Bahrudin Čengić
Čengić (7 January 1931 – 16 October 2007) was a Bosnian screenwriter and film director who was active in Yugoslavia.
Bahrudin Čengić
- Born
- 1931 · Maglaj.
- Died
- 2007 · Sarajevo.
- Occupation
- film director · screenwriter
- Languages
- Bosnian
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• Name — Bahrudin Čengić • Born — 7 January 1931 • Birthplace — Maglaj, Vrbas Banovina, Kingdom of Yugoslavia • Died — 16 October 2007 • Place of death — Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina • Occupation — film director, screenwriter • Years Active — 1955–92 Bahrudin "Bato" Čengić (7 January 1931 – 16 October 2007) was a Bosnian screenwriter and film director who was active in Yugoslavia.
Biography
Čengić was born in 1931, although some sources give 7 January 1933 as the date of birth. During the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Čengić filmed over 1,000 minutes of the Siege of Sarajevo, which he converted in a documentary "essay" called Sarajevo. He appeared in the 2007 documentary Zabranjeni bez zabrane. Čengić died in Sarajevo on 16 October 2007, aged 76.
Documentaries
• Year — Documentary — Notes • 1955 — Lasta — writer • Tehnika — writer • 1958 — Deset na jednog — writer • 1961 — Čovjek bez lica — writer • Krilati karavani — writer • Ljudi sa rijeke — writer • 1966 — Soyez le bienvenu, dobro došli — writer • 1980 — Sarajevo drugačiji grad — writer • 1984 — Rudnik danas — writer • 2007 — Zabranjeni bez zabrane — as himself; documentary
Television
• Year — Show — Notes • 1976 — Jagoš i Uglješa — Television film; credited as Bato Čengić • 1977 — Zovem se Eli — Television film • 1978 — Ljubav u jedanaestoj — Television film • 1979 — Ujed — Television film • 1985 — Ukazanje Gospe u selu Grabovica — Television film; credited as Bato Čengić
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Maglaj.
Birth place
Sarajevo.
Death place
Films
• Year — Film — Notes • 1962 — Kozara — assistant director; credited as Bato Čengić • 1963 — Dani — assistant director • 1964 — Narodni poslanik — first assistant director; credited as Bato Čengić • Na mesto građanine pokorni — second assistant director • 1966 — Povratak — assistant director; English title: The Return • 1967 — Mali vojnici — English title: Playing Soldiers • 1970 — The Twelve Chairs — assistant director; credited as Bato Čengić • 1971 — Uloga moje porodice u svjetskoj revoluciji — writer; English title: The Role of My Family in the Revolution • 1972 — Slike iz života udarnika — writer; English title: Life of a Shock Force Worker • 1978 — Ljubav i bijes — first assistant director; credited as Bato Čengić • 1983 — Pismo - Glava — writer; English title: Heads or Tails • 1990 — Gluvi barut — writer; English title: Silent Gunpowder • 1992 — Albania
Short films
• Year — Short — Notes • 1976 — Život je lijep — writer • 1981 — Čovjek sa satom — writer
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