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The Last Waltz in Sarajevo

The Last Waltz in Sarajevo

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The Last Waltz in Sarajevo

1990

1h 59m

5.0(3 votes)

Drama

Overview

The last film made in Yugoslavia, tells a story about Sarajevo during the last days of Europe, better known as the "Belle Epoque", between the years 1910-1914. A time of troubled events in the Balkans and an assassination attempt of Franz Ferdinand, which caused the beginning of the First World War.

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Davor Janjić

Davor Janjić

Anton Valič

Radmila Živković

Radmila Živković

Paulina Mec Valič

Vita Mavrič

Erži Jevropa

Petar Božović

Petar Božović

Viktor Ivasjuk

Snježana Martinović

Jovanka Čabrinović

Boro Stjepanović

Boro Stjepanović

Fabricio Marineti

Slobodan Ćustić

Slobodan Ćustić

Danilo Ilić

Davor Dujmović

Davor Dujmović

Gavrilo Princip

Nebojša Kundačina

Nedeljko Čabrinović

Mirko Vlahović

Mirko Vlahović

Mihajlo Pušara

Creative team

Directed by: Nikola Stojanović
Written by: Nebojša Pajkić
Nikola Stojanović

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