''Guns of War'' ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=/, Užička republika, Ужичка република, Republic of Užice) is a 1974 Yugoslav film directed by

Žika Mitrović Živorad "Žika" Mitrović ( sr-Cyrl, Жика Митровић; 3 September 1921 – 29 January 2005) was a Serbian and Yugoslav film director and screenwriter. He started his career as a comics artist. Mitrovic directed 20 feature films b ...

. It is one of the most notable examples of

partisan film Partisan film ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, partizanski film, партизански филм, separator=" / ") is the name for a subgenre of war films made in Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. In the broade ...

, a Yugoslav subgenre of

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

films which was popular between the 1960s and 1980s. The prevailing themes of

anti-fascist Anti-fascism is a political movement in opposition to fascist ideologies, groups and individuals. Beginning in European countries in the 1920s, it was at its most significant shortly before and during World War II, where the Axis powers were op ...

struggle set in wartime Yugoslavia are also present here, as the film tells the story of the rise and fall of the

Republic of Užice The Republic of Užice ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Užička republika, Ужичка република) was a short-lived liberated Yugoslav territory and the first liberated territory in World War II Europe, organized as a military mini ...

, a short-lived territory liberated by

Yugoslav partisans The Yugoslav Partisans,Serbo-Croatian, Macedonian language, Macedonian, and Slovene language, Slovene: , officially the National Liberation Army and Partisan Detachments of Yugoslavia sh-Latn-Cyrl, Narodnooslobodilačka vojska i partizanski odr ...

which existed for several months in 1941. The film shows several love stories unfolding on the backdrop of historical events and includes appearances by Miodrag Lazarević as

Chetnik The Chetniks,, ; formally the Chetnik Detachments of the Yugoslav Army, and also the Yugoslav Army in the Homeland; and informally colloquially the Ravna Gora Movement, was a Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Yugoslav royalist and Serbian nationalist m ...

leader

Draža Mihailović Dragoljub "Draža" Mihailović ( sr-Cyrl, Драгољуб "Дража" Михаиловић; 27 April 1893 – 17 July 1946) was a Yugoslavs, Yugoslav Serb general during World War II. He was the leader of the Chetniks, Chetnik Detachments ...

and Marko Todorović as

Josip Broz Tito Josip Broz ( sh-Cyrl, Јосип Броз, ; 7 May 1892 – 4 May 1980), commonly known as Tito ( ; , ), was a Yugoslavia, Yugoslav communist revolutionary and politician who served in various positions of national leadership from 1943 unti ...

. The film won two Golden Arena awards at the 1974

Pula Film Festival Pula Film Festival () is an annual Croatian film festival, established in 1954. It is held in a Roman amphitheater known as the Pula Arena. Pula Film Festival is the oldest Croatian film festival and is usually held in the summer, in July or Aug ...

, the Yugoslav national film awards, including

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and Best Supporting Actress (Ružica Sokić). It was also entered into the

9th Moscow International Film Festival The 9th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 10 to 23 July 1975. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Polish film '' The Promised Land'' directed by Andrzej Wajda, the Soviet-Japanese film '' Dersu Uzala'' directed by Akira Kurosawa ...

where it won a Diploma.

Main cast

Boris Buzančić Boris Buzančić (13 March 1929 – 9 October 2014) was a Croatian actor and politician who served as the 47th Mayor of Zagreb between 1990 and 1993. A native of Bjelovar, Buzančić began acting very early. He appeared in numerous films and TV ...

– Bora * Božidarka Frajt – Nada *

Branko Milićević Branislav "Branko" Milićević ( sr-Cyrl, Бранислав "Бранко" Милићевић), also known by his stage name Branko Kockica (''Branko the Little Cube''), is a Serbian (Yugoslavian) actor known for his roles in children's TV shows. ...

– Miša * Milutin Mićović – Radovan *

Aljoša Vučković Aljoša Vučković ( sr-cyrl, Аљоша Вучковић; born 17 December 1946) is a Yugoslav retired actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films since 1967. Biography He is of Croat The Croats (; , ) are a South Slavs, South Slav ...

– Luka *

Rade Šerbedžija Rade Šerbedžija ( sr-Cyrl, Раде Шербеџија, ; born 27 July 1946) is a Croatian actor, director and musician. He is known for his portrayals of imposing figures on both sides of the law. He was one of the best known Yugoslav actors ...

– Chetnik mayor Kosta Barac * Marko Nikolić – Klaker * Ivan Jagodić - Ilija *

Ružica Sokić Ružica Sokić ( sr-cyr, Ружица Сокић; 14 December 1934 – 19 December 2013) was a Serbian actress and writer. Biography She was born in Belgrade, then Kingdom of Yugoslavia. Sokić began her acting career in 1957 and was cred ...

– Mira *

Neda Arnerić Neda Arnerić ( sr-cyr, Неда Арнерић; 15 July 1953 – 10 January 2020) was a Serbian film, stage and television actress, and politician. A graduate art historian, she was considered a sex symbol of Yugoslav cinematography. Personal ...

– Jelena *

Dušan Vojnović Dušan ( sr-Cyrl, Душан) is a Slavic given name primarily used in the former Yugoslavia and the former Czechoslovakia. The name is derived from the Slavic noun ''duša'' "soul". Occurrence In Serbia, it was the 29th most popular name for ...

– Sava *

Mija Aleksić Milosav "Mija" Aleksić ( sr-cyr, Милосав "Мија" Алексић; 26 September 1923 – 12 March 1995) was a Serbian actor. Early life Aleksić was born in the Gornja Crnuća village within the municipality of Gornji Milanovac, Kingdo ...

– Toza *

Petre Prličko Petre Prličko (; 13 March 1907 – 16 November 1995) was a Macedonian actor. According to the periodical ''Razgledi'', he was a "legend of Macedonian theater". Biography Petre Prličko was born on 13 March 1907 in Veles. He began his c ...

– baker Pero * Vasa Pantelić – Dragi Simić * Bogoljub Petrović –Chetnik captain Đorđević * Dragan Ocokoljić – Partisan doctor * Miodrag Lazarević – Colonel

Dragoljub Mihailović Dragoljub ( sr-cyr, Драгољуб) is a Serbian masculine given name, derived from Slavic ''-drag, drag-'' ("dear, beloved") and ''ljub'' ("love, to like"), both very common in Slavic dithematic names. It roughly means "dear love". It may refer ...

* Božo Jajčanin – Captain Duane Hudson * Marko Todorović –

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* 1974 films Yugoslav drama films Serbian drama films Serbo-Croatian-language films Partisan films Films set in Serbia Films about Josip Broz Tito Cultural depictions of Serbian people Cultural depictions of Draža Mihailović category:World War II films based on actual events Films scored by Zoran Hristić Serbian World War II films {{Yugoslavia-film-stub