Adventure at the Door

Jul 10, 1961

1h 21m

★ 6.3

Overview

Story of the dream of a lonely woman lying mentally ill in a sanatorium.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Jadran Film

Adventure at the Door Trailers

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Cast

Agneza

Ana Karić

Ženskaroš

Boris Buzančić

Agnezin muž

Zoran Ristanović

Smrt

Emil Kutijaro

Gospođa Rubricijus

Jelena Žigon

Medicinska sestra

Božena Kraljeva

Liječnik u sanatoriju

Janez Vrhovec

Liza, kućna pomoćnica

Ervina Dragman

Zastupnik tvrtke za nadgrobne spomenike

August Cilić

Šarmer iz noćnog bara

Jurica Dijaković

Podvornik u vlaku

Vanja Drach

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5.8

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7.4

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5.7

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6.1

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4.9

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6.4

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0.0

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3.6

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5.9

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4.1

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7.1

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7.4

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Cast

Agneza

Ana Karić

Ženskaroš

Boris Buzančić

Agnezin muž

Zoran Ristanović

Smrt

Emil Kutijaro

Gospođa Rubricijus

Jelena Žigon

Medicinska sestra

Božena Kraljeva

Liječnik u sanatoriju

Janez Vrhovec

Liza, kućna pomoćnica

Ervina Dragman

Zastupnik tvrtke za nadgrobne spomenike

August Cilić

Šarmer iz noćnog bara

Jurica Dijaković

Podvornik u vlaku

Adventure at the Door

Overview

Genres

Production Companies

Adventure at the Door Trailers

Cast

Ana Karić

Boris Buzančić

Zoran Ristanović

Emil Kutijaro

Jelena Žigon

Božena Kraljeva

Janez Vrhovec

Ervina Dragman

August Cilić

Jurica Dijaković

Vanja Drach

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Zoran Ristanović

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Janez Vrhovec

Ervina Dragman

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