France Štiglic ( 12 November 1919 – 4 May 1993) was a

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and

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. His 1948 film '' On Our Own Land'' was entered into the

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. His film '' The Ninth Circle'' (1960) was Yugoslavia's submission for the

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at the

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, where it was shortlisted for the award.

Selected filmography

* '' On Our Own Land'' (''Na svoji zemlji'', 1948) * '' Valley of Peace'' (''Dolina miru'', 1956) * '' The Ninth Circle'' (''Deveti krug'', 1960) * ''Ballad About a Trumpet and a Cloud'' (''Balada o trobenti in oblaku'', 1961) * '' Don't Cry, Peter'' (''Ne joči, Peter'', 1964) * '' Amandus'' (1966) * ''Story of Good People'' (''Povest o dobrih ljudeh'', 1975)

References

External links

* 1919 births 1993 deaths Slovenian film directors Slovenian screenwriters Slovenian male screenwriters Prešeren Award laureates Golden Arena for Best Director winners Yugoslav film directors Film people from Kranj 20th-century screenwriters {{Slovenia-film-director-stub