''Train Without a Timetable'' ( sh, Vlak bez voznog reda) is a 1959 Yugoslav film directed by
Veljko Bulajić
Veljko Bulajić (born 22 March 1928) is a 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 f ...
. It was entered into the
1959 Cannes Film Festival.
The film was also selected as the Yugoslav entry for the
Best Foreign Language 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
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at the
32nd Academy Awards
The 32nd Academy Awards ceremony was held on April 4, 1960 at the RKO Pantages Theatre, to honor the films of 1959.
William Wyler's Bible epic '' Ben-Hur'' won 11 Oscars, breaking the record of nine set the previous year by '' Gigi''. This t ...
, but was not accepted as a nominee.
[Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]
The film was a complex drama dealing with the interactions among people who were forcefully leaving their ancestral homes in order to move to new, yet undeveloped farmland. His debut was a major success earning him four awards at the Yugoslav National Film Awards (now known as the Pula Film Festival), an award from the city of Zagreb and the best debut film award at the Cannes Film Festival.
Cast
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Stole Aranđelović as Lovre
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Inge Ilin
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Olivera Marković as Ike
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Tana Mascarelli as Jole's wife
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Milan Milosevic
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Ivica Pajer Ivica Pajer (9 September 1934 – 17 August 2006) was a Yugoslavian-born Croatian actor. He is perhaps best known for portraying David before he became a king in the 1960 film ''David and Goliath'' starring Orson Welles of which Pajer is credited a ...
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Lia Rho-Barbieri
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Vjera Simić (as Vera Simić)
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Teddy Stotsek (as Tedy Sotosek)
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Zdenka Trach (as Zdenka Trah)
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Ljiljana Vajler
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Kruno Valentić as policeman
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Krešimir Zidarić
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Velimir Živojinović as Duje
See also
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References
External links
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1959 films
Yugoslav drama films
Serbo-Croatian-language films
Yugoslav black-and-white films
Films directed by Veljko Bulajić
Jadran Film films
Rail transport films
Croatian black-and-white films
Films set in Vojvodina
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