Veljko Bulajić
Veljko Bulajić (22 March 1928 – 3 April 2024) was a Croatian Montenegrin movie director.
Veljko Bulajić | |
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 Bulajić in 1969 | |
| Born | 22 March 1928 |
| Died | 3 April 2024 (aged 96) |
| Education | Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 1953–2024 |
Notable work | Vlak bez voznog reda, Kozara, Bitka na Neretvi, Veliki transport |
| Spouse(s) | Vlasta Bulajić |
Bulajić was a resistance fighter in World War II having joined the Yugoslav Partisans group at the age of 13.[1]
Some of his best known movies were Kozara and Battle of Neretva.[2][3] According to the Croatian Public Broadcasting Company, his movies have reached an audience of 500 million viewers worldwide.[4] The top four most viewed Yugoslav films of all time were all directed by Bulajic.[5]
Bulajić died on 3 April 2024 in Zagreb, Croatia at the age of 96.[6][7][8][9]
References
- ↑ "Interview: Famous Croatian director Veljko Bulajic recounts his life in pictures - Xinhua | English.news.cn". Archived from the original on 2018-02-09. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
- ↑ "Veljko Bulajić". Vecernji.hr. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ↑ "Dječija Knjiga- Knjige od pisca". Djecija-knjiga.ba. Archived from the original on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ↑ "Kako sam Titu objasnio da ga ne želim kao glavnog lika "Bitke na Neretvi"". Hrt.hr. Archived from the original on 1 October 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ↑ "Veljko Bulajić". www.vecernji.hr.
- ↑ (in sr) Preminuo čuveni jugoslovenski reditelj. 3 April 2024. https://www.b92.net/zivot/aktuelno/10627/preminuo-cuveni-jugoslovenski-reditelj/vest. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ↑ Evropa, Radio Slobodna (2024-04-03). "Umro Veljko Bulajić, režiser čuvenog filma Bitka na Neretvi" (in sh). Radio Slobodna Evropa. https://www.slobodnaevropa.org/a/umro-veljko-bulajic-reziser-bitna-na-neretvi-kozara/32889308.html. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
- ↑ "Preminuo slavni reditelj Veljko Bulajić". Al Jazeera Balkans (in bosanski). Retrieved 2024-04-03.
- ↑ list, Večernji (2024-04-03). "Umro slavni jugoslovenski reditelj Veljko Bulajić". N1 (in српски / srpski). Retrieved 2024-04-03.