Veljko Bulajić

Veljko Bulajić
Bulajić in 1969
Born(1928-03-22)22 March 1928
Vilusi, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Died3 April 2024(2024-04-03) (aged 96)
Zagreb, Croatia
EducationCentro Sperimentale di Cinematografia
OccupationFilm director
Years active1953–2024
Notable workVlak bez voznog reda, Kozara, Bitka na Neretvi, Veliki transport
SpouseVlasta Bulajić

Veljko Bulajić (22 March 1928 – 3 April 2024) was a Croatian Montenegrin movie director.

Bulajić was a resistance fighter in World War II having joined the Yugoslav Partisans group at the age of 13.[1]

Some of his best known movies were Kozara and Battle of Neretva.[2][3] According to the Croatian Public Broadcasting Company, his movies have reached an audience of 500 million viewers worldwide.[4] The top four most viewed Yugoslav films of all time were all directed by Bulajic.[5]

Bulajić died on 3 April 2024 in Zagreb, Croatia at the age of 96.[6][7][8][9]

References

  1. ↑ "Interview: Famous Croatian director Veljko Bulajic recounts his life in pictures - Xinhua | English.news.cn". Archived from the original on 2018-02-09. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
  2. ↑ "Veljko Bulajić". Vecernji.hr. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Dječija Knjiga- Knjige od pisca". Djecija-knjiga.ba. Archived from the original on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "Kako sam Titu objasnio da ga ne želim kao glavnog lika "Bitke na Neretvi"". Hrt.hr. Archived from the original on 1 October 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "Veljko Bulajić". www.vecernji.hr.
  6. ↑ "Preminuo čuveni jugoslovenski reditelj" (in Serbian). B92. 3 April 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  7. ↑ Evropa, Radio Slobodna (2024-04-03). "Umro Veljko Bulajić, režiser čuvenog filma Bitka na Neretvi". Radio Slobodna Evropa (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  8. ↑ "Preminuo slavni reditelj Veljko Bulajić". Al Jazeera Balkans (in Bosnian). Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  9. ↑ list, Večernji (2024-04-03). "Umro slavni jugoslovenski reditelj Veljko Bulajić". N1 (in Serbian). Retrieved 2024-04-03.

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