Voja Miric Movies
- 1982
After his alcoholic father dies, a little 12-year-old boy decides to leave home and he wanders through the countryside, coming across all manner of people -- from those who are kind or at least, friendly, to those who would just as soon manipulate him for their own purposes. As he covers the mountainous terrain in southwest Yugoslavia, he comes to feel more at home with his surroundings and starts to figure out some way to settle in the region. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Velko Mandic
- 1976
During World War II, in order to enable a wave of Partisans to cross through German lines, a small group of Yugoslav Partisans must gain control of a pass through the mountains. Despite heavy odds and heavier bombardment, these brave individuals hold off the oncoming army just long enough, and many even survive to fight another day. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Sergei Bondarchuk, Josephine Chaplin, (more)
- 1974
As part of the Ottoman Empire, sections of Yugoslavia were under Islamic Turkish rule until as late as the 19th century. Among the different flavors of belief practiced in Islam is a mystical variety known as Sufism, which has an offshoot group of followers known as Dervishes. Since people in the Balkans inherit their religious affiliations along with their names, in time the term "Dervish" came to indicate a person's clan allegiance as much as a group's religious beliefs. In this story, an honest and thoughtful young Dervish is appalled when his brother is tortured and killed by Muslim authorities. When a change in government in Istanbul leads the young Dervish to replace his brother's murderers in authority, he hopes to change the government's oppressive ways in his region but confronts complex politics and bureaucratic inertia. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- 1965
In this episodic WW II drama, a Yugoslavian youth attempts to escape from German soldiers. In the first scene, he stands amongst a group of refugees waiting for a train. One man, with no identification papers is accused of a petty crime and the crowd insists that three soldiers arrest him. The youth tries to stop them all, but he fails and the man is executed. Soon afterward, his wife shows up and proves that he was indeed innocent. In the second episode, the youth participates in a resistance raid and ends up pursued into a swamp where he meets another fugitive. This man ends up sacrificing his life so that the youth can escape. The final story begins as the war ends. The youth has become an officer in the Yugoslav army and is being forced to deliver an order to execute all citizens who collaborated with the Germans. One of the traitors is a woman he cares for, but this doesn't stop him from obeying his commands. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Velimir "Bata" Zivojinovic
- 1965
This colorful western saga finds Old Surehand (Stewart Granger) and his comical sidekick Old Wabble (Paddy Fox) hot on the trail of a cold-blooded murderer. His brother has been killed, and the heroic duo sets out to bring the varmint to justice. Meanwhile, Surehand must mediate the trouble brewing between the settlers and the Comanche Indians -- who threaten to go on the warpath. Female interest for Surehand is provided by Letitia Roman. The General (Larry Pennell) is the main bad guy in this routine oater. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Stewart Granger, Pierre Brice, (more)
- 1964
Frontier Hellcat was the fourth in a series of 1960s European westerns based on Karl May's "Winnetou" character. Stewart Granger takes over from Lex Barker in the leading "Anglo"-role of the mysterious maverick who wanders from town to town doing the "Lone Ranger" bit. The hellcat of the title is Elke Sommer, a tempestuous frontierswoman who reluctantly accepts Granger's help in attaining safe passage through the Rocky Mountains ("played" in this film by the Alps). The original title of Frontier Hellcat was Unter Geiern; the production was a cooperative effort, with contributions from West Germany, France, Italy, and Yugoslavia. Stewart Granger would star in the "Winnetou" saga again in Rampage at Apache Wells and ld Surehand. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Stewart Granger, Pierre Brice, (more)
- 1962
An interesting drama by Yugoslavian director Jovan Zivanovic about a young woman with internal conflicts, this is one of the few Eastern bloc films of this era without a covert or overt political message. Minja (Spela Rozin) leaves her provincial town suffering from some trauma caused by an older man. As she is on her way to studying in a big university she runs into a journalist and though she is angry, embittered, and temporarily without grounding, she has a one-night-stand. Her morals take a downward turn after arriving in the city and for awhile, it looks as though there is little hope of her recovering from her past wounds. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Spela Rozin, Voja Miric, (more)
