Three Quarters of the Sun

Jul 18, 1959

1h 34m

★ 8.5

Overview

A story of a group of men at a small frontier railway station who have been released from German concentration camps and are on their way home.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Triglav film

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Cast

Arnold Tovornik

Slavo

Bert Sotlar

Načelnik postaje

Lojze Potokar

Mateo

Pero Kvrgič

Marija

Mira Sardoč

Koval

Stane Sever

Kolega

Vanja Drach

Karel

Kristijan Muck

Hellerjeva

Elvira Kralj

Helena

Metka Ocvirk

Filip Sr.

Danilo Bezlaj

Filip Jr.

Drago Makuc

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