In January 1943 German army, afraid of Allied invasion of Balkans, launched great offensive against Yugoslav Partisans in Western Bosnia. The only way out for Partisan forces and thousands of refugees was the bridge on the river Neretva.

Director:
Veljko Bulajic

Writers:
Stevan Bulajic
Veljko Bulajic

Cast (in credits order)
Yul Brynner ... Yvan Vlado
Hardy Krüger ... Col. Kranzer
Franco Nero ... Capt. Michael Riva
Sylva Koscina ... Danitza (as Silva Koscina)
Orson Welles ... Chetnik senator
Curd Jürgens ... Gen. Lohring (as Curt Jurgens)
Anthony Dawson ... Gen. Morelli (as Anthony M. Dawson)
Milena Dravic ... Nada
Sergei Bondarchuk ... Ivan Martik (as Sergei Bondarcuk)
Ljubisa Samardzic ... Novak (as Ljubisa Samardjic)
Velimir 'Bata' Zivojinovic ... Stole (as Bata Zivojinovic)
Boris Dvornik ... Stipe
Oleg Vidov ... Nikola
Howard Ross ... Sgt. Mario
Lojze Rozman ... Ivan
Nikola-Kole Angelovski ... Zika (as Kole Angelovski)
Stole Arandjelovic ... Legless partisan
Miha Baloh
Faruk Begolli ... Lt. Horst
Dusan Bulajic (as Dusko Bulajic)
Milena Dapcevic ... Partisan woman with fire bottle
Dragomir Felba ... Partisan father
Hajrudin Hadzikaric ... Vladimir Nazor (as Hajro Hadjikaric)
Sibina Mijatovic
Charles Millot ... Djuka
Ralph Persson ... German
Vasa Pantelic
Spela Rozin ... Partisan demolition woman (as Sheyla Rozin)
Bozidar Smiljanic
Fabijan Sovagovic ... Mad Bosko
Abdurrahman Shala
Pavle Vujisic ... Jordan (as Pavle Vuisic)
Demeter Bitenc ... Hauptmann Schröder (as Demetar Bitenc)
Ranko Gucevac
Milos Kandic
Zaim Muzaferija
Tomaz Sarc ... Pontoski Most
Risto Siskov ... Ranjenik
Goran Smigic ... Smajser
Antun Tudic
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Slobodan Velimirovic
Sime Jagarinac ... Partisan on bridge (uncredited)

Also Known As:
Battaglia della Neretva, La (Italy)
Battle of the River Neretva (Australia) (video title)
Schlacht an der Neretva, Die (West Germany)
The Battle of Neretva (USA)
The Battle of the River Neretva (USA)

Runtime:
Country:Yugoslavia / USA / Italy / West Germany
Language:Serbo-Croatian / English
Color:Color (Technicolor)
Sound Mix:Mono
Certification:West Germany:16 / Finland:K-16 / Sweden:15 / USA:G / Spain:18 / Iceland:16
Filming Locations:Yugoslavia
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