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Balkan Express

Balkan Express

A band whose music is a cover for survival.

1983•1h 42m•5.8/10
ComedyWar

Ratings

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5.8/10(25)

In this entertaining, clever satire, it is the beginning of World War II and a group of con artists and thieves decide to pose as musicians under the rubric "The Balkan Express".

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Production

Inex film, Art film 80

Language

SH

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Dragoslav 'Dragan' Nikolić

Dragoslav 'Dragan' Nikolić

Popaj

Borivoje Todorović

Borivoje Todorović

Pik

Tanja Bošković

Tanja Bošković

Lili

Velimir Živojinović

Velimir Živojinović

Stojčić

Olivera Marković

Olivera Marković

Tetka

Radko Polič

Radko Polič

Kapetan Ditrih

Toma Zdravković

Toma Zdravković

Pevač

Branko Cvejić

Branko Cvejić

Kosta

Bogdan Diklić

Bogdan Diklić

Ernest

Ratko Tankosić

Ratko Tankosić

Konobar

Predrag Miletić

Nemački oficir Gerd

Milan Erak

Milan Erak

Maksim

Gojko Baletić

Gojko Baletić

Boško

Heidi Baletić

Lea

Milo Miranović

Agent Gestapoa

Dragomir Stanojević

Dragomir Stanojević

Nemački oficir

Radmila Guteša

Žena nemačkog oficira

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