Seljacka buna 1573 (1975)

Europe in second half of 16th century was very rough place to live. Peasants of Slovenia and Croatia had even rougher times because of the constant threat of Turk raids and being taxed to ... See full summary »

Director:

Vatroslav Mimica

Writer:

Vatroslav Mimica

Stars:

Fabijan Sovagovic, Velimir 'Bata' Zivojinovic, Pavle Vujisic

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Fabijan Sovagovic	...	Matija Gubec
Velimir 'Bata' Zivojinovic	...	Ilija Gregoric
Pavle Vujisic	...	Franjo Tahy (as Pavle Vuisic)
Sergio Mimica-Gezzan	...	Petar (as Sergio Mimica)
Franjo Majetic	...	Gladni glumac
Zdenka Hersak	...	Kata Palondra
Boris Festini	...	Guska
Marina Nemet	...	Regica
Charles Millot	...	Juraj Draskovic (as Velja Milojevic)
Lojze Rozman	...	Gaspar Alapic
Zvonimir Crnko	...	Van Hovig
Djuro Utjesanovic	...	Gabro Tahy
Mate Ergovic	...	Dvorski (as Mato Ergovic)
Zdenka Trach	...	Seljanka
Petar Dobric	...	Martin

Storyline

Europe in second half of 16th century was very rough place to live. Peasants of Slovenia and Croatia had even rougher times because of the constant threat of Turk raids and being taxed to death in order to provide defence against the Turks. But, the worst things were arrogant local feudal lords led by Franjo Tahi who were oppresing the common folk. All that led to the great peasant revolt of 1573. The movie is made for the 400th anniversary of the event.

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Plot Keywords:

epic

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Genres:

Drama | History | War

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Details

Country:

Yugoslavia

Language:

Croatian Serbian

Release Date:

14 November 1975 (Yugoslavia)

Also Known As:

Anno Domini 1573

Company Credits

Production Co:

Croatia Film, Jadran Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

145 min 124 min (cut)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Film makers worked very hard in order to make the film as authentic as possible. Actors even had to say all their lines in specific dialect spoken in 16th century Croatia. Since very few people could understand that dialect in 1970s Yugoslavia, the movie had to be subtitled.

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Connections

Version of Anno domini 1573 (1979)

User Reviews

A very good history lesson and a very good movie

This is a story about the uprising of peasants in Croatia in the XVI century. It is also described in August Šenoa's novel of the same title, but I'm not sure if the movie used the book as a source.

I must say that I was pleasantly surprised by the way this movie was made. Much attention is paid to details, the atmosphere (very creepy most of the time), but also there are scenes that testify of the director's own style.

The last half hour is reminiscent of "Braveheart"; if you get the chance to see this you should pay attention. There is even a very cruel torture scene at the end, and as I read on Wikipedia it was even more terrible in the reality.

There are some traces of the communist ideology inserted into the movie, however everything works quite well. And a warning: the characters speak a dialect of the Croatian language, so without subtitles it is hard to understand it.