The Man to Destroy (1979)
"Covjek koga treba ubiti" (original title)

After the murder of the Russian Emperor Peter III, who was succeeded by Empress Catherine, Satan decides that the balance between good and evil on Earth has been destabilized. In order to ... See full summary »

Director:

Veljko Bulajic

Writers:

Veljko Bulajic, Bruno Di Geronimo,

Stars:

Zvonimir Crnko, Vladimir Popovic, Charles Millot

3 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Zvonimir Crnko	...	Farfa odnosno Scepan Mali / car Petar III
Vladimir Popovic	...	Kapetan Tanovic
Charles Millot	...	Agent prvog reda
Ranko Kovacevic	...	Djakon
Tanja Boskovic	...	Elfa
Dusica Zegarac	...	Justina
Tanasije Uzunovic	...	Vrhovni sotona
Mate Ergovic	...	Stanko Palikarda, Elfin otac
Zuzana Kocúriková	...	Zefira, bludnica
Danilo Radulovic
Antun Nalis
Ivica Pajer	...	Ruski Knez
Ivo Vukcevic
Veljko Mandic	...	Crnogorac
Ivica Kunej	...	Pomocnik vrhovnog sotone

Storyline

After the murder of the Russian Emperor Peter III, who was succeeded by Empress Catherine, Satan decides that the balance between good and evil on Earth has been destabilized. In order to set things right, he sends his representative to Earth - the teacher Farfa, who bears an unusual resemblance to Peter III. His mission is to seize power from the old Duke of Montenegro, and then to take back the Russian throne as Peter III. The people of Montenegro accept Farfa as their new leader, and he proclaims himself the new Emperor, Scepan Mali, successfully resisting an invasion by the Turks. Farfa is touched by the Montenegrins' kindness and courage, falls in love with the beautiful Elfa, and fails to follow Satan's plan. Not one to be crossed, Satan sets out to kill him.

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Plot Keywords:

montenegro

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Genres:

Fantasy | History

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Details

Country:

Yugoslavia

Language:

Serbo-Croatian

Release Date:

29 March 1979 (Yugoslavia)

Also Known As:

The Man to Destroy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Croatia Film, Filmski Studio Titograd, Jadran Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

User Reviews

Seven thumbs up!

You don't expect much from a movie in 11:30 on Saturday on second-rate TV station. But, every once in a while, man gets pleasantly surprised.

Main reason for watching this film was a little thing I read in plot summary given on teletext. It said that first part of movie will show Hell's hierarchy, which fascinates me(Hell's hierarchy, not Hell itself). This film gives an unorthodox vision of Church and Hell in some kind of cold war and Earth as a battlefield divided in two equal parts, one under control of The Devil, an other under control of The God. When one event puts the World out of balance, Satan sends his minor servant to bring back the balance of powers. However, he has something else on his mind...

Somehow demoralizing display of weakness of a little man in world where big players pull the strings.