The Battle of Neretva (1969)

6.7/10 • 175 min • Drama War

Overview

In January 1943 the German army, afraid of an Allied invasion of the Balkans, launched a great offensive against Yugoslav Partisans in Western Bosnia. The only way out for Partisan forces and thousands of refugees was the bridge on the river Neretva.

Cast

Yul Brynner

Franco Nero

Capitano Michele Rossi

Curd Jürgens

General Lohring

Hardy Krüger

Sylva Koscina

Orson Welles

Anthony Dawson

General Morelli

Sergei Bondarchuk

Velimir 'Bata' Živojinović

Milena Dravić

Ljubiša Samardžić

Boris Dvornik

Pavle Vuisić

Fabijan Šovagović

Oleg Vidov

Špela Rozin

Howard Ross

Lojze Rozman

Charles Millot

Nikola 'Kole' Angelovski

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