Balkan war history

·         Kozara (1962) Yugoslav war film made in 1962, directed by Veljko Bulajic. The movie was known as the first partisan epic in the history of Yugoslav cinematography. It was made to mark the 20th anniversary of the battle on Kozara Mountain. This film won golden medals at the festivals in Moscow and New Delhi. In this movie, Branko Lustig played the role of a German soldier who got blind during the battle. Lustig later became a successful Holywood producer. ·         Desant na Drvar - Drvar Landing (1963) This movie was filmed in 1963, directed by Fadil Hadzic. It is based on true events regarding the German attempt to liquidate Tito and the Partisans' Supreme Headquarters with unexpected airborne assault on the city of Drvar in 1944. ·         Most - The Bridge (1969) War story directed by Hajrudin Siba Krvavac, which tells a story of a...

''The Battle of Sutjeska'' is a Partisan war movie directed by Stipe Delic. It was  made in 1973 in the SFR Yugoslavia.   It tells the story about the famous Battle of Sutjeska , the greatest engagement of the  Yugoslav Partisan War . This movie was made for the 30th anniversary of the battle. It was filmed at the authentic site where the battle took place in 1943, in the National Park Sutjeska, also known as the Valley of Heroes.   It is one of the most expensive movies in the history of Yugoslav cinema . Tito has personally participated in the making of this movie. He insisted that his character was played by the famous British actor Richard Burton. At that time, Richard Burton was at the peak of his career. A lot of information about his experience in Yugoslavia was discovered later in his book. Hoewver, he does not specify how it came to the engagement. According to some sources, Richard and Elizabeth Taylor were having dinner with the Princess Ma...