Movie · 1969
The Battle of Neretva
Released 7 October 1969 More from 1969 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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.
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How old were they?
Orson Welles
as Četnik
Curd Jürgens
as General Lohring
Yul Brynner
as Vlado
Sergey Bondarchuk
as Martin
Charles Millot
as Djuka
Pavle Vuisić
as Jordan
Sylva Koscina
as Danica
Velimir Živojinović
as Stole
Howard Ross
as Mario
Franco Nero
as Capitano Michele Rossi
Oleg Vidov
as Nikola
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The numbers
28years between the oldest and youngest billed
54Orson Welles — oldest on the call sheet
26Oleg Vidov — youngest billed
41average age of the credited cast