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Veljko Bulajić

Screenwriter / Film Director | * 03/22/1928 (96) | Vilusi, Nikšić (Montenegro)
Veljko Bulajić (born 22 March 1928) is a Montenegrin film director and UNESCO Kalinga Prize recipient. He has spent the majority of his life working in Croatia and is primarily known for directing World War II-themed movies from the Partisan film genre. According to the Croatian Public Broadcasting Company, his films have reached an audience over 500 million viewers worldwide. The top four most viewed Yugoslav films of all time were all directed by Bulajić.MUBI streaming service describes Bulajić as "a creator of made-to-order epic blockbusters". ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | War | Documentaries

Known for these Movies & Shows

The story about colonization of poor Dalmatian peasants to the fertile Pannonian plain shortly after WWII. ...

Train without a Timetable

Certification unknown

1959 | 3.0/5 | 2h 1min
Drama
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Historical depiction of the events preceding the political murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, would-be emperor of the Austro-Hungarian throne, in Sarajevo, June 28, 1914. A World War would start ther ...

The Day That Shook the World

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1975 | 3.1/5 | 2h 10min
Drama, History
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After the murder of the Russian Emperor Peter III, who was succeeded by Empress Catherine, Satan decides that the balance between good and evil on Earth has been destabilized. In order to set things r ...

The Man to Kill

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1979 | 2.9/5 | 1h 45min
Fantasy, History, Drama, Horror
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In June of 1942 Germans and their collaborators decide to get rid of partisans and their stronghold in the woods of Mount Kozara in Northern Bosnia. They encircle the mountain and begin the mop up ope ...

Kozara

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1962 | 2.9/5 | 2h 4min
War
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Awards & Nominations for Veljko Bulajić

Sitges Film Festival Best Director Award
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Movies with Veljko Bulajić as Actor(4)

as himself2021 Oleg: The Oleg Vidov Story
as himself2010 Cinema Komunisto
as himself2005 The Other Side of Welles
as Svećenik1952 In the Storm

Movies with Veljko Bulajić as Crew(32)

Directing/Director2022 Escape to the Sea
Writing/Writer2022 Escape to the Sea
Directing/Director2006 Libertas
Writing/Writer2006 Libertas
Directing/Director1989 The Donator
Writing/Co-Writer1989 The Donator
Directing/Director1986 Promised Land
Writing/Writer1986 Promised Land
Directing/Director1983 Great Transport
Writing/Writer1983 Great Transport
Directing/Director1981 High Voltage
Writing/Writer1981 High Voltage
Directing/Director1980 Tito's Recollections
Writing/Writer1980 Tito's Recollections
Directing/Director1979 The Man to Kill
Writing/Writer1979 The Man to Kill
Directing/Director1975 The Day That Shook the World
Directing/Director1969 The Battle of Neretva
Writing/Writer1969 The Battle of Neretva
Directing/Director1966 Looking Into the Eyes of the Sun
Writing/Writer1966 Looking Into the Eyes of the Sun
Directing/Director1964 Skopje '63
Editing/Editor1964 Skopje '63
Writing/Writer1964 Skopje '63
Directing/Director1962 Kozara
Writing/Scenario Writer1962 Kozara
Directing/Director1961 Boom Town
Writing/Writer1961 Boom Town
Directing/Director1960 Atomic War Bride
Directing/Director1959 Train without a Timetable
Writing/Writer1959 Train without a Timetable
Writing/Writer1952 In the Storm

Full Name: Veljko Bulajic
Citizenship: Croatia
Born: Thursday, 03/22 1928 (March) in Vilusi, Nikšić (Montenegro) (current age: 96 years + 28 days)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Dragon)
Languages: Croatian (HR)
Educated at: Experimental Centre of Cinematography
Other names for Veljko Bulajić (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Велько Булайич"
Veljko Bulajić frequently works together with these people:
Bata Živojinović (10x, Actor)
Stevan Bulajić (7x, Crew)
Olivera Marković (6x, Actress)
Milena Dravić (5x, Actress)
Tana Mascarelli (5x, Actress)
Charles Millot (5x, Actor)
Dragomir Felba (4x, Actor)
Antun Nalis (4x, Actor)
Josip Broz Tito (4x, Actor)
Ratko Đurović (4x, Crew)
​Ljubiša Samardžić (3x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:755882, Added: 11/03/2018, Last updated: 03/23/2024