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Foundation date 1 january 1945
Avala Film (Serbian Cyrillic: Aвала филм) is a Serbian film studio, founded in 1946 as the first studio founded in post-war Yugoslavia. It is currently declared bankrupt.
Filmography of Avala Film (18 films)
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Early Works (1982)
, 1h27Directed by Želimir Žilnik
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama
Actors Marko Nikolić, Slobodan Aligrudić, Dragan Nikolić
Trois hommes et une femme tentent d'éveiller la conscience de la classe ouvrière et des paysans.
Kelly's Heroes (1970)
, 2h24Directed by John Landis, Andrew Marton, Brian G. Hutton
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Comedy, Action, Adventure
Themes Military humor in film, Political films, Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, Don Rickles, Carroll O'Connor, Donald Sutherland, Gavin MacLeod
During a thunderstorm in early September 1944, units of the 35th Infantry Division are nearing the town of Nancy, France. One of the division's mechanized reconnaissance platoons receives orders to hold their position while under counterattack from the Germans; the out-numbered platoon are also on the receiving end of mortar fire from their own side.
Castle Keep (1969)
, 1h45Directed by Sydney Pollack
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Comedy, Action, Historical, Romance
Themes Political films
Actors Burt Lancaster, Bruce Dern, Patrick O'Neal, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Peter Falk, Astrid Heeren
The film opens with long, beautiful shots of ancient European art and sculptures being blown to pieces amidst the sounds of war and dissonant screams; a lone narrator begins his tale of "eight American soldiers" as the scene abruptly flashes back to a few weeks beforehand. Prior to the Battle of the Bulge, a ragtag squad of American soldiers (strongly implied to be some sort of convalescent or disciplinary outfit), led by one-eyed Major Falconer (Burt Lancaster) and including Sgt. Rossi (Peter Falk), art expert Captain Beckman (Patrick O'Neal), and the highly intelligent narrator and sole African- American, Pvt. Allistair Benjamin (Al Freeman, Jr.), takes shelter in an ancient Belgian castle, the Maldorais, containing many priceless and irreplaceable art treasures. Although Falconer begins an affair with the young and beautiful Countess, he is surprised to find the Count (Jean-Pierre Aumont) encouraging him; in fact, the impotent nobleman hopes the Major will impregnate the Countess so that his line may continue. Meanwhile, Beckman begins to butt heads with Falconer over both the value of the art (in the context of either saving or destroying it in the event of a German assault) as well as Beckman's own unrequited attraction to the Countess, who seems to symbolize the beauty and majesty of the European art he studied before the war. The enlisted men seek their own pleasures in the brothel of the nearby town, the psychedelic "Red Queen" run by a mystical madam, whilst Beckman marvels at the castle's artworks, many of which are stored beneath the castle for safekeeping. Sgt. Rossi, a baker before the war, falls in love with a baker's widow and decides to go AWOL, resuming his pre-war life; another soldier falls in love with a Volkswagen Beetle; his affection for the foreign vehicle borders on paraphilia and becomes a long running and anachronistic gag throughout the entire movie.
Liberation (film series) (1969)
, 1h10Directed by Youri Ozerov
Genres Drama, War, Romance
Themes Politique, Political films
Actors Nikolay Olyalin, Larisa Golubkina, Boris Seidenberg, Vsevolod Sanaïev, Vasily Shukshin, Fritz Diez
After the Soviets are alerted to the imminent German offensive in Kursk, they launch a preemptive artillery strike, delaying the enemy. The battalion of Lieutenant Colonel Lukin – led by officers Tzvetaev, Orlov, and Maximov – participates in the battle, as well as the tank of Lieutenant Vasiliev.
The Betrayal (1969)
, 1h41Directed by Alberto Lattuada
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, War, Action, Spy, Historical
Themes Spy films, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Political films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Suzy Kendall, Kenneth More, Capucine, Giancarlo Giannini, James Booth, Alexander Knox
A woman spy and some male agents working for the Germans during World War I land at night near the British naval base at Scapa Flow, from a U-boat. The British, led by Col. Foreman, ambush the landing party, capturing two of the men, but the woman gets away. Foreman fakes the execution of one of the spies, thus tricking the second one, Meyer, into becoming a double agent in the hopes of using him to capture his woman accomplice, whom Meyer identifies under the codename Fraulein Doktor. Fraulein Doktor is portrayed as a brilliant spy who stole a formula for a nerve gas which the Germans used to great effect against the Allies on the battlefield.
Bitter Fruit (1967)
, 1h48Directed by Jacqueline Audry
Origin France
Genres Drama
Themes Monde imaginaire, Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Emmanuelle Riva, Laurent Terzieff, Beba Loncar, Roger Coggio, Rik Battaglia, Slobodan Dimitrijević
Soledad est membre d’un groupe dissident d’un petit état dictatorial d’Amérique du Sud. Quand elle est arrêtée et emprisonnée, sa sœur Dita obtient sa libération en s’offrant à Alfonso, le directeur de la police. Lorsque Soledad apprend que ses compagnons la soupçonnent d’avoir été libérée au prix d’une trahison, elle assassine le chef de la police pour être innocentée.
