Žika Mitrović — Director (8)

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Thundering Mountains (1963)
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other title: Невесињска пушка
A Serbian hero Mićo Ljubibratić from Herzegovina raises an uprising in eastern Herzegovina against Ottoman and he makes it clear to the Western powers, especially the Austrians, that the annexation of Herzegovina to Austria is out of the question if the newly formed Herzegovinian Assembly does not make such a decision on its own.

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Captain Lechi (1960)
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other title: Kapetan Lesi / 莱西上尉 …
Kosmet in the fall of 1944. The Partisans have successfully liberated the town of Prizren from occupying Germans,and Ramiz Leshi, a brave and cunning KNOJ captain, has to liquidate the remainder of the local Quislings, called Balists. They are led by a ruthless, German-trained soldier Kosta and by Ahmet, the brother of the famous Captain. As Ramiz is trying to get Ahmet out of the gang and hunt down the rest of the Balists, 2 new girls arrive in town. One of them is Lola, a bar singer with a questionable agenda, and the other is Vida, a withdrawn music teacher from Belgrade.

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Gunfight (1962)
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other title: Obračun / Abrechnung am Silberfluss
In this sequel to "Captain Leshi", a group of Albanian nationalist movement (ballists) continues obstruction of the new Yugoslavian authorities even after the war. Captain Leshi manages to fight them successfully, as well as to fulfill his romance with beautiful Azira.

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67 Days: The Republic of Uzhitze (1974)
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other title: Užička republika / 67天 …
1941年4月6日,德、意法西斯侵略者以23个师的兵力迅速占领了南斯拉夫,6月27日南共中央决定成立南斯拉夫人民游击司令部,铁托任总司令,发动了全国规模的七月起义,并以乌日策为中心在塞尔维亚西部山区,建立了第一个解放区。南共中央和游击队最高司令部均设于此,乌日策迅速成为全国反法西斯运动的中心,被人们亲切地称为“乌日策共和国”。解放区共占地1.5万平方公里,人口约100万,建立有医院、兵工厂、后勤补给基地,成为原南地区抗击法西斯侵略的第一个根据地。指挥员波拉率领游击队在乌日策首战告捷,并且在艰苦的战争生活中与美丽的娜达姑娘产生了纯洁的爱情。后来,保皇军和德国法西斯勾结在一起,联合进攻乌日策,存在了67天的新政权被残酷地扼杀。于是,游击队又开始踏上新的战斗征程。

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Doctor Homer's Brother (1968)
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Zivorad 'Zika' Mitrovic actor: Bata / V·米里奇 …
other title: 霍默复仇记 / Brat doktora Homera …
This film predominantly deals with the problems of a young man whom his delusions led into conflict with society. These issues will throw him into an adventure that would be tragic for him, but still helpful for him to see the truth. The story takes place in Kosovo in 1945, in an atmosphere of uncured wounds, wandering, betrayal, burned homes, typhoid and other postwar misery. An authentic story from those days was taken as the film's basis.

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The march of Drina (1964)
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other title: 德里纳河进行曲 / Marš na Drinu …
The title, translated to english, is "The march of Drina". This Yugoslav film is most notable for it's topic, handling of the same and circumstances. The film was made during the communist era of Yugoslavia. Unlike 99% of war movies made during that time, this one doesn't deal with WW2 and communist revolution, but a historic and epic battle of WW1. The topic was handled excellently, it was very authentic. For that reason, the film was "shunned" by the official TVs and movie theaters for years. The topic of this film is the first battle of WW1 that was won by the allies, when small and outnumbered army of Serbian Kingdom defeated Austro-Hungarian invading forces. The plot revolves around a small artillery section, the men and their lives. The cast was excellent and they did their job superbly. Historically, battles of Drina and Cer, in Serbia, were the first two victories in WW1. Unfortunately, overwhelmed by the invaders, serbian army had to retreat all the way to Greece and wait there until the allies were ready to open the front at Solun. If you've seen Gallipoly, you should see this film as well. Mind you, this film is in serbian, so you should find a version for your country (preferably not synchronized).

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来自地狱的见证 (1967)
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other title: Die Zeugin aus der Hölle / Witness Out Of Hell …
Two decades after the war, a former camp inmate refuses to testify against a war criminal, her torturer from the concentration camp. Unable to find peace and forgetfulness in the post-war world, weighed down with anonymous neo-Nazi threatening letters, in spite of support which an ex-friend gives her, in the moment of disorder, she escapes to death. Produced by Aleksander Krstic, Artur Brauner, Peter Hahne, Die Zeugin aus der Holle is a 1967 Drama film directed by Zivorad 'Zika' Mitrovic, starring Irene Papas, Daniel Gélin, Heinz Drache and written by Frida Filipovic, Michael Mansfeld. The prosecuting attorney Hoffmann from the central office of the regional administration of justice for the enquiry into national socialist crimes in Ludwigsburg visits the writer Bora Petrovic in Belgrade who, shortly after the war, reported in a book about the crimes in German extermination camps which mentioned the statements made by Lea Weiss. Lea Weiss must now repeat her statement which she gave Petrovic in court as a witness against a concentration camp doctor. She refuses and claims that her starements were purely fictional. Hoffmann asks Petrovic to come to Germany with him to try and change Lea Weiss`mind. But all of Petrovic's attempts are in vain. The victim`s sense of shame is too large, in contrast to the notoriously good conscience of the perpetrator. In the concentration camp, Lea Weiss was forced into sexual activities with the camp commander and was later abused at medical examinations. 20 years after the end of the war, suicide becomes the solution to her desperate situation. The film reacts to the Auschwitz trial in Main from 1964-1965 in great detail.