Details

Release year: 1969

Storyline

World War II drama about the 1943 battle around the Neretva River between Axis forces and Yugoslav partisan units.

Top credits

Directors

Veljko Bulajic

Writers

Cast

Yul Brynner — Vlado
Hardy Krüger — Kranzer
Franco Nero — Riva
Sylva Koscina — Danica

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Awards

0 wins & 1 nomination

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Did you know

• A poster for this film was made by Pablo Picasso, and it was only one of two movie posters he made. He did it because he was a fan of Yugoslav films and, according to people who were involved in the production, he did not ask for money for the poster--all he wanted was a case of Yugoslavia's finest wines.

• This is the most expensive Yugoslav movie ever made.

• When a railway bridge was to be blown up, director Veljko Bulajic wanted it to look as real as possible, and thought that it would serve as a tourist attraction after the shoot. A full-scale replica railway bridge was built in Jablanica and blown up, but the smoke from the blast prevented any visible and usable shots. The bridge was then repaired, re-built for a second time and blown up again, with the same result. Finally, to capture the bridge being blown up, a small-scale miniature model was used.