Jelena Žigon

Acting

Jelena Žigon

Born — Died

1933-11-03 — 2018-04-10

Place of birth

Belgrade, Yugoslavia [now Serbia]

Known for

Acting

Credits

47 titles

Jelena Žigon was a prominent Serbian and Yugoslav actress best known for her iconic role as Jelena Todorović in the popular film series Žika's Dynasty (Žikina dinastija). Over a career spanning more than six decades, she appeared in over 50 feature films and 15 television series.

Known for

Escape from Sobibor poster
7.2

The true story of WWII's notorious Sobibor Nazi death camp, where a courageous inmate orchestrates and leads the escape of over 300 prisoners.

Escape from Sobibor

1987

Flaming Frontier poster
6.2

Old Surehand and his faithful old friend Old Wabble are on the trail of a cold-blooded killer with the nickname 'The General'. The brother of Old Surehand was murdered by him. On the way Old Surehand and Old Wabble are involved in the running conflict between settlers and Comanches who are likely to go on the war path. Old Surehand can count on the support of his friend and blood brother Winnetou, the amiable chief of the Apaches. Written by Robert

Flaming Frontier

1965

More Than a Game poster
7.7

The story follows a ten-year period before WW2 in a fictional town of Gradina, Serbia and its residents, which went through the turbulent events like the Great Depression and the rise of fascism. But the most important segment of the story revolves around rivalry between two city's football clubs - Radnicki and Gradjanski.

More Than a Game

1974

Hot Wind poster
8.9

Vruć vetar is one of the most popular Yugoslav TV miniseries that aired in 1980. The show and movie cut from scenes of the show were popular in neighboring countries-also very popular in Czechoslovakia. Its main theme became very popular and enjoying a bit of a cult status. The story follows Shurda, a man in his 30s, who comes from a small town to Belgrade to get rich. However, as no job is good enough for him, he tries his luck in Germany, but this venture proves to be the same, so he returns to his native Yugoslavia.

Hot Wind

1980

The Dark Side of the Sun poster
5.0

Traveling in search of a cure for a rare skin disease, a man finds freedom and love along the way.

The Dark Side of the Sun

1988

Flat Hill poster
6.3

Ravna Gora tells story of events after April War 1941. Serbia with accent on the Chetnic-Partisan conflict, at the beginning of World War II

Flat Hill

2013

Film credits

1990s · 5 titles

Žika's Marriage poster
5.5

Milan tells Žika to get married and come to a suitable candidate, and they decide to give an advertisement in all national and international newspapers. From Slovenia to Brazil, the offers on VHS keep arriving. As Žika do not err on the final selection of young, Milan offers him a language instruction of their knowledge and skills. Žika understands what it is all about and finds out the real tricks of his friend Milan.

Žika's Marriage

1992

Some Birds Can't Fly poster
6.4

The doctors predicted Vesna to have one more year. The very sick girl is taken, by her estranged grandfather, up to the mountains, where she learns of a different life.

Some Birds Can't Fly

1997

No artwork available
7.5

A three-part anthology film.

Peregrination

1999

Package Deal poster
7.0

A three-part omnibus. First story: A young couple agrees to pretend to be in love with each other. Second story: After deciding to leave his band, a young bassist shows up for an audition for a drummer. There he meets a man who offers him money to kill his wife. Third story: Two successful robbers go through a hard time when one of them starts to pay to much more attention to his guitar playing skills than the job.

Package Deal

1995

Born to Be a Warrior poster
3.8

Couple of guys from a small town in Montenegro come to the big city, they plan to leave their mark in the new environment by winning in street fights but keep the chivalry they brought from back home. One of them (Dragomir Stojanovic), deals with injustice with his fists, hiding behind "tough guy" facade his deep sensitivity. Along the way he finds love with a pretty young girl.

Born to Be a Warrior

1994

1980s · 10 titles

Escape from Sobibor poster
7.2

The true story of WWII's notorious Sobibor Nazi death camp, where a courageous inmate orchestrates and leads the escape of over 300 prisoners.

Escape from Sobibor

1987

The Dark Side of the Sun poster
5.0

Traveling in search of a cure for a rare skin disease, a man finds freedom and love along the way.

The Dark Side of the Sun

1988

Zika's Dynasty poster
6.5

Misa is already a teenager but with little interest in girls and much for his violin. Two granddads, Zika and Milan, are worried for their grandson who may 'deviate' like Steven from "Dynasty", the show they like to watch. That's why they decide to introduce him better to their attractive housekeeper.

Zika's Dynasty

1985

What Happens When Love Comes to Town poster
6.1

Misa in the music school falls in love with a young Russian girl Natasha, who was then located in Belgrade. But their parents think that they are too young for love. Natasha's parents do not allow that connection, so they go back to Moscow. Unlike parents who want to end their relationship Zika and Milan are on their side. Zika begins to learn the Russian language.

