Žika Mitrović
Živorad "Žika" Mitrović (Жика Митровић; 3 September 1921 – 29 January 2005) was a Serbian and Yugoslav film director and screenwriter.
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Žika Mitrović
- Name
- Žika Mitrović
- Born
- 3 September 1921
- Birthplace
- Belgrade, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
- Died
- 29 January 2005
- Place of death
- Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
- Occupation
- Film director, screenwriter
- Nationality
- Serbia
- Fields
- film direction · film screenwriting
- Honours
- Aleksandar Lifka Award
- Languages
- Serbian
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Živorad "Žika" Mitrović (Жика Митровић; 3 September 1921 – 29 January 2005) was a Serbian and Yugoslav film director and screenwriter.
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Žika Mitrović (1921–2005) was a comics artist, director and screenwriter, of Serbian nationality. The comics artist was born and died in Belgrade. Activity centred on film direction and film screenwriting.
Languages used include Serbian. Honours include Aleksandar Lifka Award.
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• Name — Žika Mitrović • Born — 3 September 1921 • Birthplace — Belgrade, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes • Died — 29 January 2005 • Place of death — Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro • Occupation — Film director, screenwriter • Years Active — 1955–1986
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Career
He started his career as a comics artist. Mitrovic directed 20 feature films between 1955 and 1986. His 1974 film The Republic of Užice was entered into the 9th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Diploma.
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Filmography
• Year — Film — Director — Writer — Awards / Notes • 1955 — Ešalon doktora M. • 1956 — Poslednji kolosek • 1957 — Potrazi Vandu Kos • 1958 — Miss Stone • 1960 — Kapetan Leši • 1960 — Signali nad gradom • 1961 — Solunski atentatori • 1962 — Obracun • 1963 — Nevesinjska puška • 1964 — Marš na Drinu • 1966 — Witness Out of Hell • 1966 — Do pobedata i po neba • 1967 — The Knife • 1968 — Brat doktora Homera • 1968 — Operacija Beograd • 1969 — Ubistvo na svirep i podmukao nacin i iz niskih pobuda • 1974 — Užička Republika — Big Golden Arena for Best Film, Diploma at Moscow International Film Festival • 1982 — Savamala • 1983 — Timočka buna • 1986 — Protestni album
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