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Valley of Peace
Valley of Peace

Valley of Peace

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WarDrama

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When the planes bombed a Slovene town, a Slovene boy and a German girl set on a journey towards the valley, in which there is no war. On their way a black American pilot, who jumped of a shoot-down plane, joins them. Although American planes have killed the boy's parents, he accepts the pilot with enthusiasm. The children communicate with him in German and the valley of peace seems like the last paradise place of refuge. The Slovene boy, the German girl, and the American pilot represent a symbolic triangle of peace in this adventure happening in the middle of the War of Liberation.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Slovenian

Runtime

82 mins

Rating

6.357/10

Release Date

23 July 1956

Country

Yugoslavia

Cast

John Kitzmiller

John Kitzmiller

Sgt. Jim

Evelyne Wohlfeiler

Evelyne Wohlfeiler

Lotti

Tugo Štiglic

Tugo Štiglic

Marko

Boris Kralj

Boris Kralj

Janez Čuk

Janez Čuk

Francek Drofenik

Francek Drofenik

Maks Furijan

Maks Furijan

Anton Homar

Anton Homar

Aleksander Valič

Aleksander Valič

Polde Dežman

Polde Dežman

Rudi Kosmač

Rudi Kosmač

Franjo Kumer

Franjo Kumer

Nemški vojak

Pero Škerl

Pero Škerl

Komandant

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