Walter Defends Sarajevo (1972)

Original title

Valter brani Sarajevo

Directed by

Hajrudin Krvavac

Genre

war film, partisan film

Country

Yugoslavia

Runtime

2h 13m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 32 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

During World War II, a German commander tries to pull his troops out of the Balkans. A resistance fighter known only as Walter sabotages his plans at every turn.

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What happens

Walter Defends Sarajevo is a 1972 Yugoslavian film directed by Hajrudin Krvavac and starring Bata Živojinović, Ljubiša Samardžić and Rade Marković. The film centers around a mysterious figure named 'Walter', who is actively disrupting the attempts of German commander Alexander Löhr to retreat from the Balkans. The film's eponymous character, Walter, is loosely based around Vladimir Perić, whose nom de guerre was 'Valter'. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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