Antun Vrdoljak

Antun Vrdoljak

Born: June 5, 1931
Antun Vrdoljak is a Croatian film actor and director, sports official, and head of Croatian Radiotelevision during the Yugoslav wars. Between the 1960s and early 1990s he was mainly a film artist. In the early 1990s he became involved in politics and became a prominent member of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), which led to his appointment to a series of offices. He was director general of Croatian Radiotelevision (1991–95), and the president of the Croatian Olympic Committee (1991–2000).

Movies for Antun Vrdoljak...

The Other Side of Welles
Title: The Other Side of Welles
Character: Self
Released: June 3, 2005
Type: Movie
Film The Other Side of Welles portrays the life, work and intellectual heritage of Orson Welles in Yugoslavian federal unit "Socialist Republic of Croatia". Through the period of 25 years, he appeared as actor in several co productions made in Croatia (David and Goliath, Tartars, Austerlitz) - acted in few Yugoslavian film (Battle of Neretva, The Secret of Nicola Tesla) and directed two of his own film: The Trial and The Deep. As a Hollywood maverick, in Croatia he often found his shelter. Through the never before seen archive materials and the interviews with the people who worked with him, directors of this film, in the 90th anniversary of his birth and 20th of his passing, reveal the other side of Orson Welles
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Pula Confidential
Title: Pula Confidential
Character: Himself
Released: January 1, 2003
Type: Movie
A documentary about the history of Yugoslavian Film Festival in Pula and ex-Yu cinema in general. Many legends of ex-Yu cinema were interviewed here.
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Pero the Lump's Gang
Title: Pero the Lump's Gang
Character: Učitelj
Released: November 26, 1970
Type: Movie
A group of village boys found a gang under the leadership of the most intelligent amongst them - Pero the Lump. They decide to renovate an old and abandoned watermill on the outskirts of their village. A discord amongst the villages has caused the mill to remain unused. To make sure it stays closed, the corrupted steam mill owner is ready to bribe customers. Pero's gang does not want to give in under the pressure of corrupt villagers...
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Black Birds
Title: Black Birds
Released: July 17, 1967
Type: Movie
WW2 story about group of prisoners who are trying to escape the death camp, run by local pro-Nazi militia.
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Protest
Title: Protest
Character: Policijski istražitelj Marković
Released: July 8, 1967
Type: Movie
A man cannot bear the superficiality of human relationships, and when his best friend lets him down, he commits suicide by jumping off a skyscraper.
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Happiness Comes at Nine o'Clock
Title: Happiness Comes at Nine o'Clock
Character: Miki
Released: July 16, 1961
Type: Movie
One day, Happiness and Sorrow come to town. Happiness leaves her magical cloak in the local inn, saying that it fulfills every wish to those who wear it. However, Sorrow knows that Happiness doesn't come alone, but brings worries with herself, too. The magical cloak changes its owner and fulfills the most unusual wishes of timid professor of violin, old night guard, naive student and blonde girl. When all their wishes are fulfilled, they find out that they did not achieve happiness.
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Atomic War Bride
Title: Atomic War Bride
Character: John Johnson
Released: July 23, 1960
Type: Movie
This conventional post-nuclear holocaust drama from Yugoslav director Veljko Bulajic seems to be at cross purposes. On the one hand, its anti-war sentiments are clear, as well as its realistic scenarios of destruction, and on the other hand, the director and scripter Cesar Zavatini have turned the story into a satire. At the center of focus is a young couple who were getting married when the atomic bombs changed the face of the planet, and through the couple's own dilemma the greater picture is glimpsed. Assisting Eva Krizevska, Anton Vrdoljak, Zlatko Madunic, and other actors is President Marshal Tito's army.
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The Wind Dropped Before Dawn
Title: The Wind Dropped Before Dawn
Character: Mirko
Released: July 24, 1959
Type: Movie
Members of Jasna's group are suspicious because of her firing from occupation Special police squad and they start avoiding her. She finds out the members of the group have been betrayed but they become even more suspicious. At the moment when they were ready to liquidate her the true traitor is revealed. Thanks to Jasna's courage an action becomes success and she regains their trust.
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Heaven without Love
Title: Heaven without Love
Character: Pavle Borovac
Released: July 22, 1959
Type: Movie
With a single, basic plot theme, this well-wrought drama of ultimate tragedy engages the viewer and gives pause for reflection. The tale focuses on the marriage of a man who is dominated and controlled by his own egoistic needs and illusions.
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Three Quarters of the Sun
Title: Three Quarters of the Sun
Character: Charles
Released: July 18, 1959
Type: Movie
A story of a group of men at a small frontier railway station who have been released from German concentration camps and are on their way home.
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Nights and Days
Title: Nights and Days
Character: Laca
Released: July 14, 1959
Type: Movie
A partisan battalion who was surrounded from all sides brings up decision to enter the city, so that the fighters could rest and recover. Due to fear of one of the partisans, the enemy discovers their plan, but fails to sabotage it.
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H-8...
Title: H-8...
Character: Fotograf
Released: July 14, 1958
Type: Movie
A bus and a truck are moving towards each other along a two-way traffic highway on a rainy day. At the very beginning we learn that a reckless driver of another car will cause them to collide while trying to pass the bus; we even learn what seats will spell doom for their occupants. The rest of the movie follows two streams of events on the bus and on the truck, getting us to know and like a wide variety of characters, wondering which ones will end up being casualties and holding breath for our favourites. The epilogue brings some more surprises...
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The Year Long Road
Title: The Year Long Road
Character: Bernard
Released: July 11, 1958
Type: Movie
Italian director Giueseppe DeSantis was the creative force behind this Yugoslavian "slice of life" drama. The title translates as The Year-Long Road; accordingly, the plot concerns a joint, voluntary effort between Italy and Yugoslavia to construct a highway along the countries' Naturally, this animosity wreaks havoc on the various Romeo-Juliet romances in the region. All is resolved when oil is discovered on one of the islands. An American oil company is finally able to establish détente between the warring factions, smoothing the path for the long-delayed marriages of three young couples.
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It Was Not Useless
Title: It Was Not Useless
Character: Mijo
Released: February 2, 1957
Type: Movie
Boris Buzančić plays an idealistic young doctor who is assigned a nearly deserted village. The backwards residents at first resent Buzančić's new-fangled methods. Gradually, he proves his worth and wins their confidence. The clincher comes when Buzančić rids the community of a despotic villain.