Stane Potokar

Stane Potokar

Born: March 10, 1908
Died: April 8, 1962
in Laibach, Carniola, Austria-Hungary [now Ljubljana, Slovenia]

Movies for Stane Potokar...

Suleiman the Conqueror
Title: Suleiman the Conqueror
Character: Capitano Nicholas Orlovich
Released: December 7, 1961
Type: Movie
Historical film, telling the story of Turkish Sultan Suleiman's attempts to conquer Vienna. The advance of his army was checked on Yugoslav territory.
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The Family Diary
Title: The Family Diary
Character: Nadižar
Released: October 12, 1961
Type: Movie
Story of the many jobs undertaken by a sanitary technician.
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Operation
Title: Operation
Character: Metod
Released: July 7, 1960
Type: Movie
Psychological action drama about a group of partisans, ambushed by the enemy.
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Point 905
Title: Point 905
Character: Stanko
Released: January 30, 1960
Type: Movie
After the war, a Yugoslav army captain, Vladimir, is in charge of suppressing armed supporters of the former king's regime, led by major Momir. After Vladimir's best friend is killed, he joins the rebels pretending to be one of the king's supporters. However, one of Momir's supporters, a man who harbors rebels, has an attractive daughter who is engaged to marry Momir. She knows that Vladimir is an officer of the Yugoslav army, because she has seen him wearing a Yugoslav uniform. Vladimir fears that she might betray him.
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The Good Old Piano
Title: The Good Old Piano
Character: Hišni lastnik
Released: June 13, 1959
Type: Movie
Composer and pianist Blaz Gaber lives only for his music and does not want to know anything about the outside world, where the war is raging. Upon his arrival from his poorly attended concert, he finds himself in prison for having stars drawn in his notebook by a little boy. A young illegal activist seeks refugee in the school, where the pupils hide his pistol inside the Gaber's piano. A German officer comes with his soldiers to find the hidden illegal, orders the school to be evacuated and takes the piano together with him on a train.
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The Good Sea
Title: The Good Sea
Character: Ante Paškval
Released: May 24, 1958
Type: Movie
A simple fisherman tries to stop wealthy and crooked owner of the seiners and bar.
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The Only Way Out
Title: The Only Way Out
Character: Joža
Released: January 1, 1958
Type: Movie
A group of partisans goes to destroy a German gas warehouse at Postojnska Jama. One of them grows distrustful towards the new commander, and it spreads among the rest of the squad. The situation culminates when the mentioned partisan remains cut off inside a cave.
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The Wide Blue Road
Title: The Wide Blue Road
Released: November 22, 1957
Type: Movie
Squarciò, a fisherman, lives with his family on a small island off the Dalmatian coast of Italy. Like his fellow villagers, Squarciò struggles against harsh living conditions, a scarcity of fish in nearby waters and exploitation by the local wholesaler. But while the other fishermen continue to use nets, he goes out to the open sea to fish illegally with bombs. But Squarciò borrows money, loses his boat, and in a moment of supreme desperation, has to bomb directly off-shore, causing the hatred and rejection of his fellow fishermen. Trying to save his family, Squarciò and his young sons sail their new boat out beyond the local waters and bomb-fish again. But this time, the sea exacts a terrible toll…
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On Foreign Soil
Title: On Foreign Soil
Released: February 18, 1957
Type: Movie
A story about Italian soldiers, enemies who have their own problems and hopes. Based on short stories of Mesa Selimovic, Bosnian writer.
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Quand vient l'amour
Title: Quand vient l'amour
Released: September 28, 1956
Type: Movie
The "Foyer de la Jeune Fille" takes in teenage girls who have no family of their own, their birth not having been well received. As a result of a peccadillo, Jenny is deprived of her planned trip to Yugoslavia. With the help of a forged postcard, she creates a false uncle in Yugoslavia. The headmistress authorized her trip, but Jenny had to deal with the help offered by Dragan, a sympathetic student, and the curiosity of the local authorities. But love comes, difficulties melt away and Dragan makes a good husband.
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Moment of Decision
Title: Moment of Decision
Character: Brodar
Released: April 5, 1955
Type: Movie
A story set in a Slovenian town during WW2. The White Guardists bring a wounded partisan to doctor Koren, but he kills their lieutenant, thus helping them both to escape.
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The Upstarts
Title: The Upstarts
Character: Možakar
Released: January 15, 1953
Type: Movie
Film about moral decay of Trieste elite during 1890s based on novel by Slovenian writer Janko Kersnik.
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Trieste
Title: Trieste
Character: Komandir mesta
Released: January 5, 1951
Type: Movie
Despite all actions taken in attempt to conquer Trieste, Gestapo forces fail to do so. The surrender of Italian fascist state gives partisans an open way in seizing the power with the help of domicile population.