The Day That Shook the World (1975)
"Sarajevski atentat" (original title)

Historical depiction of the events preceding the political murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, would-be emperor of the Austro-Hungarian throne, in Sarajevo, June 28, 1914. A World War would... See full summary »

Director:

Veljko Bulajic

Writers:

Vladimír Bor, Stevan Bulajic,

Stars:

Christopher Plummer, Florinda Bolkan, Maximilian Schell

1 win.

Cast

Credited cast:
Christopher Plummer	...	Archduke Ferdinand
Florinda Bolkan	...	Sophie
Maximilian Schell	...	Djuro Sarac
Irfan Mensur	...	Gavrilo Princip
Rados Bajic	...	Nedeljko Cabrinovic
Ivan Vyskocil	...	Mehmedbasic
Libuse Safránková	...	Jelena
Otomar Korbelár	...	Emperor Franz Joseph
Wilhelm Koch-Hooge	...	Franz Conrad
Jirí Holý	...	Merizzi
Nelly Gaierová	...	Countess Langus
Jirí Kodet	...	Morsley
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dusan Blaskovic
Zdenek Braunschläger
Otakar Brousek

Storyline

Historical depiction of the events preceding the political murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, would-be emperor of the Austro-Hungarian throne, in Sarajevo, June 28, 1914. A World War would start there, that some claim has not yet ended - merely changed fighting grounds once in a while.

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Plot Keywords:

world war one | yugoslavia | serb | assassination | 1910s | 

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Taglines:

The fuse is lit . . . the seconds tick away . . .

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Genres:

Drama | History

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

Yugoslavia Czechoslovakia Hungary West Germany

Language:

Serbo-Croatian

Release Date:

31 October 1975 (Yugoslavia)

Also Known As:

The Day That Shook the World

Company Credits

Production Co:

Filmové studio Barrandov, Jadran Film, Kinema Sarajevo

Technical Specs

Runtime:

119 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

It's like a kung fu movie but for Eastern European Politics

So you might find yourself watching this movie somehow, somewhere. For me, it was a class about a much more talented Bosnian director (Emir Kusturica) and the film was shown to give us a better understanding of the recent history of the region. Anyway, this movie is OK when it's OK, and really, really bad when it's really, really bad. Just watch the hilarious torture scene with Maxmillian Schell. Honestly, it's hysterically funny how hammy the acting is.

And the dubbing is really bad, even though it looks like it was shot in English to begin with.

The only scenes of merit are the limited battle sequences. The rest is stupid and obvious, with over-wrought faces and an annoying supporting conspirator in the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand who bounces from playboy to patriot at the drop of a hat. It takes him three minutes to make the obvious pun that he has a date with destiny. Whatever, watch this film some time if you want a good laugh.