It Was Not Useless

Feb 2, 1957

1h 39m

★ 5.5

Overview

Boris Buzančić plays an idealistic young doctor who is assigned a nearly deserted village. The backwards residents at first resent Buzančić's new-fangled methods. Gradually, he proves his worth and wins their confidence. The clincher comes when Buzančić rids the community of a despotic villain.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Jadran Film

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Cast

Jure

Boris Buzančić

Bojka

Mira Nikolić

Vera

Zlata Perlić

Mrs. Vidas

Mia Oremović

Veštičara

Vjera Simić

Đuka

Zvonimir Rogoz

Vidas

Ivan Šubić

Radak

Ljuba Tadić

Mijo

Antun Vrdoljak

Marija Aleksić

Silva Fulgosi

Marko

Duka Tadić

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