Hell River (1974)

Original title

Partizani

Directed by

Stole Janković

Genre

partisan film

Country

Yugoslavia, United States

Runtime

1h 44m

Rated

16

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Yugoslav man who grew up in America returns to his homeland to fight as a Partisan against German forces in World War II. He faces a German officer while working with local resistance fighters.

wartimedramaticaction-orientedhistoricalpatrioticseriousintense

What happens

Hell River, also known as Partisans (Serbo-Croatian: Partizani / Партизани) and The Last Guerilla, is a 1974 Yugoslav partisan film starring Rod Taylor as a Yugoslav raised in America who returns home to fight the Germans as a Partisan in World War II. Adam West plays a German officer. The film was shot on location in Yugoslavia, and claims to be based on a true story. There are several versions, including an original three-hour cut made for Yugoslavian television, and a feature-length version for the American market. Rod Taylor was involved in rewriting and shooting some additional scenes during post production. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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