Movie: It Was Not In Vain

Top 10 Billed Cast

Boris Buzančić
Boris Buzančić

Jure

Mira Nikolić
Mira Nikolić

Bojka

Zlata Perlić
Zlata Perlić

Vera

Mia Oremović
Mia Oremović

Mrs. Vidas

Vjera Simić
Vjera Simić

Veštičara

Zvonimir Rogoz
Zvonimir Rogoz

Đuka

Ivan Šubić
Ivan Subic

Vidas

Ljuba Tadić
Ljuba Tadić

Radak

Antun Vrdoljak
Antun Vrdoljak

Mijo

Marija Aleksić
Marija Aleksić

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    Boris Buzančić plays an idealistic young doctor who is assigned a nearly deserted village. The backwards residents at first resent Buzančić's new-fangled methods. Gradually, he proves his worth and wins their confidence. The clincher comes when Buzančić rids the community of a despotic villain.

  • Release Date

    1957-02-02

  • Average

    5.8

  • Rating:

    2.9 starts
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  • Languages:

    Hrvatski
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