''Tigar'' is a 1978

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

about retired

boxing Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermine ...

champion Sorga, nicknamed "Tigar". It is in the

Serbo-Croatian language Serbo-Croatian () – also called Serbo-Croat (), Serbo-Croat-Bosnian (SCB), Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian (BCS), and Bosnian-Croatian-Montenegrin-Serbian (BCMS) – is a South Slavic language and the primary language of Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and ...

, and was made in

Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...

. Broke, his wife leaves him for a wealthier guy. Šorga meets a juvenile thief, Čok, and decides to become his father figure. In the process of changing Čok, Šorga changes himself. The movie was written by Gordan Mihić, directed by

Milan Jelić Milan Jelić ( sr-cyrl, Милан Јелић; 26 March 1956 – 30 September 2007) was a Bosnian Serb politician. From 9 November 2006 until his death from a heart attack on 30 September 2007, he was the 6th President of Republika Srpska. Born ...

. ''Tigar'' is in

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, mono sound mix, and runs 103 minutes.

Cast

Ljubiša Samardžić Ljubiša Samardžić ( sr-cyr, Љубиша Самарџић; 19 November 1936 – 8 September 2017), nicknamed Smoki, was a Serbian actor and director, best known as Šurda in the ''Vruć vetar'' TV series, and Inspector Boško Simić in the come ...

as Šorga 'Tigar' *

Slavko Štimac Slavko Štimac ( sr-cyrl, Славко Штимац; born 15 October 1960) is a Serbian actor. Born in a village near Perušić in modern-day Croatia, he later graduated from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade. Štimac made his screen debut ...

as Čok *

Milivoje Tomić Milivoje "Mića" Tomić (10 February 1920 – 23 August 2000) was a Serbian actor. Tomić won numerous awards during his career, including the " Pavle Vuisic" Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997. Selected filmography References External lin ...

* Snežana Nikšić as Tamara * Velimir 'Bata' Živojinović as Direktor *

Pavle Vuisić Pavle "Paja" Vuisić ( sr-cyr, Павле "Паја" Вуисић; 10 July 1926 – 1 October 1988) was a Yugoslav actor, known as one of the most recognizable faces of former Yugoslav cinema. Biography He was born in Belgrade as Pavle Vujisić ...

as Šorgin trener * Rahela Ferari as Gospođa Hadžirakić *

Radmila Savićević Radmila Savićević ( sr-Cyrl, Радмила Савићевић; 8 February 1926 - 8 November 2001) was a Serbian actress. She appeared in more than sixty films from 1961 to 2000. Selected filmography References External links * 19 ...

* Jelica Sretenović as Student pedagogije * Milan Bosiljčić *

Ljubomir Ćipranić Ljubomir Ćipranić (9 April 1936 – 24 December 2010) was a Serbian actor. He appeared in over 160 films and television shows since 1959. He starred in the 1967 film '' The Rats Woke Up'', which won the Silver Bear for Best Director at the ...

* Vera Čukić as Barbarela * Ivan Đurđević * Ljerka Draženović *

Dragomir Felba Dragomir Felba ( sr-cyr, Драгомир Фелба; 7 July 1921 – 13 July 2006) was a Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, s ...

Bogdan Jakus Bogdan or Bohdan ( Cyrillic: Богдан) is a Slavic masculine name that appears in all Slavic countries as well as Romania and Moldova. It is derived from the Slavic words '' Bog/Boh'' (Cyrillic: Бог), meaning "god", and ''dan'' (Cyrillic ...

* Dušan Janićijević as Trener *

Vojislav Mićović Vojislav ( sr-Cyrl, Војислав, ) is a Serbian masculine given name, a Slavic dithematic name (of two lexemes), derived from the Slavic words ''voj'' ("war, warrior"), and ''slava'' ("glory, fame"), which both are very common in Slavic nam ...

Predrag Milinković Predrag Milinković ( sr-cyr, Предраг Милинковић; 20 August 1933 – 4 April 1998) was a Serbian actor. He was the most famous side-kick actror in ex- Yugoslav movies. He appeared in 222 films from 1958 to 1998. Selected filmogra ...

as Kelner *

Nada Osmokrović Nada may refer to: Culture * Nāda, a concept in ancient Indian metaphysics Places *Nada, Hainan, China *Nada, Kentucky, an unincorporated community in the United States *Nada, Nepal, village in Achham District, Seti Zone * Nada, Texas, United S ...

* Bozidar Pavicević-Longa *

Branko Petković Branko (Cyrillic script: Бранко; ) is a South Slavic male given name found in all of the former Yugoslavia. It is related to the names Branimir and Branislav, and the female equivalent is Branka. People named Branko include: * Branko Babić ...

Olga Poznatov Olga may refer to: People and fictional characters * Olga (name), a given name, including a list of people and fictional characters named Olga or Olha * Michael Algar (born 1962), English singer also known as "Olga" Places Russia * Olga, Russ ...

Marinko Šebez Marinko (Cyrillic script: Маринко) is a masculine given name and a surname. It may refer to: *Marinko Čavara (born 1967), politician * Marinko Galič (born 1970), footballer * Marinko Jurendic (born 1977), footballer and coach * Marinko Kek ...

* Rastko Tadić *

Janez Vrhovec Janez Vrhovec (19 January 1921 – 7 October 1997) was a Yugoslav actor of Slovenian-German origin. Vrhovec appeared in a number of Yugoslav and Serbian films, as well as many international productions, in a career spanning almost five decade ...

as Inspektor * Gizela Vuković *

Vladan Živković Vladan Živković (15 December 1941 – 3 January 2022) was a Serbian actor, perhaps best known outside Yugoslavia for his work in Sam Peckinpah's '' Cross of Iron''. Vladan Živković was born on 15 December 1941 in Belgrade, Territory of the Mi ...

Crew

* Original Music by: Vojislav Kostic * Cinematography by: Predrag Popovic * Film Editing by: Ljiljana-Lana Vukobratovic * Production Design by: Miodrag Hadzic * Costume Design: Mira Cohadzic * Makeup: Radmila Ivatovic

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