Innocence Unprotected

Innocence Unprotected (1968)

Nevinost bez zaštite

A documentary about the famous athlete and movie enthusiast who made Serbia's first sound film, Innocence Unprotected. The Nazi occupation of Belgrade prevented the film from gaining wider acclaim. Director Makavejev intersperses clips of the original film with interviews of surviving cast and crew members, as well as newsreel and archival footage.

Date of release
1968-11-12
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (32)
Runtime
1h 15m
Genres
Drama, Documentary
Director
Dušan Makavejev

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 0. Including: Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize

Innocence Unprotected is a compilation film by Yugoslav director Dušan Makavejev. Makavejev's film is based on Dragoljub Aleksić's 1942 film of the same title that was never released. In 1968, Makavejev established the film and expanded it with newsreel footage and interviews with surviving cast members.

Production

Innocence Unprotected is composed of footage of the 1942 film of the same name. Innocence Unprotected was originally filmed in 1942 under the title Nevinost bez zaštite which was meant to be the first sound feature film made in Serbia. Nevinost bez zaštite was made by the Yugoslav gymnast Dragoljub Aleksić, who wrote, produced, directed, and starred in the film.

In 1968 filmmaker Dušan Makavejev found the film and expanded upon it with newsreel footage of Nazi propaganda and German occupation as well. Other footage includes Aleksić performing his acrobatics and filmed interviews of the surviving cast members. Makavejev tinted some of the black and white scenes in the film and hand colored some details.

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