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Black Pearls

Black Pearls

1958•1h 39m•5.8/10
Drama

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5.8/10(4)

Reform school teacher tries to carry his class to the right path by teaching them diving.

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Production

Bosna Film

Language

SH

Status

Released

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Cast

Severin Bijelić

Severin Bijelić

Marko, novi upravnik popravnog doma

Mihajlo Viktorović

Mihajlo Viktorović

Spira, vaspitač

Milan Ajvaz

Milan Ajvaz

Šjor Toni

Franjo Tuma

Mutilo

Milivoje Jevremović

Rajko Jovanović

Zdravko Romanović

Stevan Momčilović

Zoran Ibišbegović

Predrag Džudović

Slobodan Džudović

Josip Tomić

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