Leptirica
Sign in to saveLeptirica () 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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6.4A 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
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
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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
Key dates
- Published
- 15 April 1973
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- vampire film
- Country of origin
- Yugoslavia
- Original language
- Serbo-Croatian
- Director
- Đorđe Kadijević
- Screenwriter
- Đorđe Kadijević
- Narrative location
- Serbia
- Duration
- +63
- FilmAffinity ID
- 814368
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8 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Deviations from Milovan Glišić's short story
- Reception, influence and legacy
- See also
- References
- External links
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.
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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1970s Serbian-language films1970s vampire films1973 horror films1973 television filmsFilms based on Slavic mythologyFilms based on works by Serbian writersFilms directed by Đorđe KadijevićFilms set in SerbiaFilms shot in Bosnia and HerzegovinaFolk horror filmsHorror films based on actual eventsHorror television films