The Liberation of Skopje (1981 film)

The Liberation of Skopje
Directed by William Fitzwater
Produced by Eric Fullilove
Written by Dusan Jovanonovic
Based on play by Dusan Jovanovic
Starring Sasa Stanjovic
Production
company
Ferryman Television
Distributed by SBS
Release date
April 1981
Running time
100 mins
Country Australia
Language English

The Liberation of Skopje is a 1981 Australian television film about the liberation of Skopje prison.[1]

Plot

Zoran is an eight-year-old boy who sees the German occupy Skopje in 1942. His father Dushan is a member of the partisan forces and his uncle, Gheorgiy plays a part in the assassination of a high ranking German officer, as well as in the evacuation and transport of Jews to the free territories.

Production

The film was based on a Yugoslavian play which had toured Australia in 1980.[2]

References

  1. Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p100
  2. 1980 Sydney Morning Herald article on the play accessed 12 July 2013


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