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Sarajevo (1940)

Sarajevo poster
Directed by
Ákos Ráthonyi
Genre
drama film
Country
Hungary
Runtime
1h 35m
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The film follows the political tensions and personal lives in the days before the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo. It focuses on the characters caught up in the events that sparked World War I.

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What happens

Sarajevo is a 1940 Hungarian historical film directed by Ákos Ráthonyi and starring Maria von Tasnady, Ferenc Kiss and József Timár. The film is set against the backdrop of events leading up to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria in 1914. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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