Ljubiša Jovanović

Acting

Ljubiša Jovanović

Born — Died

1908-10-01 — 1971-07-15

Place of birth

Šabac, Kingdom of Serbia [now Republic of Serbia]

Known for

Acting

Credits

24 titles

Known for

Film credits

1970s · 1 titles

1960s · 9 titles

On the Day of Fire poster
9.0

The protagonist, interpreted by Ljuba Tadic, is a scientist in an institute who becomes a victim of the intrigues of his co-workers who took advantage of his once problematic participation in the Chetnik movement during the Second World War.

On the Day of Fire

1969

March on the River Drina poster
7.2

A Serbian artillery battery of the Combined Division makes a forced march to the Cer Mountain in western Serbia to meet Austro-Hungarian troops, who have invaded the country by crossing over the Drina River. A chronicle of the Battle of Cer; a landmark battle of World War I and the first Allied victory over the Central Powers.

March on the River Drina

1964

Don't Meddle Into Fortune poster
9.5

Farcical comedy about an apartment which is shared by a couple of families plus their relations.

Don't Meddle Into Fortune

1961

Cat Under a Helmet poster
5.9

A tragicomic tale of lumberjack who joined the partisans during WW2. As a corporal, he successfully and courageously fulfilled the combat tasks with his partisan battalion. The commander sends him on a special assignment.

Cat Under a Helmet

1962

A Bloody Tale poster
6.4

Memory of the victims of the Kragujevac massacre is described through the events that are related to a group of boys, shoe shiners. At that time, thousands of workers refused to work for the invaders, and the whole city was exposed to harsh repression and persecution of innocent citizens and the abolition of the regular rations of food.

A Bloody Tale

1969

Comrade President Center-Forward poster
7.0

Through several entangled stories, province atmosphere is shown, in which new ideas are hard to penetrate. Parallel with the seventh anniversary of peasant's cooperative farm, activity of a priest, who wants to restore the iconostasis, is followed. Local photographer intrigues - in small town in which the villagers want to become football champions.

Comrade President Center-Forward

1961

Atomic War Bride poster
6.0

At a church in the country, eternally optimistic John marries Maria, his Atomic War Bride, as a war starts, planes buzz overhead and bombs start dropping. Though John is "mobilized" by the military seconds after the ceremony, he and Maria seek to be reunited.

Atomic War Bride

1960

Before the War poster
6.2

Engineer Maric finds out about an affair between his wife Rina and his best friend, a lawyer Novakovic. Maric leaves the house with suicidal intentions. At the big funeral, Novakovic consoles unfortunate Rina, while in the funeral procession a whole bunch of suspicious people try to claim close relations with the deceased one in order to get hold of a piece of his inheritance.

Before the War

1966

The Great Tour poster
5.6

Musical comedy set in show-biz milieu.

The Great Tour

1961

1950s · 10 titles

Priest Cira and Priest Spira poster
7.0

Life of the village elite, the two priest families, goes quietly in mutual understanding and friendship. The discord is inserted when a young teacher is able to marry the daughter of only one of the priests. Based on a popular novel by Stevan Sremac.

Priest Cira and Priest Spira

1957

The Magic Sword poster
6.3

Evil Bash-Chelik is terrorizing people, but only the magic sword can harm him. A young hero goes on the dangerous quest to find that sword.

The Magic Sword

1950

The Wind Dropped Before Dawn poster
6.6

Members of Jasna's group are suspicious because of her firing from occupation Special police squad and they start avoiding her. She finds out the members of the group have been betrayed but they become even more suspicious. At the moment when they were ready to liquidate her the true traitor is revealed. Thanks to Jasna's courage an action becomes success and she regains their trust.

The Wind Dropped Before Dawn

1959

I Was Stronger poster
10.0

Instead of running away from enemy raid, a female partisan-doctor decides to stay and help one of their wounded children.

I Was Stronger

1953

The False Tsar poster
7.0

A historical film based on the struggle of the Montenegrins for their independence.

The False Tsar

1955

The Cabinet Minister's Wife poster
9.2

After becoming a minister's wife, Živka changes her former way of life and becomes a lady. However, her fashionable way of life is of short duration, since her husband is forced to resign after being involved in a scandal. Based on highly popular Serbian comedy novel by Branislav Nušić.

The Cabinet Minister's Wife

1958

The Last Day poster
7.3

A group of former members of the Gestapo participates in espionage activities, helped by a group of locals, dissatisfied with the new authorities. However, members of the Yugoslav secret police, the infamous UDBA, are on their track. This is the first Yugoslavian spy film.

The Last Day

1951

The Boy Mita poster
6.2

Instead of going to Belgrade, a boy called Mita joins illegal movement. Germans, who occupied Belgrade in the meantime, start to hunt down communists. Many of them are killed, but Mita succeeds to get to the freed land together with a girl who was going to Belgrade with him.

The Boy Mita

1951

Factory B poster
6.8

A group of oil drillers of the Factory B, focused on success rather than praise, strive to find the oil despite the decision on the suspension of the drilling works.

Factory B

1958

The Pursuit poster
7.0

Jelena and dr Mirkovic realize that their relationship is not just fulfilling the party's task of better maintenance of the illegal press. When Mirkovic joined partisans, one of the illegal fighters didn't endure interrogation of the police and reveals the pressroom's location. Jelena manages to save herself and the press continues its work.

The Pursuit

1956

1940s · 4 titles