''The Birch Tree'' ( hr, Breza) is a
1967
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Yugoslav film directed by
Ante Babaja
Ante Babaja (6 October 1927 – 14 January 2010) was a notable Croatian film director and screenwriter.
Babaja finished high school in Zagreb before going on to enrol at the University of Zagreb where he studied law and economy. He started work ...
.
The film won two Golden Arena awards at the 1967
Pula Film Festival
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, the Yugoslav national film awards, including
Best Cinematography
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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Tomislav Pinter
Tomislav Pinter (16 June 1926 – 15 August 2008) was a Croatian cinematographer, regarded as the most significant cinematographer in Croatian cinema due to the artistic quality of his work and his prolific career spanning almost five decades.
Af ...
) and
Best Actor
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The term most often refers to th ...
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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 ...
).
In 1999, a poll of Croatian film critics found it to be one of the best Croatian films ever made.
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''The Birch Tree''at Filmski-programi.hr
Yugoslav drama films
1967 films
1967 drama films
Jadran Film films
Films directed by Ante Babaja
Films based on works by Croatian writers
Films set in Yugoslavia
Films set in Croatia
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