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The Ninth Circle
The Ninth Circle

The Ninth Circle

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In order to save a friend's daughter, a 17-year-old Jewish girl, from the Ustashas, the Croatian family arranges her to be wed to their son Ivo.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Runtime

107 mins

Rating

6.7/10

Release Date

21 April 1960

Country

Yugoslavia

Cast

Dušica Žegarac

Dušica Žegarac

Ruth Alkalaj

Boris Dvornik

Boris Dvornik

Ivo Vojnović

Branko Tatić

Branko Tatić

Ivo's father

Ervina Dragman

Ervina Dragman

Ivo's mother

Dragan Milivojević

Dragan Milivojević

Zvonko

Vera Misita

Vera Misita

Aunt

Beba Lončar

Beba Lončar

Magda

Mihajlo Kostić 'Pljaka'

Mihajlo Kostić 'Pljaka'

Mladen

Božidar Drnić

Božidar Drnić

Ruth's father

Đurđa Šegedin

Đurđa Šegedin

Ruth's mother

Nedim Omerbegović

Nedim Omerbegović

Priest

Vladimir Krstulović

Vladimir Krstulović

Ustasha officer

Emil Glad

Emil Glad

Ustasha on the balcony of the college

Dragutin Krelijus

Dragutin Krelijus

Former officer trapped in a raid

Viktor Leljak

Viktor Leljak

Ustasha with a team

Etta Bortolazzi

Etta Bortolazzi

Camp inmate

Zlatko Madunić

Zlatko Madunić

Ustasha

Rikard Brzeska

Rikard Brzeska

Police officer (uncredited)

Zvonimir Ferenčić

Zvonimir Ferenčić

Police officer (uncredited)

Krešimir Zidarić

Krešimir Zidarić

Police officer (uncredited)

Rikard Simonelli

Rikard Simonelli

College colleague (uncredited)

Zdravko Smojver

Zdravko Smojver

College colleague (uncredited)

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