Atomic War Bride (Serbo-Croatian: Rat, lit.'War') is a 1960 Yugoslav science-fiction and drama film directed by Veljko Bulajić.

Atomic War Bride
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Directed byVeljko Bulajić
Written byCesare Zavattini
StarringAntun Vrdoljak
Zlatko Madunić
Ljubiša Jovanović
Ita Rina
Janez Vrhovec
Bata Živojinović
CinematographyKrešo Grčević
Edited byBlaženka Jenčik
Music byVladimir Kraus-Rajterić
Production
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Release date
  • 1960 (1960)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryFPR Yugoslavia
LanguageSerbo-Croatian

The film won three Golden Arena awards at the 1960 Pula Film Festival, including for Best Director (Veljko Bulajić), Best Actor (Antun Vrdoljak) and Best Scenography (Duško Jeričević),[1] and was nominated for the Golden Lion award at the 1960 Venice Film Festival.[2]

Plot

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At a church in the country, eternally optimistic John marries Maria, unaware that a nuclear war is about to begin, and she becomes his Atomic War Bride.

References

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  1. ^ "7. Festival igranog filma u Puli" (in Croatian). Pula Film Festival. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
  2. ^ "Rat (1960) - Awards". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
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