What Happens When Love Comes to Town

1984

Kiss, Kiss, But Don't Lose Your Head poster
6.3

Mary and Bob continuing his love spend the summer in the voluntary youth but their parents affect the foolish. The peak occurs when the life Zika, after a brief flirtation with Marys mother implicate two German girls Elza and Giza.

Kiss, Kiss, But Don't Lose Your Head

1981

Like Grandpa, Like Grandson poster
6.8

Zika and Milan are fighting over who gets to spend more time with grandson Misha, who is five years old. Although Misha lives with his parents in Milan grandfather, Zika all ways of trying to learn Misa tavern life and his craft. A Milan his grandson sent to violin lessons and English. Come up with a number of interesting situations.

Like Grandpa, Like Grandson

1983

Come to Me and Go from Me poster
6.3

Marija and Boba are moving into an apartment and the financial problems came to a crisis in their marriage. Affected consumer fever make them neglect each other and the child. In addition, Zika and Milan persistently interfere in their lives.

Come to Me and Go from Me

1983

The Time Has Come for Love to Try poster
6.2

Though the problem of Marija's pregnancy may be solved, her relationship with Boba causes a rift between the Pavlović and Todorović families.

The Time Has Come for Love to Try

1980

Weird Years poster
5.0

After the road accident, Zika and Milan end up in an overcrowded hospital, run by doctor Nedeljkovic and his sexually obsessed nurse. Accompanied by a crazy bandmaster and a peasant with farting problems, they will try to get away from the ongoing chaos.

Weird Years

1988

Second Žika's Dynasty poster
5.5

Unlike in the previous sequel of "Foolish Years"/"Zika's Dynasty" film series, Zika's and Milan's grandson became crazy for girls, having sex with them simultaneously in his apartment. Granddads are now worried for different reason, so they visit the doctor who gives them an advice to send their grandson to the country in order to use his strength appropriately.

Second Žika's Dynasty

1986

1970s · 9 titles

The Picture Show Man poster
6.5

A man, his son and a piano player travel around Australia showing the first silent movies

The Picture Show Man

1977

Doctor Mladen poster
6.4

The story begins in 1941 and shows one of the people who which were actually, very brave and proudly fought against the Ustasha, Germans and other butchers, not related to that ideology was tied. The film is about Dr. Mladen Stojanovic legend of Kozara and Krajina, great man, humanist, friend, and finally the commander one of a the proud partisan detachment, which is that area brought for a moment bring much desired freedom.

Doctor Mladen

1975

No artwork available
10.0

A 1979 Serbo-Croatian language drama film written and directed by Stevo Žigon, starring Jelena Zigon, Marko Todorović and Olga Spiridonovic.

Chains

1979

One Summer at Spa poster
8.0

Set in a spa motel during summer, this is a story about the fancy lifestyle which gives these personalities a chance to imitate better, fashionable world of Europe. Hence they become the victims of one such fashion, the victims of Goethe's "The Sorrows of Young Werther" and its influence on generations of young people.

One Summer at Spa

1977

More Than a Game poster
NR

Popular TV series has been reedited into a theatrical film with additional material that has not been seen on TV before. The film is a homage to the legends of the Yugoslav theater, some of whom are no longer alive. The story takes place in the town for ten years from 1931 to 1941 and shows the conflict of progressive and humane ideas with fascism. A film made from the TV series of the same name (nine episodes) realized in 1976 and shown in 1977.

More Than a Game

1976

Promised Woman poster
8.0

Antigone arrives in Sydney from Greece to have an arranged marriage with Telis, but is rejected by him as he expected a younger woman. Telis's older brother, Manolis, sympathizes with Antigone.

Promised Woman

1976

Foolish Years poster
6.6

Teenagers Marija and Boba fall in love. When Marija gets pregnant, Boba's friends come up with a plan to help the young couple out.

Foolish Years

1977

A Trap for the General poster
6.8

Immediately after the war, OZNA insert an outstanding intelligence agent to catch the General Draza Mihajlovic.

A Trap for the General

1971

The Last Ones poster
NR

A TV drama about the decline and fall of the Russian middle-class family. Based on the work by Maxim Gorky, a four-act drama first published in 1908.

