Before the War

Jun 15, 1966

1h 31m

★ 5.0

Overview

Engineer Maric finds out about an affair between his wife Rina and his best friend, a lawyer Novakovic. Maric leaves the house with suicidal intentions. At the big funeral, Novakovic consoles unfortunate Rina, while in the funeral procession a whole bunch of suspicious people try to claim close relations with the deceased one in order to get hold of a piece of his inheritance.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Avala Film

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Cast

Inžinjer Mateja Marić

Slobodan 'Cica' Perović

Rina

Sonja Hlebš

Gospodin Novaković

Velimir Živojinović

Ljubomir Protić

Nikola Simić

Agaton Arsić

Milivoje Živanović

Vukica

Snežana Nikšić

Proka

Milosav 'Mija' Aleksić

Gina

Branka Veselinović

Tanasije

Milan Ajvaz

Vida

Nevenka Mikulić

Trifun

Žarko Mitrović

Sarka

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