Valter brani Sarajevo (1972)

True story about a man who tried to stop Nazi soldiers in World War II.

Director:

Hajrudin Krvavac

Writer:

Djordje Lebovic

Stars:

Velimir 'Bata' Zivojinovic, Rade Markovic, Ljubisa Samardzic

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Velimir 'Bata' Zivojinovic	...	Valter
Rade Markovic	...	Sead Kapetanovic
Ljubisa Samardzic	...	Zis
Neda Spasojevic	...	Mirna
Dragomir 'Gidra' Bojanic	...	Kondor
Slobodan Dimitrijevic	...	Suri
Hannjo Hasse	...	Von Dietrich
Rolf Römer	...	Bischoff
Wilhelm Koch-Hooge	...	Podpukovnik Hagen
Pavle Vujisic	...	Otpravnik vozova
Faruk Begolli	...	Branko
Stevo Zigon	...	Dr. Miskovic
Etela Pardo	...	Azra
Jovan-Burdus Janicijevic	...	Josic / Stric
Vladan Holec	...	Brzi (as Vladan Milasinovic)

Storyline

Retreating German armies are in desperate need of fuel. Valter, mysterious and charismatic resistance leader can jeopardize their supply. Germans carry out cunning plan in order to eliminate that obstacle.

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Plot Keywords:

army | fuel | sarajevo | nazi | killing | 

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Taglines:

Das Ist Walter!!!

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Genres:

War

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Details

Country:

Yugoslavia

Language:

Serbo-Croatian German

Release Date:

30 November 1972 (Hungary)

Also Known As:

Sarajova köprüsü

Filming Locations:

Station Bistrik, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Yugoslavia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bosna Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

133 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Movie is very popular in China, where Valter's name is printed on the beer sticker, with the photo of the actor, Velimir 'Bata' Zivojinovic.

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Connections

Featured in Robna kuca: Partizanski film II (2009)

User Reviews

Propaganda has never looked so good

The lyrics of U2's 1997 hit 'Discotheque' apply perfectly to "Valter brani Sarajevo" and sum up my feelings about the movie:

'......you know you're chewing bubble-gum,*** you know what that is, but you still want some,*** you just can't get enough of that lovie-dovie stuff........'

On one hand, this is another one of the ridiculous state-sponsored war bonanzas taking up a large part of 1960s and '70s Yugoslav cinematography - most of them high on propaganda, cheap stereotypes and tear jerk moments seen coming from a mile away, designed to glorify the struggle of 'Yugoslav peoples' against German occupiers & domestic traitors. However, on the other, it is also a pretty well made 'lemonade with lotsa sugar' action flick with a decent plot and good characters that pull the viewer right in and don't let go.

It, of course, stars Bata Zivojinovic and Ljubisa Samardzic in yet another role that calls for 'Yugoslavia's top duo' to outsmart, outwit and eliminate as many Germans as humanly possible.

Supposedly, "Valter brani Sarajevo" was a hit of huge proportions in China where to this day our boy Bata is an enormous star. Well, I guess billion Chinese can't be wrong.