The Peaks of Zelengora

The Peaks of Zelengora (Serbian: Врхови Зеленгоре / Croatian: Vrhovi Zelengore) is a 1976 Yugoslav war drama directed by Zdravko Velimirović.^[1][3]

The Peaks of Zelengora
Directed by	Zdravko Velimirović[1]
Screenplay by	Zdravko Velimirović[1] Mladen Oljača[1] Đurica Labović[1] Aleksandar Vukotić[1]
Produced by	Nikola Popović
Starring	Sergei Bondarchuk Bata Živojinović Josephine Chaplin Alain Noury Veljko Mandić
Cinematography	Nenad Jovičić
Edited by	Katarina Stojanović
Music by	Zoran Hristić
Production companies	Filmski studio, Titograd[1] FRZ VZ Centar FRZ[1] Jadran film[1] Zeta film[1] Kosova film[1] Udruženi jugoslovenski distributeri
Release date	June 2, 1976 (1976-06-02) [2]
Running time	1 h 41 minutes
Country	Yugoslavia
Language	Serbo-Croatian

Plot

During the 1943 Battle of Sutjeska, Yugoslav partisan troops must endure 24 hours of heavy attacks by German troops of the Prinz Eugen division, on the hill called Ljubin Grave.^[3]

Cast

• Sergei Bondarchuk^[4][5] as Professor
• Bata Živojinović^[5] as Boro
• Josephine Chaplin^[5] as Milena
• Alain Noury^[5] as Milan
• Veljko Mandić^[5] as Veljko
• Ljiljana Dragutinović as Čarna
• Slobodan Dimitrijević as Andrija Šiler
• Danilo Lazović as Dačo
• Faruk Begoli as Rajko
• Branko Đurić as Rajko Đurović
• Voja Mirić as Sturmbannführer
• Božidar Pavićević Longa as Hauptsturmführer
• Miodrag Krstović as Radica
• Darinka Đurašković as Anđa
• Gordana Kosanović as Borka
• Peter Carsten as Oberst
• Rastislav Jović as Hans

Credits

• Screenplay: Zdravko Velimirović, Mladen Oljača, Đurica Labović, Aleksandar Vukotić
• Director of photography: Zoran Jovičić
• Music: Zoran Hristić^[1]
• Film editor: Katarina Stojanović^[1]
• Sound recording: Duško Aleksić
• Boom operator: Milan Tričković
• Assistant directors: Krsto Petanjek, Đorđe Vujović
• Costumes: Ljiljana Dragović^[1]
• Makeup artist: Šuco Šarkić^[1]
• Camera operator: Stevan Lepetić
• Script supervisor: Ranka Velimirović
• Assistant to the director: Milorad Laković
• Assistant camera: Nikola Đurašković, Marko Živković
• Assistant editor: Peca Aleksić
• Set dresser: Asim Babić
• Gaffer: Boško Kovačević
• Special effects: Islam Ibračić, Vlatko Miličević
• Set construction: Lelo Adil
• Armourer: Stojan Mrba
• Wardrobe: Zvonimir Meštrović, Ramiza Kalamujić
• Props: Mirsad Huković
• Figurines: Vera Jovičić
• Unit menager: Simo Cvjetković
• Production menagers: Slobodan Roganović, Savo Popović, Maric Perić

Rewards

• Golden Arena for Best Screenplay 1976: Zdravko Velimirović, Mladen Oljača, Đurica Labović and Aleksandar Vukotić.^[1][5]
• Golden Arena for Best Supporting Actor 1976: Veljko Mandić.^[1][5]

Dedication

This film is dedicated to the defenders of Ljuba's grave during the fateful battle of Sutjeska.

Special thanks

• Military consultant Maj. General Milan Vukotić. "The Production thanks the Yugoslavian People's Army for their collaboration during this film."

See also

• Battle of Sutjeska