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The Day That Shook the World
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The Day That Shook the World

1975-10-31 · 130 min · ★ 6.1

Drama · History

An historical depiction of the events preceding the political murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, would-be emperor of the Austro-Hungarian throne, in Sarajevo on June 28th, 1914.

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Directors
Veljko Bulajić
Production companies
Filmové studio Barrandov, Jadran film
Countries
Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia
Status
Released

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Christopher PlummerChristopher PlummerArchduke Ferdinand
Florinda BolkanFlorinda BolkanSophie
Maximilian SchellMaximilian SchellĐuro Šarac
Irfan MensurIrfan MensurGavrilo Princip
Radoš BajićRadoš BajićNedeljko Čabrinović
Jan HrušínskýJan HrušínskýTrifko
Branko ĐurićBranko ĐurićDanilo Ilic
Libuše ŠafránkováLibuše ŠafránkováJelena
Ivan VyskočilIvan VyskočilMehmedbašić
Charles MillotCharles Millot
Otomar KorbelářOtomar KorbelářEmperor Franz Joseph
Jana ŠvandováJana Švandová
Dušan BlaškovičDušan Blaškovič
Zdenka Heršak
Jiří HolýJiří HolýMerizzi
Rejhan Demirdžić
Nelly GaierováNelly GaierováCountess Langus
Hans KleringHans Klering
Hannjo HasseHannjo Hasse
Jiří KodetJiří KodetMorsley

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