Thriller · Yugoslavia · 1969 · 1h 28m

Murder Commited in a Sly and Cruel Manner and from Low Motives

Ubistvo na svirep i podmukao način i iz niskih pobuda

Murder Commited in a Sly and Cruel Manner and from Low Motives poster
Director
Žika Mitrović
Cast
Mihailo 'Miša' Janketić as Novinar Irena Prosen as Senka Panić Zoran Milosavljević as Filip Gec Petar Kralj as Jovan Rukavina Dragoslav Ilić as Martin Milosav 'Mija' Aleksić as Strelac
Crew
Nikola Majdak — Director of Photography Katarina Stojanović — Editor Darko Kraljić — Original Music Composer Milan Milićević-Lango — Writer Žika Mitrović — Writer Zagorka Stojanović — Production Design
Synopsis

An eminent Belgrade physician is found murdered. The investigation reveals dark side of his character - illegal abortions and abuse of his wife. The wife's lover becomes the prime suspect. The newspaper reporter, however, starts his own investigation. Besides being a crime story, this movie in quasi-documentary fashion presents alternative cultural scene of Belgrade in late sixties.

Mood & Themes
murderphysicianinvestigative journalism
Key Collaborators
Žika Mitrović Director Nikola Majdak Director of Photography Katarina Stojanović Editor Darko Kraljić Original Music Composer Milan Milićević-Lango Writer Žika Mitrović Writer Zagorka Stojanović Production Design Zagorka Stojanović Costume Design
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