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The Lead Brigade

The Lead Brigade

Genres

Drama

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The story of a mine and the men who work it, particularly one miner, who has problems both at work and at home.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Macedonian

Runtime

106 mins

Rating

6.3/10

Release Date

01 January 1980

Country

Yugoslavia

Cast

Miralem Zupčević

Miralem Zupčević

Lazar

Darko Damevski

Darko Damevski

Blagoja

Milja Vujanović

Milja Vujanović

Dušica

Pavle Vuisić

Pavle Vuisić

Mirko

Aco Jovanovski

Aco Jovanovski

Šilo

Blagoja Spirkoski-Džumerko

Blagoja Spirkoski-Džumerko

Kosta

Meto Jovanovski

Meto Jovanovski

Petre

Nikola 'Kole' Angelovski

Nikola 'Kole' Angelovski

Stevo

Jordančo Čevrevski

Jordančo Čevrevski

Dime

Ilija Džuvalekovski

Ilija Džuvalekovski

Ljuben

Majda Tušar

Majda Tušar

Mare

Sabina Toziya

Sabina Toziya

Mladen Babić

Mladen Babić

Ljupka Džundeva

Ljupka Džundeva

Nada Gešoska

Nada Gešoska

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