Cast

Richard Burton Ljuba Tadić Velimir 'Bata' Živojinović Irene Papas Milena Dravić Bert Sotlar

Credits

Written by: Branimir Scepanovic

Plot

Tito's Partisans, surrounded by Axis forces, fight to break out of encirclement in 1943.

Sinekatalog’s take

A large-scale Yugoslav war spectacle.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Awards

• Pula Film Festival 1973: Best Film (Big Golden Arena for Best Film)

Ratings

IMDb: 6.8 / 10 (2,038 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.

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