The Last Ones

1973

1960s · 18 titles

Flaming Frontier poster
6.2

Old Surehand and his faithful old friend Old Wabble are on the trail of a cold-blooded killer with the nickname 'The General'. The brother of Old Surehand was murdered by him. On the way Old Surehand and Old Wabble are involved in the running conflict between settlers and Comanches who are likely to go on the war path. Old Surehand can count on the support of his friend and blood brother Winnetou, the amiable chief of the Apaches. Written by Robert

Flaming Frontier

1965

The Three Fantastic Supermen poster
5.4

FBI agent Brad joins Tony and Nick, the self styled Supermen who battle crime wearing bullet-proof super-suits. They are on a case involving radioactive counterfeit money and people who can be broken down into precious jewels.

The Three Fantastic Supermen

1967

The Camp Followers poster
6.7

In WWII, Lieut. Martino and his men are assigned to lead a group of prostitutes through the mountainous ways to serve in brothels for Italian soldiers in Albania.

The Camp Followers

1965

So Darling, So Deadly poster
6.8

A scientist invents a filter that can increase the power of a laser beam, turning it into a death ray! A dangerous crime organization wants the device and will stop at nothing to get it, while murder and violence follow Joe and Tom to Singapore as they try to foil the evil plans.

So Darling, So Deadly

1966

The Morning poster
7.5

In the first days after the Second World War, as collaborators are being taken care of, a former partisan finds out that war never truly ends — not even in time of peace.

The Morning

1967

Gunfight poster
5.8

In this sequel to "Captain Leshi", a group of Albanian nationalist movement (ballists) continues obstruction of the new Yugoslavian authorities even after the war. Captain Leshi manages to fight them successfully, as well as to fulfill his romance with beautiful Azira.

Gunfight

1962

Doctor Homer's Brother poster
7.4

This film predominantly deals with the problems of a young man whom his delusions led into conflict with society. These issues will throw him into an adventure that would be tragic for him, but still helpful for him to see the truth. The story takes place in Kosovo in 1945, in an atmosphere of uncured wounds, wandering, betrayal, burned homes, typhoid and other postwar misery. An authentic story from those days was taken as the film's basis.

Doctor Homer's Brother

1968

Whistle at Eight poster
6.0

A film crew wants to make a serious drama, but the investors agree to fund the movie only if they make something funny. Hence the drama becomes a comedy with famous singer Đorđe Marjanović in star role.

Whistle at Eight

1962

Adventure at the Door poster
6.5

Story of the dream of a lonely woman lying mentally ill in a sanatorium.

Adventure at the Door

1961

No artwork available
5.8

Commander Pavle receives partisan Jovan to shot him for not executing his orders. While listening to his unfortunate love story from the war, Pavle remembers his own relationship which had an equally bitter epilogue, and decides to set Jovan free.

Two Nights in a Day

1963

Men poster
10.0

An office clerk, father of four, takes all responsibilities around the house when his busy wife takes up her job specialization. Now his male cooperatives and tenants of the building where he lives are all worried about their future marital position.

Men

1963

Love and Fashion poster
7.1

In order to make money for the aerial review, a group of students organize the fashion program for the "Yugochic" company, doing some small frauds as well.

Love and Fashion

1960

My Part of the World poster
6.5

Set in a remote mountain village in Herzegovina shortly after World War II, the community is defined by isolation as women and children await the return of men from the front. With limited local prospects, some villagers attempt to emigrate to America for work, while a bitter rivalry unfolds between two men competing for the affection of a local woman.

My Part of the World

1969

The First Citizen of a Small Town poster
6.5

The citizens of a small town find it difficult to depart from its center, which is to be demolished to build a new, a more functional one. The chairman of the municipality, the first citizen of this small town, supports the plan of female architect-designer, a pretty girl he fell for. But to make locals sure that he didn't approve the old center's demolition under her influence, the president begins to avoid the girl, who then marries another man. By carrying out the ritual wedding, the first citizen of a small town is left with his city all alone.

The First Citizen of a Small Town

1961

Er ging allein poster
8.0

A small town in West Germany. Material for an exhibition with documents from the Nazi era was stolen from Herbert Geerts, only the negatives of the photos did not fall into the hands of the perpetrator. Geerts is found murdered and the group of people who were incriminated by the documents are suspects. Detective Weber takes on the case, which turns out to be "a case of fireworks", and follows the trail of a Nazi criminal...

Er ging allein

1967

Wild Seed poster
5.0

A man who escaped from a prison comes to his inmate's village to find his wife, after having been told how wonderful she is. He hides at her place only to find out that she receives "night visits" from the village men. He starts a killing spree, causing panic among the locals.

Wild Seed

1967

Inspector poster
5.8

Having used someone else’s I.D. he had found in a barber shop, Boda is mistakenly being proclaimed an inspector. He finds himself in all sorts of adventures, discovers some big machinations in one company and helps in catching the deceiver.

Inspector

1965

No artwork available
6.4

Suspicious husband follows his wife and her male boss on their business trip.

Collision at the Paralels

1961

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