Battle of Neretva
Also known as The Battle of Neretva
1969 film by Veljko Bulajić
Film · TMDB
6.8In January 1943 the German army, afraid of an Allied invasion of the Balkans, launched a great offensive against Yugoslav Partisans in Western Bosnia. The only way out for Partisan forces and thousands of refugees was the bridge on the river Neretva.
Released: 1969-10-07175 minDir: Veljko BulajićDrama, WarBudget: $12.0M
Cast
- Yul Brynner as Vlado
- Franco Nero as Capitano Michele Rossi
- Curd Jürgens as General Lohring
- Hardy Krüger as Oberst Krenzer
- Sylva Koscina as Danica
- Orson Welles as Četnik
Themes
- world war ii
- river battle
- 1940s
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Article
Battle of Neretva (Serbo-Croatian: Bitka na Neretvi, Битка на Неретви) is a 1969 Yugoslavian epic partisan film. Written by Stevan Bulajić and Veljko Bulajić, and directed by Veljko Bulajić, it is based on the true events of World War II. The Battle of the Neretva was due to a strategic plan for a combined Axis powers attack in 1943 against the Yugoslav Partisans. The plan was also known as the Fourth Enemy Offensive and occurred in the area of the Neretva river in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Battle of Neretva is the most expensive motion picture made in the SFR Yugoslavia. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, the year after Sergei Bondarchuk (playing the role of Martin in Neretva) won the honour for War and Peace. The score for the English-speaking versions was composed by Bernard Herrmann. Its soundtrack was released by Entr'acte Recording Society in 1974. It was later re-released by Southern Cross Records on CD.