, 1h19Directed by Dušan Makavejev
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Political films
Actors Eva Ras, Slobodan Aligrudić, Ružica Sokić, Ružica Sokić
The film begins with a sexologist in his office, talking about the history of sex.
The One Eyed Soldiers (1966)
, 1h20Origin United-kingdom
Genres Action, Adventure, Crime
Actors Dale Robertson, Luciana Paluzzi, Andrew Faulds, Mirko Boman, Dragan Nikolić, Predrag Milinković
A United Nations diplomat is murdered by being thrown off a building in a European nation. His dying words are "the one eyed soldiers". The murder and cryptic message lead to the police, the diplomat's daughter, an American reporter. a criminal syndicate led by a sadistic dwarf and a Sydney Greenstreet type smuggler and his mute assistant to battle each other.
, 1h31Directed by Harald Reinl
Origin German
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Adventure
Themes Films about animals, Films about magic and magicians, Seafaring films, Films based on mythology, Transport films, Films about dragons, Films set in the Viking Age, Films based on Norse mythology
Actors Karin Dor, Herbert Lom, Siegfried Wischnewski, Dieter Eppler, Terence Hill, Hans von Borsody
Siegfried von Xanten defeats the dragon Fafnir, and becomes invulnerable by bathing in the beast's blood. He then wins a net of invisibility (Tarnkappe) and the legendary Treasure of the Nibelungs (Nibelungenschatz) from the dwarf Alberich. Siegfried falls in love with Kriemhild, sister of King Gunther of Burgund. However, Gunther will not allow Siegfried to marry her until he has helped Gunther to win a wife himself. They travel to Iceland where Siegfried helps Gunther to defeat and win Queen Brunhild. They return to the Burgundian court at Worms and both weddings take place. However, jealousy and envy cause frictions at the court. Intrigues eventually result in Hagen of Tronje killing Siegfried during a hunt. In part 2, Kriemhild marries Etzel, king of the huns, in order to gain revenge for the murder of her husband. The Burgundians, led by Gunther and Hagen, follow an invitation after Kriemhild gives birth to Ortileb, and travel to Etzel's hall, where they are attacked by the huns. Hagen kills Ortileb in the fight. There is a great slaughter and Gunther is killed. Finally Kriemhild kills Hagen and is then killed herself.
Uncle Tom's Cabin (1965)
, 2h5Directed by Géza von Radványi
Origin France
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Films about slavery, Films about racism, Films about religion
Actors O.W. Fischer, Mylène Demongeot, Herbert Lom, Eleonora Rossi Drago, John Kitzmiller, Michaela May
Adaptation européenne du roman-fleuve d’Harriet Beecher Stowe contant la dramatique histoire d’une famille noire déchirée par l’esclavage dans le Sud des États-Unis avant la Guerre de Sécession.
Man Is Not a Bird (1965)
, 1h21Directed by Dušan Makavejev
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Actors Milena Dravić, Janez Vrhovec, Eva Ras, Stole Aranđelović, Dušan Janićijević, Ljiljana Jovanović
Highly skilled engineer Jan Rudinski (Janez Vrhovec) comes to a mining town to install new heavy equipment. While in a barber shop, he asks his pretty blond hairdresser Rajka (Milena Dravic) if she knows where he can get a room for a few weeks. She does, in her parents' home, where she also lives. She soon starts flirting with her much older lodger, while also fending off the advances of a handsome young truck driver (Boris Dvornik).
The Long Ships (1964)
, 2h6Directed by Jack Cardiff
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Documentary, Action, Adventure
Themes Films set in Africa, Seafaring films, Transport films, Films set in the Viking Age
Actors Richard Widmark, Sidney Poitier, Russ Tamblyn, Oskar Homolka, Gordon Jackson, Colin Blakely
The story centres on an immense golden bell named The Mother of Voices, which may or may not exist. Moorish king Aly Mansuh (Sidney Poitier) is convinced that it does. Having collected all the legendary material about it that he can, he plans to mount an expedition to search for it. When the shipwrecked Norseman, Rolfe (Richard Widmark), repeats the story of the bell in the marketplace, and hints that he knows its location, he is seized by Mansuh's men and brought in for questioning. Rolfe insists that he does not know and that the bell is only a myth. He manages to escape before the questioning continues under torture.
Priest Cira and Priest Spira (1957)
, 1h22Directed by Soja Jovanović
Genres Comedy
Actors Ljubinka Bobić, Severin Bijelić, Vlastimir Đuza Stojiljković
Dans un village, les familles des deux popes s'entendent bien, jusqu'à ce qu'un jeune professeur provoque entre eux des rivalités : de qui épousera-t-il la fille ?
Legends of Anika (1954)
, 1h27Directed by Vladimir Pogačić
Genres Drama
Actors Severin Bijelić, Ljubinka Bobić, Viktor Starčić
Sofka (1948)
Genres Drama
Actors Milivoje Živanović, Nevenka Urbanova
Pour sauver sa famille de la ruine, Sofka, une femme de toute beauté, est d'accord d'être vendue à un riche marchand et de devenir la femme de son fils âgé de douze ans. Devenu adulte, il découvre la vérité et n'éprouve plus que du dégoût pour Sofka qui semblait heureuse et sereine. Elle reste cependant auprès de son mari.