Banovic Strahinja
1981 · 1 h 45 min
Vatroslav MimicaCast
Franco Nero 
Dragan Nikolić 
Sanja Vejnović 
Rade Šerbedžija Nikola-Kole Angelovski 
Gert Fröbe
Credits
Written by: 
Aleksandar Petrović
Plot
Banović Strahinja is a medieval Serbian hero whose wife is kidnapped by the Turks, and he goes to rescue her.
Sinekatalog’s take
Vatroslav Mimica's Yugoslav epic, with Ivica Vidović and Rade Šerbedžija, is a brutal, handsome film based on an epic poem.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Awards
- Pula Film Festival 1981: Best Actor (Golden Arena for Best Actor) — Dragan Nikolić
Ratings
IMDb: 7.6 / 10 (1,218 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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