H-8 (film)
| H-8 | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Nikola Tanhofer |
| Written by |
Zvonimir Berković Tomislav Butorac |
| Starring |
Đurđa Ivezić Boris Buzančić Antun Vrdoljak Vanja Drach Marijan Lovrić |
| Music by | Dragutin Savin |
| Cinematography | Slavko Zalar |
| Edited by | Radojka Tanhofer |
Release dates |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | Yugoslavia |
| Language | Croatian |
H-8 is a 1958 Yugoslav film directed by Nikola Tanhofer.
Plot
"A bus and a truck are moving towards each other along a two-way traffic highway on a rainy day. At the very beginning we learn that a reckless driver of another car will cause them to collide while trying to pass the bus; we even learn what seats will spell doom for their occupants. The rest of the movie follows two streams of events on the bus and on the truck, getting us to know and like a wide variety of characters, wondering which ones will end up being casualties and holding (our) breath for our favourites." (IMDb)
Cast
- Đurđa Ivezić as Alma Novak
- Boris Buzančić as Journalist Boris
- Antun Vrdoljak as Photographer
- Vanja Drach as Krešo
- Marijan Lovrić as Rudolf Knez
- Mira Nikolić as Young Mother
- Antun Nalis as Thief Ivica
- Mia Oremović
- Stane Sever
- Pero Kvrgić
- Marija Kohn
- Fabijan Šovagović
- Ljubica Jović
- Ivan Šubić
- Siniša Knaflec
Production
The movie is based on a true story, in which the driver that caused a fatal 1957 bus-truck collision was never identified. "H-8" is the beginning of that driver's license plate, the only available information on the culprit's vehicle.
Reception
In 1999, a poll of Croatian film critics found it to be one of the best Croatian films ever made.[1]
Awards
- H-8 won the Big Golden Arena for Best Film at the 1958 Pula Film Festival.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ ""Tko pjeva, zlo ne misli" najbolji hrvatski film svih vremena!". Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian). 1999-11-28. Retrieved 2013-02-08.
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000555/1958
External links
- H-8 at the Internet Movie Database