Obrad Gluščević (17 January 1913 – 5 September 1980) was a Croatian

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. He wrote and directed around twenty documentaries, five feature films and two television series. Born in Metković, Gluščević first began acting in theatres in nearby

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. His first notable works were documentary and live-action shorts made in the 1950s and 1960s, some of which won awards at film festivals in

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and

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. In the mid-1960s Gluščević turned to making feature films, and made three comedies which depict life in rural

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: ''Lito vilovito'' (1964), '' Čovik od svita'' (1965) and '' Goli čovik'' (1968). After that he directed two

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s ('' Vuk samotnjak'' in 1972 and '' Kapetan Mikula Mali'' in 1974). ''Mikula Mali'' was later expanded into a

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aired in 1976. Gluščević also authored the popular Yugoslav children's TV series ''Jelenko'' in 1980 produced by the Radiotelevision Zagreb. Gluščević was honoured with the Vladimir Nazor Award for life achievement in film in 1978, two years before his death in September 1980.

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Obrad Gluščević biography
at Filmski-Programi.hr {{DEFAULTSORT:Gluscevic, Obrad 1913 births 1980 deaths Yugoslav film directors Yugoslav screenwriters Vladimir Nazor Award winners People from Metković Burials at Mirogoj Cemetery