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Gruntovčani
''Gruntovčani'' () is a Yugoslav drama series that originally aired on JRT (RTV Zagreb) between September 21 and November 23, 1975. The story of this TV-series, directed by Krešo Golik and written by Mladen Kerstner, is mainly set in a fictional remote village of Gruntovec, located in Podravina (a cultural region of Croatia), and revolves around a peasant Andrija "Draš" Katalenić nicknamed Dudek (played by Martin Sagner) who lives with his wife Regica (played by Smiljka Bencet) and whose troubles ensue from his honest and naive nature, since his fellow villagers take advantage of him to the greatest extent. Synopsis The microcosm of the rural environment of Podravina was filmed by Krešo Golik according to Kerstner's script. Mladen Kerstner invested several years of his life in this scenario, visiting various local village pubs and taking notes of adventures by various “characters” which form the backbone of social life in small Pannonian villages. Gruntovčani intro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Sagner
Martin Sagner (11 August 1932 – 12 November 2019) was a Croatian actor, who played many memorable roles in Croatian films, television series and theatre plays during his 43-year career. He is best known for his portrayal of character Dudek in TV series ''Gruntovčani''. In 1955 he graduated from the Academy of Dramatic Art, University of Zagreb, Academy of Dramatic Art at the University of Zagreb and later became a highly respected member of the Croatian National Theatre (other), Croatian National Theatre, both in Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb, Zagreb and in Varaždin. He was also a very good violinist. Sagner fought in the Croatian War of Independence and was missed by an enemy bullet by about 8 inches at Bobovac, Croatia, Bobovac. Between 1990 and 1995, Sagner was a member of the Croatian Parliament, having won his seat in both the 1990 Croatian parliamentary election, 1990 and the 1992 Croatian parliamentary elections as a representative of the Croatian Democ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |