The Battle of Neretva (1969)
"Bitka na Neretvi" (original title)

In January 1943 German army, afraid of Allied invasion of Balkans, launched great offensive against Yugoslav Partisans in Western Bosnia. The only way out for Partisan forces and thousands ... See full summary »

Director:

Veljko Bulajic

Writers:

Stevan Bulajic, Veljko Bulajic,

Stars:

Yul Brynner, Hardy Krüger, Franco Nero

Nominated for 1 Oscar.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Yul Brynner	...	Vlado
Hardy Krüger	...	Col. Kranzer
Franco Nero	...	Capt. Michele Riva
Sylva Koscina	...	Danica
Orson Welles	...	Chetnik Senator
Curd Jürgens	...	Gen. Lohring
Anthony Dawson	...	Gen. Morelli
Milena Dravic	...	Nada
Sergey Bondarchuk	...	Martin (as Sergej Bondarcuk)
Ljubisa Samardzic	...	Novak
Velimir 'Bata' Zivojinovic	...	Stole (as Bata Zivojinovic)
Boris Dvornik	...	Stipe
Oleg Vidov	...	Nikola
Pavle Vujisic	...	Sofer Jordan (as Pavle Vuisic)
Howard Ross	...	Sgt. Mario (as Renato Rossini)

Storyline

In January 1943 German army, afraid of Allied invasion of Balkans, launched 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.

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Plot Keywords:

partisan | germans | invasion | river | bosnia | 

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Taglines:

An Epic Chronicle Of Raw Courage

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Genres:

Drama | War

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Certificate:

G

Details

Official Sites:

Troma

Country:

Italy West Germany Croatia

Language:

English German Italian Croatian

Release Date:

3 December 1969 (Italy)

Also Known As:

The Battle of the River Neretva

Filming Locations:

Gornji Vakuf, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Yugoslavia

Box Office

Budget:

$71,015,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

United Yugoslavia Producers, Eichberg-Film, International Film Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

175 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The name Neretva, of the film's English title The Battle of the River Neretva or The Battle of the Neretva, is a name of Illyrian origin, and is the largest river of the eastern part of the Adriatic Sea basin and is situated in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia. It runs from its source at Lebrnik and the Zelengora Mountains in the Dinaric Alps of Bosnia and Herzegovina to its mouth at the Adriatic Neretva Delta at Ploce, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Croatia.

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Connections

Featured in Partizanski film (2009)

User Reviews

good wwii movie

very good movie for world war 2 fans. there is pretty good comparison about the expression of emotions between german and the slavic people. as the previous comments, if there is a partizan get killed, the whole world is bleeding. when german colonel kranzer called host and suddently he realised that host is killed. he just supressed his emotion. this is a international movie. there are two german tiger tanks, some ex-cccp t34 tanks and us made sherman tanks. of course, the german tiger tanks are too expensive to be destroyed. most of the destroyed tanks are us made sherman tanks(cheap).