Veljko Bulajić
Croatian film director (1928-2024) · Croatia · On the map · Directors · Died at 96
Veljko Bulajić was a Montenegrin and Croatian film director. Bulajić is a UNESCO Kalinga Prize recipient. He spent the majority of his life working in Croatia and is primarily known for directing World War II-themed movies from the Partisan film genre.
Veljko Bulajić is read about 19 times a day, in 24 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 10 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 144 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
Scenes from the Life of BH FilmFilm2010
Cinema KomunistoFilm, Himself2006
LibertasFilm, Director, Writer2003
Pula ConfidentialFilm, Himself1989
The DonatorFilm, Director1983
The Great TransportSeries, Director, Writer
Great TransportFilm, 1983Director, Writer1981
High VoltageFilm, Director, Writer1980Sitges Film Festival Best Director awardAward1979
The Man to KillFilm, Director, Writer1975
The Day That Shook the WorldFilm, Director1966
Looking Into the Eyes of the SunFilm, Director, Writer1964
Skopje '63Film, Director, Writer1961
Boom TownFilm, Director, Writer1960
Atomic War BrideFilm, Director1952
In the StormFilm, Writer1928Born22 March 1928People around Veljko
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Milena Dravić Veljko directed Battle of Neretva and Kozara
Velimir Bata Živojinović Veljko directed Battle of Neretva (1969)
Olivera Marković Veljko directed Train Without a Timetable (1959)
Charles Millot Veljko directed Battle of Neretva (1969)
Dragomir Felba Veljko directed Battle of Neretva and Kozara
Antun Nalis Veljko directed The Man to Destroy (1979)
Ljubiša Samardžić Veljko directed Battle of Neretva and Kozara
Stole Aranđelović Veljko directed Battle of Neretva (1969)- Mirko Boman Veljko directed Battle of Neretva (1969)
Veljko Mandić Veljko directed The Day That Shook the World (1975)- Vatroslav Mimica Directed U oluji and In the Storm
- Faruk Begolli Veljko directed Battle of Neretva (1969)
Janez Vrhovec Veljko directed Atomic War Bride (1960)
Zvonko Lepetić Veljko directed Great Transport (1983)
Dušan Bulajić Veljko directed Battle of Neretva (1969)
Ivo Brešan Also in Promised Land, The Donator and Libertas
Yul Brynner Veljko directed Battle of Neretva (1969)
Franco Nero Veljko directed Battle of Neretva (1969)
Curd Jürgens Veljko directed Battle of Neretva (1969)
Hardy Krüger Veljko directed Battle of Neretva (1969)
Oleg Vidov Veljko directed Battle of Neretva (1969)
Semka Sokolović-Bertok Veljko directed The Promised Land (1986)
Boris Dvornik Veljko directed Battle of Neretva (1969)
Mia Oremović Also in U oluji, In the Storm and High Voltage
Filmography 22
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Television 1
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About this person
According to the Croatian Public Broadcasting Company, his films have reached an audience of over 500 million viewers worldwide. The top four most viewed Yugoslav films of all time were all directed by Bulajić. MUBI streaming service describes Bulajić as "a creator of made-to-order epic blockbusters".
