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The Woman from Sarajevo
Genres
Drama
Overview
The adaptation of a lesser known novel by Nobelist Ivo Andric, which describes the life of a spinster who was overwhelmed by a single passion: avarice.
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Runtime
110 min
Release Date
1980-07-02
Status
Released
Original Language
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Cast
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Heidelinde Weis
Rajka Radaković
Rade Šerbedžija
Vlado Ratko
Branko Cvejić
Rafo Konforti
Jelisaveta 'Seka' Sablić
Jovanka
Elfriede Kuzmany
Majka
Dragan Milivojević
Otac
Petar Dobrić
Relja Bašić
Đuro Utješanović
Vladimir Obleščuk
Vida Jerman
Zdenka Heršak
Nada Subotić
Helena Buljan
Zlatko Madunić
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