Narodnoosvobodilna vojska in partizanski odredi Jugoslavije (NOV in POJ) was the communist-led anti-fascist resistance to the Axis powers (chiefly Germany) in occupied Yugoslavia during World War II. Led by Josip Broz T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
