The Falcon (film)
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| Directed by | Vatroslav Mimica |
| Written by |
Aleksandar Petrović (screenplay), Vatroslav Mimica (screenplay) |
| Music by | Alfi Kabiljo |
| Distributed by | Soundfilm München (1982) |
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| Country | Yugoslavia |
| Language | Serbo-Croatian |
Banović Strahinja (Serbian Cyrillic: Бановић Страхиња, internationally released as The Falcon) is a 1981 Yugoslavian adventure film written and directed by Vatroslav Mimica based on Strahinja Banović, a hero of Serbian epic poetry.[1] It entered the section "Officina Veneziana" at the 38th Venice International Film Festival.[2]
Plot
During the late 14th century Serbia becomes the target of the Ottoman Empire. While the respected Serbian noble Strahinja Banović is out hunting, a Turkish renegade gang burns his castle, kills all of his servants, and takes the young wife of Banović Strahinja. Strahinja begins a long quest to rescue his wife despite everybody else's doubts in her fidelity. Strahinja gathers a posse of scoundrels and goes after the bandits. In the meantime, the Turkish bandit Alija tries to seduce Strahinja's wife Anđa, but she refuses him. However, over a period of time she begins to weaken.
Cast
- Franco Nero as Banović Strahinja
- Gert Fröbe as Jug Bogdan
- Dragan Nikolić as Alija
- Sanja Vejnović as Andja
- Rade Šerbedžija as Abdulah
- Kole Angelovski as Timotije
- Stole Aranđelović as Pop Gradislav
- Neda Spasojević as Luda
- Janez Vrhovec as Vladika
- Rados Bajic as Bosko Jugovic
References
- ↑ Film a doba: měsíčník pro filmovou kulturu, Volume 29. Orbis, 1983.
- ↑ ""Il falcone", così s'impala un uomo". La Stampa. 8 September 1981. p. 15.