March on the River Drina
Watch TrailerSerbian Major Katanich receives orders to halt the Austro-Hungarian advance toward the Drina River at all costs. With a handful of weary soldiers, he fortifies a strategic bridge, transforming it into a final bulwark. Amidst the roar of artillery, a battle of wills unfolds, each explosion marking time until the inevitable assault. The film plunges us into August 1914, to the very outset of the Great War in the Balkans, where a local act of defiance echoes as a national symbol of resilience.
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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | Марш на Дрину |
| Year | 1964 |
| Country | Yugoslavia |
| Genre | Action, Drama, War |
| Director | Žika Mitrović |
| Runtime | 107 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 7.2/10 (14 votes) |
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The film merges grand battle sequences with an intimate focus on the fates of common soldiers, crafting an epic narrative built upon human drama. Director Žika Mitrović forgoes excessive sentiment, opting for the grim realism of trench warfare.
What lingers after the final salvo is a raw, authentic immersion into one of the first acts of the global conflagration, where tactics and courage meet the relentless machinery of war. It stands as a cornerstone of Yugoslav cinematic memorial — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Žika Mitrović
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Gunpowder smoke, the clang of bayonets, and the calm before the storm on a riverbank.
🎭 Cast
Aleksandar Gavrić
Kosta Hadživuković, kapetan
Ljuba Tadić
Major Kursula
Nikola Jovanović
Velimir Hadživuković
Vladimir Popović
Poručnik Miloje
Husein Čokić
Narednik
Branko Pleša
Pukovnik Zdravko Lukić
Dragomir 'Gidra' Bojanić
Kaplar
Strahinja Petrović
Laza, teča
Božidar Drnić
Trifun Hadživuković
Zoran Radmilović
Petrović, kockar
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