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Veljko Bulajić is a Actor, Director, Writer and Editor Croate born on 22 march 1928

Veljko Bulajić

Veljko Bulajić
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Nationality Croatie
Birth 22 march 1928 (96 years)

Veljko Bulajić (born 22 March 1928) is a Croatian film director and actor of Montenegrin descent. He has spent the majority of his life working in Croatia and is primarily known for Yugoslav war-themed movies.

Bulajic was born in the village of Vilusi near Nikšić (then the Kingdom of Yugoslavia). His debut film Train Without a Timetable was a complex drama dealing with the interactions among people who were forcefully leaving their ancestral homes in order to move to new, yet undeveloped farmland. The film won the Audience Award at the Cannes Film Festival.

In 1962 his film Kozara brought him international attention and was awarded the Big Golden Arena for Best Film at the Yugoslav National Film Awards. It was also entered into the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Golden Prize. He was a member of the jury at the 4th Moscow International Film Festival.

In 1969 he wrote and directed the legendary war film Battle of Neretva. "Neretva" is the seventh most expensive non-English movie ever produced. Pablo Picasso created the poster for the film. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

Throughout his career, Bulajic has worked with a number of Hollywood stars including Orson Welles, Franco Nero, Christopher Plummer and Yul Brynner.

Some of Bulajic's most notable film awards include; Lion of Saint Mark at the Venice Film Festival, the audience award at the Cannes Film Festival, a Golden Nymph at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival, the Gold Medal at the Moscow International Film Festival, a lifetime achievement award at the MedFilm Festival and the prestigious Kalinga Prize awarded by the Director-General of UNESCO .

Bulajic is a two time jury member at the Cannes Film Festival, and a four time invitee to the jury. He served on the jury in 1969 and 1980.

Usually with

Bata Živojinović
Bata Živojinović
(9 films)
Olivera Marković
Olivera Marković
(5 films)
Vatroslav Mimica
Vatroslav Mimica
(1 films)
Vanja Drach
Vanja Drach
(3 films)
Ljubiša Samardžić
Ljubiša Samardžić
(3 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Veljko Bulajić (15 films)

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Actor

Il était une fois en Yougoslavie : Cinema Komunisto
Il était une fois en Yougoslavie : Cinema Komunisto (2010)
, 1h41
Origin Serbie
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about films, Documentary films about the film industry
Actors Veljko Despotović, Bata Živojinović, Veljko Bulajić
Roles Himself
Rating77% 3.8780253.8780253.8780253.8780253.878025
À travers le témoignage de Leka Konstantinovic, projectionniste personnel du président Josip Broz Tito durant 32 ans, l'histoire d'une nation disparue, la Yougoslavie. Tito aimait le cinéma et lui accordait une grande importance. Dès 1945, il créa, à Belgrade, les studios Avala censés devenir le Hollywood de l'Europe de l'Est. Mila Turajlic, la réalisatrice, a accompli un travail titanesque en rassemblant un nombre remarquable d'archives inédites et notamment des séquences de films yougoslaves jusque-là inconnus hors de son pays.

Director

Libertas
Libertas (2006)
, 2h10
Directed by Veljko Bulajić
Genres Drama, Biography
Actors Sandra Ceccarelli, Goran Grgić, Radko Polič, Žarko Potočnjak, Ljubomir Kerekeš, Vlatko Dulić
Rating50% 2.541232.541232.541232.541232.54123
The film is set in mid-16th century, at a time when the entire eastern Mediterranean is dominated by two great empires, the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Venice, with the small but wealthy maritime republic of Ragusa (modern-day Dubrovnik) managing to maintain its independence through diplomatic agreements.
The Battle of Neretva
The Battle of Neretva (1969)
, 2h55
Directed by Veljko Bulajić
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Themes Politique, Political films
Actors Serge Bondartchouk, Yul Brynner, Curd Jürgens, Anthony Dawson, Hardy Krüger, Milena Dravić
Rating69% 3.496243.496243.496243.496243.49624
Début 1943, pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, en Yougoslavie occupée, les Partisans sont confrontés à l'offensive Weiss menée par les Allemands et les Italiens. Afin de leur échapper, les résistants communistes doivent traverser la rivière Neretva, mais les Tchetniks, en cheville avec les occupants, leur barrent la route...
Atomic War Bride
Atomic War Bride (1960)
, 1h24
Directed by Veljko Bulajić
Genres Drama, Science fiction
Themes Arme nucléaire
Actors Antun Vrdoljak, Ita Rina, Janez Vrhovec, Bata Živojinović, Marija Kohn, Olivera Marković
Rating58% 2.9059452.9059452.9059452.9059452.905945
John Johnson se marie, mais ce jour mémorable l'est aussi pour d'autres raisons: la guerre éclate, l'église est bombardée et John est pris et condamné à mort pour sédition.