The Fugitive

Jun 28, 1973

1h 20m

★ 5.0

Overview

WWII - Slovenia under Italian fascist occupation. Two friends separated by a woman they both loved, and then by war as well: one of them joins partisans, the other Italian occupying forces.

Genres

Drama

War

Production Companies

Viba film

Filmska Radna Zajednica (FRZ)

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Cast

Ernest

Boris Cavazza

Ivan

Rade Šerbedžija

Ana

Ljudmila Lisina

Prednica

Majda Potokar

Cvikeraš

Boris Kralj

Sodnikova

Duša Počkaj

Malovrh

Polde Bibič

Agent

Demeter Bitenc

Kmetica

Metka Bučar

Belogardist

Janez Hočevar

Belogardist

Andrej Nahtigal

Italijanka

Majda Sepe

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