Eagles Fly Early

Apr 30, 1966

1h 31m

★ 7.4

Overview

A group of kids from the Bosnian village often run away from school from the terror of Pepper, a teacher who got his nickname because of his red nose. Soon they formed a brigand division, but have been discovered and caught. The sudden arrival of year 1941 turns their game into reality.

Genres

Comedy

War

Production Companies

Avala Film

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Cast

Harambaša Jovanče

Pavle Jovanović

Dugonogi Stric

Pavle Polaček

Lazar 'Mačak'

Ljupče Popović

Vanjka 'Široki'

Dragoljub Benjišek

Nik Ćulibrk

Mirko Nanović

Đoko 'Potrk'

Demir Kadri

Nikolica s prikolicom

Miki Jovičić

Lunja

Mila Mihajlović

Poljar Lijan

Miodrag Petrović 'Čkalja'

đed Vuk

Dragutin Dobričanin

Nikoletina Bursać

Ljubiša Samardžić

Učitelj Paprika

Mihajlo 'Bata' Paskaljević

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