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Aleksandar Sekulović is a Director of Photography and Cinematography born on 25 september 1918 at Herceg Novi (Montenegro)
Aleksandar Sekulović (25 September 1918 – 28 August 1974) was an award-winning Yugoslavian cinematographer.
Sekulović started his career in the late 1940s, shooting newsreels commissioned by the Yugoslav People's Army. His first experience with filmmaking came in 1947, when he was assistant to cinematographer Žorž Skrigin during the making of the war drama Slavica (directed by Vjekoslav Afrić). The following year Sekulović shot his first feature film, Immortal Youth (Besmrtna mladost). He went on to shoot some 20 feature films in a prolific career which spanned almost three decades and which earned him four Golden Arena for Best Cinematography awards at the Pula Film Festival, the Yugoslav national film awards festival.
Sekulović also worked on several international productions with renowned directors such as Gillo Pontecorvo, Andrzej Wajda and Robert Siodmak. Most notable of these is Pontecorvo's 1959 film Kapò which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 33rd Academy Awards.
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Birth 25 september 1918 at Herceg Novi (Montenegro)
Death 28 august 1974 (at 55 years) at Belgrade (Serbie)
Death 28 august 1974 (at 55 years) at Belgrade (Serbie)
Sekulović started his career in the late 1940s, shooting newsreels commissioned by the Yugoslav People's Army. His first experience with filmmaking came in 1947, when he was assistant to cinematographer Žorž Skrigin during the making of the war drama Slavica (directed by Vjekoslav Afrić). The following year Sekulović shot his first feature film, Immortal Youth (Besmrtna mladost). He went on to shoot some 20 feature films in a prolific career which spanned almost three decades and which earned him four Golden Arena for Best Cinematography awards at the Pula Film Festival, the Yugoslav national film awards festival.
Sekulović also worked on several international productions with renowned directors such as Gillo Pontecorvo, Andrzej Wajda and Robert Siodmak. Most notable of these is Pontecorvo's 1959 film Kapò which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 33rd Academy Awards.
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Yellow Devil (1964)
, 1h58Directed by Robert Siodmak
Origin German
Genres Adventure, Western
Actors Lex Barker, Ralf Wolter, Marie Versini, Rik Battaglia, Dieter Borsche, Chris Howland
Roles Director of Photography
Rating58%
Kara Ben Nemsi et Hadschi Halef Omar sont dans les Balkans occupés par les Turcs. "Le Protecteur", un bandit cruel, sème la peur et la terreur dans la région.
Kozara (1962)
, 2h4Directed by Veljko Bulajić
Genres War
Themes Political films
Actors Bata Živojinović, Milena Dravić, Bert Sotlar, Olivera Marković, Ljubiša Samardžić, Branko Lustig
Roles Director of Photography
Rating71%
Siberian Lady Macbeth (1961)
, 1h33Directed by Andrzej Wajda
Origin Pologne
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Ljuba Tadić, Olivera Marković, Dragomir Bojanić
Roles Director of Photography
Rating68%
Kapo (1960)
, 1h52Directed by Giuliano Montaldo, Gillo Pontecorvo
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Films about religion, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Susan Strasberg, Didi Perego, Laurent Terzieff, Emmanuelle Riva, Gianni Garko, Paola Pitagora
Roles Director of Photography
Rating75%
Naive fourteen-year-old Edith (Susan Strasberg) and her Jewish parents are sent to a concentration camp, where the latter are killed. Sofia (Didi Perego), an older, political prisoner, and a kindly camp doctor save her from a similar fate by giving her a new, non-Jewish identity, that of the newly dead Nichole Niepas.
Legends of Anika (1954)
, 1h27Directed by Vladimir Pogačić
Genres Drama
Actors Severin Bijelić, Ljubinka Bobić, Viktor Starčić
Roles Director of Photography
Rating67%
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Skopje '63 (1964)
, 1h17Directed by Veljko Bulajić
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about historical events, Disaster films
Roles Cinematography
Rating69%
Siberian Lady Macbeth (1961)
, 1h33Directed by Andrzej Wajda
Origin Pologne
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Ljuba Tadić, Olivera Marković, Dragomir Bojanić
Roles Cinematography
Rating68%