Homage to Veljko Bulajic July 15, 2024

THE BATTLE ON THE RIVER NERETVA

БИТКАТА НА НЕРЕТВА

BITKA NA NERETVI
  • Director:

    Veljko Bulajic

  • Writer:

    Ratko Djurovic, Stevan Bulajic, Veljko Bulajic, Ugo Pirro

  • 1969

    175 min. (16+)

- Cinematographer
Tomislav Pinter
- Editor
Vojislav Bjenjas, Roberto Perpignani
- Cast
Yul Brynner, Sergei Bondarchuk, Curd Jurgens, Sylva Koscina, Hardy Kruger, Franco Nero, Orson Welles, Anthony Dawson, Milena Dravic, Ljubisa Samardzic, Velimir Bata Zivojinovic, Boris Dvornik, Nikola-Kole Angelovski
- Producer
Steve Previn
- Production Company
Bosna Film, Jadran Film, Kinema Sarajevo, Radna Zajednica Filma, Igor Film, Eichberg-Film, Commonwealth United Entertainment
- Country
Yugoslavia, Italy, West Germany, USA, France
- Language
Serbo-Croatian, German, Italian, English, French

During World War II, fearing a possible Allied invasion of the Balkans, the German Army launched a major offensive against the Partisans in western Bosnia. Surrounded by the enemy, the only way out for Partisan forces and thousands of refugees was the bridge on the river Neretva.