Živko Nikolić (

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: Живко Николић; 20 November 1941 – 17 August 2001) was a Montenegrin

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Biography

Živko Nikolić was born in

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Nikšić Nikšić (Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Никшић, ), is the second largest city in Montenegro, with a total population of 32,046 (2023 census) located in the west of the country, in the centre of the spacious Nikšić field at the foot of Trebjesa ...

municipality in today's

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, in 1941. He graduated from the Art School in

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where he was trained as a painter of ceramics which contributed to his specific perception of the film. He died on 17 August 2001 in

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. His 1984 film ''

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'' was entered into the

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where it won the Silver Prize.

Filmography

*Sebi za života (1968) documentary short *Blaženi mirotvorci (1968) documentary short *Trag (1971) documentary short *Čačanski neimari (1971) documentary short *Ždrijelo (1972) documentary short *Polaznik (1973) documentary short *Bauk (1974) documentary short *Aerodrom Rijeka (1974) documentary short *Marko Perov (1975) documentary short *Prozor (1976) documentary short *Beštije (1977) ... aka Beasts *Oglav (1977) *Ine (1978) *Jovana Lukina (1979) *Krvava svadba na Brzavi (1980) (TV) *Ane (1980) *Graditelj (1980) *Biljeg (1981) *Smrt gospodina Goluže (1982) ... aka Smrť pána Golužu * Čudo neviđeno (1984) ... aka

*Lepota poroka (1986) ... aka The Beauty of Vice *U ime naroda (1987) ... aka In the Name of the People *To ka' uvati ne pušta (1988) (TV) *"Đekna još nije umrla, a ka' će ne znamo" (1988) TV Series *Iskušavanje đavola (1989) *Ukleti brod (1990) ... aka Cursed Ship *"Oriđinali" (1995) (mini) TV Series *Uspavanka " (1995) *In Search of the Miraculous (1998)

References

External links

* 1941 births 2001 deaths People from Nikšić Montenegrin film directors {{montenegro-film-director-stub