The Deer Hunt

Jan 10, 1972

1h 37m

★ 7.2

Overview

I. S. returns after many years to his hometown, from which he escaped after WW II, fearing that, as a civil clerk of the NDH, could suffer prosecution from the new government. He has been falsely accused to be a member of Ustasha movement.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Filmski Autorski Studio

The Deer Hunt Trailers

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Cast

Ivan Šušnjar

Aleksander Krošl

Konobar Zeljo

Boris Dvornik

Pjevačica Seka

Silvana Armenulić

Načelnik milicije

Miha Baloh

Brijač

Franjo Majetić

Joza Vikulić

Mate Ergović

Zdravko

Fabijan Šovagović

Šušnjareva sestra

Sanda Langerholz

Isljednik Andrija

Zvonko Lepetić

Kosta

Adem Čejvan

Advokat Janjić

Relja Bašić

Recepcionar

Ivo Serdar

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