Walter Defends Sarajevo

Walter Defends Sarajevo (1972)

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Sarajevo 1944. The German armies desperately need fuel in the retreat. Walter, the enigmatic and charismatic leader of the resistance movement, can endanger their supplies. The Germans are taking a cunning plan to remove that obstacle.

Date of release
1972-04-12
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (35)
Runtime
2h 13m
Genres
Thriller, War, Action
Director
Hajrudin 'Šiba' Krvavac

Casting

Interesting facts

Walter Defends Sarajevo is a 1972 Yugoslavian film directed by Hajrudin Krvavac and starring Bata Živojinović, Ljubiša Samardžić and Rade Marković. The film centers around a mysterious figure named 'Walter', who is actively disrupting the attempts of German commander Alexander Löhr to retreat from the Balkans. The film's eponymous character, Walter, is loosely based around Vladimir Perić, whose nom de guerre was 'Valter'.

Production

Although not aiming to reflect history, the film's leading character was named after the partisan leader Vladimir Perić, known by his nom de guerre 'Walter', who commanded a resistance group in Sarajevo from 1943 until his death in the battle to liberate the city on April 6, 1945. Hajrudin Krvavac dedicated the picture to the people of Sarajevo and their heroism during the war.

The film marked the beginning of Emir Kusturica's career as it was his first appearance in a major motion picture in a small role playing a young communist activist.

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