Kozara (film)
Encyclopedia
Kozara is a 1962 Yugoslav film
directed by Veljko Bulajić
. It is a well known film of the partisan film subgenre which was popular in Yugoslavia in the 1960s and 1970s and it depicts events surrounding the Battle of Kozara
.
It won the Big Golden Arena for Best Film at the 1962 Pula Film Festival
, the Yugoslav national film awards. The film was also selected as the Pakistani entry for the Best Foreign Language Film
at the 32nd Academy Awards
, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Cinema of Yugoslavia
-SFR Yugoslavia:The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia had an internationally acclaimed film industry.Prominent male actors included Danilo Bata Stojković, Ljuba Tadić, Bekim Fehmiu, Fabijan Šovagović, Mustafa Nadarević, Bata Živojinović, Boris Dvornik, Ljubiša Samardžić, Dragan Nikolić and...
directed by Veljko Bulajić
Veljko Bulajic
Veljko Bulajić , today is a Croatian film director and actor of Montenegrin descent, most of his life working in Croatia...
. It is a well known film of the partisan film subgenre which was popular in Yugoslavia in the 1960s and 1970s and it depicts events surrounding the Battle of Kozara
Battle of Kozara
The Battle of Kozara, also known as Operation West-Bosnien by the Axis, was fought in 1942 on and around the mountain of Kozara in northwestern Bosnia. It was an important battle of the Yugoslav Partisan resistance movement in World War II...
.
It won the Big Golden Arena for Best Film at the 1962 Pula Film Festival
Pula Film Festival
The Pula Film Festival is the oldest Croatian film festival which is held annually in a Roman amphitheater known as the Pula arena since 1954. The festival is usually held in the summer, in July or August....
, the Yugoslav national film awards. The film was also selected as the Pakistani entry for the Best Foreign Language Film
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars, handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
at the 32nd Academy Awards
32nd Academy Awards
The 32nd Academy Awards honored film achievements of 1959 on 4 April 1960.MGM's and director William Wyler's three and a half-hour long epic drama Ben-Hur won 11 Oscars in 1959, breaking the previous year's all-time record of nine...
, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Cast
- Bert Sotlar as Vuksa
- Velimir 'Bata' Živojinović as Sorga (as Bata Zivojinovic)
- Milena DravićMilena DravicMilena Dravić is a Serbian actress.Born in Belgrade, Dravić was involved with the performing arts from the age of four: first with dance and later classical ballet...
as Milja - Olivera MarkovićOlivera MarkovićOlivera Marković was a Serbian actress. She appeared in 170 films and television shows between 1946 and 2005. She won the Golden Arena for Best Actress in 1964 for her role in Službeni položaj.-Selected filmography:...
as Andja - Dragomir Felba as Obrad
- Ljubiša SamardžićLjubiša SamardžicLjubiša Samardžić is a Serbian actor and director, who is best known as Šurda in the Vruć vetar TV series.- Early life :Born to the family of a coal miner, his acting talent was discovered very early and he won a scholarship with respected director Bojan Stupica. Samardžić was educated at the...
as Mitar - Mihajlo Kostić-Pljaka as Ahmet (as Mihajlo Kostic)
- Milan Milošević as Ivica
- Abdurrahman Shala as Jakov (as Abdurahman Salja)
- Davor Antolić as Joja
- Tana Mascarelli as Marinkova majka (as Tana Maskareli)
- Tamara Miletić as Zlata
- Milorad Majić as Marinko
See also
- List of submissions to the 36th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Yugoslav submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
External links
- Kozara at Filmski-Programi.hr