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The Siege

The Siege

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A group of partisans is under siege, surrounded by strong German forces. Some of them remember the events that preceded the siege. This is an omnibus of three intertwined stories.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Runtime

115 mins

Rating

6.3/10

Release Date

01 January 1956

Country

Yugoslavia

Cast

Goranka Vruš

Goranka Vruš

Nevenka

Boris Buzančić

Boris Buzančić

Krešo

Jurica Dijaković

Jurica Dijaković

Marko, ranjeni ilegalac

Ivan Šubić

Ivan Šubić

Željezničar

Mate Ergović

Mate Ergović

Mićo

Pero Kvrgič

Pero Kvrgič

Perica

Amand Alliger

Amand Alliger

Agent

Relja Bašić

Relja Bašić

Adam

Viktor Bek

Viktor Bek

Majstor

Nevenka Benković

Nevenka Benković

Ljudevit Galić

Ljudevit Galić

Njemački stražar

Sima Janićijević

Sima Janićijević

Zvonimir Jurić

Zvonimir Jurić

Vanča Kljaković

Vanča Kljaković

Rudolf Kukić

Rudolf Kukić

Njemački pukovnik

Nevenka Benković

Nevenka Benković

Željezničareva supruga

Sima Janićijević

Sima Janićijević

Brko, mitraljezac

Zvonimir Jurić

Zvonimir Jurić

Ćoso, uplašeni partizan

Vanča Kljaković

Vanča Kljaković

Mladen, partizanski komandir

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