1969 La battaglia della Neretva Also Known As (AKA) (original title) Bitka na Neretvi Argentina La batalla del río Neretva Australia (video title) Battle of the River Neretva Australia (video box title) Battle on the River Neretva Australia (video title) The Battle of Neretva Australia (video box title) The Battle on the River Neretva Bulgaria (Bulgarian title) Битката при Неретва Brazil A Batalha do Neretva Canada (English title) The Battle of Neretva Denmark Slaget om Neretva Spain La batalla del río Neretva Finland Neretva-joen taistelu Finland (video title) Neretvan taistelu Finland (Swedish title) Slaget vid Neretva France La bataille de la Neretva Greece (transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title) I mahi tou potamou Neretva Croatia Bitka na Neretvi Hungary A neretvai csata Italy La battaglia della Neretva Poland Bitwa nad Neretwa Portugal A Batalha do Rio Neva Romania Batalia de la Neretva Serbia Bitka na Neretvi Sweden Slaget vid Neretva Soviet Union (Russian title) Битва на Неретве Turkey (Turkish title) Neretva köprüsü USA (alternative title) The Battle of the River Neretva West Germany Die Schlacht an der Neretva World-wide (English title) (informal title) Battle of Neretva World-wide (alternative title) (English title) The Battle of Neretva World-wide (English title) (informal title) The Battle of the Neretva World-wide (English title) The Battle on the River Neretva
Directed by Veljko Bulajić
Music by Bernard Herrmann … (english version) Vladimir Kraus-Rajteric … (original version)
Writing Credits Stevan Bulajic … (story) and Ratko Djurovic … (story) Ratko Djurovic … (screenplay) and Stevan Bulajic … (screenplay) and Veljko Bulajic … (screenplay) and Ugo Pirro … (screenplay) Alfred Hayes … (english adaptation)
Release Dates Yugoslavia 7 October 1969 Italy 3 December 1969 Japan 20 December 1969 West Germany 25 December 1969 France 19 August 1970 Hungary 1 October 1970 Poland December 1970 East Germany 5 February 1971 Norway 19 February 1971 USA 25 February 1971 (Bismarck, North Dakota) Denmark 19 March 1971 Finland 9 April 1971 Sweden 10 January 1972 East Germany 15 September 1972 (TV premiere) Turkey March 1977 Sweden 29 January 2012 (Göteborg International Film Festival)
Cast (in credits order) Yul Brynner Yul Brynner … Vlado Hardy Krüger Hardy Krüger … Kranzer Franco Nero Franco Nero … Riva SYLVA KOSCINA Sylva Koscina … Danica Howard Ross Howard Ross … Mario (as Howard Ross (Renato Rossini)) Orson Welles Orson Welles … Senator Curd Jürgens Curd Jürgens … Lohring Anthony Dawson Anthony Dawson … Morelli Milena Dravic Milena Dravic … Nada Sergey Bondarchuk Sergey Bondarchuk … Martin (as Sergej Bondarcuk) Ljubisa Samardzic Ljubisa Samardzic … Novak Velimir ‘Bata’ Zivojinovic Velimir 'Bata’ Zivojinovic … Stole (as Bata Zivojinovic) Boris Dvornik Boris Dvornik … Stipe Oleg Vidov Oleg Vidov … Nikola Pavle Vuisic Pavle Vuisic … Sofer Lojze Rozman Lojze Rozman … Ivan Nikola-Kole Angelovski Nikola-Kole Angelovski … Zika (as Kole Angelovski) Stojan 'Stole’ Arandjelovic Stojan 'Stole’ Arandjelovic … Sumadinac (as Stole Arandjelovic) Miha Baloh Miha Baloh … Ustasha Commander Faruk Begolli Faruk Begolli … Stevo Dusan Bulajic Dusan Bulajic … Chetnik Commander (as Dusko Bulajic) Milena Dapcevic Milena Dapcevic … Partisan Dragomir Felba Dragomir Felba … Dad Hajrudin Hadzikaric Hajrudin Hadzikaric … Nazor (as Hajro Hadjikaric) Sibina Mijatovic Sibina Mijatovic … Marija Charles Millot Charles Millot … Djuka Ralph Persson Ralph Persson … Horst Vasa Pantelic Vasa Pantelic … Major Spela Rozin Spela Rozin … Aide Bozidar Smiljanic Bozidar Smiljanic … Surgeon Fabijan Sovagovic Fabijan Sovagovic … Bosko Abdurrahman Shala Abdurrahman Shala … Captain (as Abdurahman Salja) Demeter Bitenc Demeter Bitenc … Schröder (as Demetar Bitenc) Radko Polic Radko Polic … Vuko
Runtime 2 hr 55 min (175 min) 1 hr 45 min (105 min) (USA)