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The World's Greatest Monster

The World's Greatest Monster

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Drama

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Kingdom of Yugoslavia. As soon as she was born, Stana had both hands bit off by a pig, but she still grows to be good embroiderer. Her beloved brother Toma went into the city, where he's trying to make money by working in the circus. Toma comes to take Stana, promising her a better life in the city. However, she find herself left to the fate of circus act, and her brother eventually sells her to a doctor working on prostheses for disabled. At the same time, with the help of his uncle from the States, Toma tries to pull his cousin Ilija out from jail, a miner imprisoned for his leftist inclinations.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Croatian

Runtime

72 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

20 July 2003

Country

Croatia

Cast

Goran Šušljik

Goran Šušljik

Toma Čizmić

Mirta Haramina

Mirta Haramina

Stana Čizmić

Slobodan Milovanović

Slobodan Milovanović

Stric

Ivica Vidović

Ivica Vidović

Žandar

Gorica Popović

Gorica Popović

Debela prostitutka

Frane Rušinović

Frane Rušinović

Nino Bantić

Nino Bantić

Edvin Liverić

Edvin Liverić

Ilija Čizmić

Krešimir Mikić

Krešimir Mikić

Činovnik

Zlatan Zuhrić-Zuhra

Zlatan Zuhrić-Zuhra

Policijski inspektor

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