''Rhythm of a Crime'' ( hr, Ritam zločina) is a
Yugoslav film released in
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...
in 1981, directed by
Zoran Tadić
Zoran Tadić (2 September 1941 – 9 September 2007) was a Croatia, Croatian film director, critic, and pedagogue.
Zoran Tadić is considered as one of the most important Cinema of Croatia, Croatian film directors, having directed more than twen ...
, starring
Ivica Vidović
Ivica Vidović (10 May 1939 – 18 April 2011) was a Croatian actor who appeared in many classic Yugoslav films from the 1960s until his death in 2011.
Following his screen debut in 1962 film ''Rana jesen'', Vidović appeared in many films gra ...
and
Fabijan Šovagović
Fabijan Šovagović (4 January 1932 – 1 January 2001) was a Croatian film, television and theatre actor, and writer.
Biography
Šovagović was born in the village of Ladimirevci, in the Slavonia region of Croatia, then Kingdom of Yugoslavia. H ...
. It is based on "Dobri duh Zagreba", a short story by
Pavao Pavličić.
In 1999, a poll of Croatian film critics found it to be one of the best Croatian films ever made.
Plot
Old houses in Zagreb are destroyed in order to build new, bigger blocks. A teacher who lives in one of these houses allows a stranger to share his home with him. The stranger has a fascination with statistics, and claims he can predict crimes based on statistical analyses. When a predicted murder did not occur, the stranger is adamant that the whole town will suffer unless a balance is achieved - and he leaves.
Cast
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Ivica Vidović
Ivica Vidović (10 May 1939 – 18 April 2011) was a Croatian actor who appeared in many classic Yugoslav films from the 1960s until his death in 2011.
Following his screen debut in 1962 film ''Rana jesen'', Vidović appeared in many films gra ...
- Ivica
*
Fabijan Šovagović
Fabijan Šovagović (4 January 1932 – 1 January 2001) was a Croatian film, television and theatre actor, and writer.
Biography
Šovagović was born in the village of Ladimirevci, in the Slavonia region of Croatia, then Kingdom of Yugoslavia. H ...
- Fabijan
*
Božidarka Frajt - Zdenka
References
Further reading
Ritam zločina
Ritam zločina
External links
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Entry in Balkan Film Database
1981 films
1980s Croatian-language films
Yugoslav crime drama films
Films based on works by Croatian writers
Films set in Zagreb
Croatian crime drama films
Croatian black-and-white films
Yugoslav black-and-white films
1981 directorial debut films
Croatian horror films
1981 crime drama films
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