Leptirica

Leptirica () is a 1973 Yugoslav folk horror TV-film, directed by Serbian and Yugoslav director Đorđe Kadijević and based on the short story "After Ninety Years" (1880) by Serbian writer Milovan Glišić.

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6.4

A young man wants to marry the beautiful daughter of a landowner who refuses to allow the marriage. To prove his worth, the young man becomes a miller in a vampire-infested local mill.

Released: 1973-04-1565 minDir: Đorđe KadijevićHorror, Drama

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Cast

Mirjana Nikolić as Radojka
Petar Božović as Strahinja
Vasja Stanković as Kmet
Slobodan 'Cica' Perović as Živan
Aleksandar 'Aca' Stojković as Purko
Tanasije Uzunović as Pop

Themes

based on novel or book
vampire
cult

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Ratings

IMDb

6.8/10

3,465 votes

Year: 1973
Runtime: 63 min
Genres: Drama, Horror

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Key facts

Television.image: Leptirica DVD cover.jpg
Television.genre: Folk HorrorDramaFantasy
Television.writer: Đorđe Kadijević
Television.screenplay: Đorđe Kadijević
Television.director: Đorđe Kadijević
Television.starring: Mirjana NikolićPetar BožovićSlobodan PerovićVasja StankovićTanasije UzunovićToma Kuruzović
Television.country: Yugoslavia
Television.language: Serbo-Croatian
Television.editor: Neva Paskulović-Habić
Television.cinematography: Branko Ivatović
Television.runtime: 63 minutes
Television.company: Radio Television Belgrade
Television.network: TV Belgrade

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Encyclopedic overview

8 sections

Contents

Plot
Cast
Production
Deviations from Milovan Glišić's short story
Reception, influence and legacy
See also
References
External links

Although not the first Yugoslav film with horror elements, Leptirica is often described as "the first real horror film" made in Serbia and Yugoslavia, cited as the pioneering work of the genre in Serbian and Yugoslav cinema and proclaimed one of the top Serbian and Yugoslav horror films by critics and audience alike.

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