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Three Quarters of the Sun
Three Quarters of the Sun

Three Quarters of the Sun

Genres

Drama

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A story of a group of men at a small frontier railway station who have been released from German concentration camps and are on their way home.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Slovenian

Runtime

94 mins

Rating

8.5/10

Release Date

18 July 1959

Country

Yugoslavia

Cast

Arnold Tovornik

Arnold Tovornik

Bert Sotlar

Bert Sotlar

Slavo

Lojze Potokar

Lojze Potokar

Načelnik postaje

Pero Kvrgič

Pero Kvrgič

Mateo

Mira Sardoč

Mira Sardoč

Marija

Stane Sever

Stane Sever

Koval

Vanja Drach

Vanja Drach

Kolega

Kristijan Muck

Kristijan Muck

Karel

Elvira Kralj

Elvira Kralj

Hellerjeva

Metka Ocvirk

Metka Ocvirk

Helena

Danilo Bezlaj

Danilo Bezlaj

Filip Sr.

Drago Makuc

Drago Makuc

Filip Jr.

Antun Vrdoljak

Antun Vrdoljak

Charles

Rado Nakrst

Rado Nakrst

Achille

Maks Bajc

Maks Bajc

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