''Guns of War'' ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=/, Užička republika, Ужичка република, Republic of Užice) is a 1974 Yugoslav film directed by

Žika Mitrović Živorad "Žika" Mitrović ( sr-Cyrl, Жика Митровић; 3 September 1921 – 29 January 2005) was a Serbian and SFR Yugoslavia, Yugoslav film director and screenwriter. He started his career as a comics artist. Mitrovic directed 20 f ...

. It is one of the most notable examples of

partisan film Partisan film ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, partizanski film, партизански филм) is the name for a subgenre of war films made in FPR/SFR Yugoslavia during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. In the broadest sense, main characteristics of Partisan films ar ...

, a Yugoslav subgenre of

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

films which was popular between the 1960s and 1980s. The prevailing themes of

anti-fascist Anti-fascism is a political movement in opposition to fascist ideologies, groups and individuals. Beginning in European countries in the 1920s, it was at its most significant shortly before and during World War II, where the Axis powers were ...

struggle set in wartime Yugoslavia are also present here, as the film tells the story of the rise and fall of the

Republic of Užice The Republic of Užice ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Užička republika, Ужичка република) was a short-lived liberated Yugoslav territory and the first liberated territory in World War II Europe, organized as a military mini ...

, a short-lived territory liberated by

Yugoslav partisans The Yugoslav Partisans,Serbo-Croatian, Macedonian, Slovene: , or the National Liberation Army, sh-Latn-Cyrl, Narodnooslobodilačka vojska (NOV), Народноослободилачка војска (НОВ); mk, Народноослобод ...

which existed for several months in 1941. The film shows several love stories unfolding on the backdrop of historical events and includes appearances by

Miodrag Lazarević Miodrag ( sr-Cyrl, Миодраг) is a South Slavonic, for all purposes almost exclusively Serbian, masculine given name, derived from ''mio'' ("tender, cute") and '' drag'' ("dear, beloved"), both common in Slavonic dithematic names. It may refer ...

Chetnik The Chetniks ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, Четници, Četnici, ; sl, Četniki), formally the Chetnik Detachments of the Yugoslav Army, and also the Yugoslav Army in the Homeland and the Ravna Gora Movement, was a Yugoslav royalist and Serbian nationa ...

leader

Draža Mihailović Dragoljub "Draža" Mihailović ( sr-Cyrl, Драгољуб Дража Михаиловић; 27 April 1893 – 17 July 1946) was a Yugoslavs, Yugoslav Serb general during World War II. He was the leader of the Chetniks, Chetnik Detachments ...

and Marko Todorović as

Josip Broz Tito Josip Broz ( sh-Cyrl, Јосип Броз, ; 7 May 1892 – 4 May 1980), commonly known as Tito (; sh-Cyrl, Тито, links=no, ), was a Yugoslav communist revolutionary and statesman, serving in various positions from 1943 until his deat ...

. The film won two Golden Arena awards at the 1974

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 ...

, the Yugoslav national film awards, including

Best Film This is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various film, festivals, and people's awards. Best Actor/Best Actress *See Best Actor#Film awards, Best Actress#F ...

and Best Supporting Actress (Ružica Sokić). It was also entered into the

9th Moscow International Film Festival The 9th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 10 to 23 July 1975. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Polish film '' The Promised Land'' directed by Andrzej Wajda, the Soviet-Japanese film ''Dersu Uzala'' directed by Akira Kurosawa a ...

where it won a Diploma.

Main cast

Boris Buzančić Boris Buzančić (13 March 1929 – 9 October 2014) was a Croatian actor and politician who served as the 47th Mayor of Zagreb between 1990 and 1993. A native of Bjelovar, Buzančić began acting very early. He appeared in numerous films and TV ...

– Bora * Božidarka Frajt – Nada *

Branko Milićević Branislav "Branko" Milićević ( sr-cyr, Бранислав "Бранко" Милићевић; born 6 May 1946), also known by his stage name Branko Kockica (''Branko the Little Cube''), is a Serbian actor known for his roles in children's TV show ...

– Miša *

Milutin Mićović Milutin ( sr, Милутин) is a Serbian masculine given name of Slavic origin. The name may refer to: *Stephen Uroš II Milutin of Serbia (1253–1321), king of Serbia *Milutin Bojić (1892–1917), poet *Milutin Ivković (1906–1943), football ...

– Radovan * Aljoša Vučković – Luka *

Rade Šerbedžija Rade Šerbedžija ( sr-Cyrl, Раде Шербеџија, ; born 27 July 1946) is a Croatian actor, director and musician. He is known for his portrayals of imposing figures on both sides of the law. He was one of the best known Yugoslav actors i ...

– Chetnik mayor Kosta Barac * Marko Nikolić – Klaker * Ivan Jagodić - Ilija *

Ružica Sokić Ružica Sokić ( sr-cyr, Ружица Сокић; 14 December 1934 – 19 December 2013) was a Serbian actress and writer. Born in Belgrade, then Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Sokić began her acting career in 1957 and was credited in over 40 films a ...

– Mira *

Neda Arnerić Neda Arnerić ( sr-cyr, Неда Арнерић; 15 July 1953 – 10 January 2020) was a Serbian film, stage and television actress, and politician. A graduate art historian, she was considered a sex symbol of Yugoslav cinematography. Personal ...

– Jelena * Dušan Vojnović – Sava *

Mija Aleksić Milosav "Mija" Aleksić ( sr-cyr, Милосав "Мија" Алексић; 26 September 1923 – 12 March 1995) was a Serbian actor. Early life Aleksić was born in the Gornja Crnuća village within the municipality of Gornji Milanovac, King ...

– Toza * Petre Prličko – baker Pero * Vasa Pantelić – Dragi Simić * Bogoljub Petrović –Chetnik captain Đorđević * Dragan Ocokoljić – Partisan doctor *

– Colonel

Dragoljub Mihailović Dragoljub ( sr-cyr, Драгољуб) is a Serbian masculine given name, derived from Slavic '' drag-'' ("dear, beloved") and ''ljub'' ("love, to like"), both very common in Slavic dithematic names. It roughly means "dear love". It may refer to: * ...

* Božo Jajčanin – Captain Duane Hudson * Marko Todorović –

References

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* * 1974 films Yugoslav drama films Serbian drama films Serbo-Croatian-language films Partisan films Films set in Serbia Films set in Yugoslavia Films about anti-fascism Films about Josip Broz Tito Cultural depictions of Serbian men Cultural depictions of Draža Mihailović War films set in Partisan Yugoslavia {{Yugoslavia-film-stub