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Black Birds
Black Birds

Black Birds

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WW2 story about group of prisoners who are trying to escape the death camp, run by local pro-Nazi militia.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Runtime

85 mins

Rating

5/10

Release Date

17 July 1967

Country

Yugoslavia

Cast

Voja Mirić

Voja Mirić

Fabijan Šovagović

Fabijan Šovagović

Ustaški satnik

Ivan Šubić

Ivan Šubić

Ivo Serdar

Ivo Serdar

Vanja Drach

Vanja Drach

Rade Šerbedžija

Rade Šerbedžija

Crni

Relja Bašić

Relja Bašić

Iva Marjanović

Iva Marjanović

Ivica Katić

Ivica Katić

Ratko Buljan

Ratko Buljan

Pavle Bogdanović

Pavle Bogdanović

Nikola Gec

Nikola Gec

Antun Vrdoljak

Antun Vrdoljak

Špiro Guberina

Špiro Guberina

Uglješa Kojadinović

Uglješa Kojadinović

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