The Battle of the Eagles

Genres

DramaHistoryWar

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The first Yugoslav Partisan air force unit. Loosely based on historical facts.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Runtime

130 mins

Rating

6.3/10

Release Date

01 July 1979

Country

Yugoslavia

Cast

Bekim Fehmiu

Major Dragan

Velimir Živojinović

Vuk

Ljubiša Samardžić

Žare

Radoš Bajić

Dalibor

Radko Polič

Klauberg

Branko Pleša

Von Norden

Faruk Begolli

Poručnik Begović

Branko Đurić

Slaven

Jordančo Čevrevski

Zeko

Zlata Petković

Jelena

Suada Ahmetašević

Milja

Aljoša Vučković

Boris

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