Drama ·War · Germany · 1969 · 2h 55m

The Battle of Neretva

Bitka na Neretvi

The Battle of Neretva poster
Director
Veljko Bulajić
Cast
Yul Brynner as Vlado Franco Nero as Capitano Michele Rossi Curd Jürgens as General Lohring Hardy Krüger as Oberst Krenzer Sylva Koscina as Danica Orson Welles as Četnik
Crew
Tomislav Pinter — Director of Photography Bernard Herrmann — Original Music Composer Ratko Đurović — Writer Stevan Bulajić — Writer Veljko Bulajić — Writer Ugo Pirro — Writer
Synopsis

In January 1943 the German army, afraid of an Allied invasion of the Balkans, launched a great offensive against Yugoslav Partisans in Western Bosnia. The only way out for Partisan forces and thousands of refugees was the bridge on the river Neretva.

Trailer The Battle of Neretva — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
world war iiriver battle1940s
Key Collaborators
Veljko Bulajić Director Tomislav Pinter Director of Photography Bernard Herrmann Original Music Composer Ratko Đurović Writer Stevan Bulajić Writer Veljko Bulajić Writer Ugo Pirro Writer
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