Square of Violence
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLeonardo Bercovici
Written byEric Bercovici
Leonardo Bercovici
Produced byLeonardo Bercovici
Aleksandar Sekulović
StarringBroderick Crawford
Valentina Cortese
Branko Pleša
Bibi Andersson
Anita Björk
CinematographyAleksandar Sekulovic
Edited byRoberto Cinquini
Olga Skrigin
Music byDusan Radic
Production
company
Lovcen Film
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release dates
  • July 26, 1961 (1961-07-26) (Yugoslavia)
  • December 8, 1963 (1963-12-08) (United States)
Running time
96 minutes
CountriesUnited States
Yugoslavia
LanguageEnglish

Square of Violence is a 1961 drama film directed by Leonardo Bercovici and written by Eric Bercovici and Leonardo Bercovici. The film, shot in Yugoslavia, stars Broderick Crawford, Valentina Cortese, Branko Pleša, Bibi Andersson and Anita Björk. The film was released on July 7, 1961, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.[1][2]

Plot

Set in Italy, the story takes place in this very country, during WW2, where German occupation army ruled everything, just before the allied forces came, in 1944. Crawford plays here a doctor whose son has been shot by the Germans. Of course he has no more taste in life. He continues his work as a German officers' physician. One day, he throws a bomb just in the middle of German troops. Many soldiers and officers are killed. Some time later, the lead officer of the Nazis troops suspects the doctor to be the responsible of the explosion. He lets him know that he himself knows.

Cast

Yugoslav People's Army and Captain First Class Dragiša Blagojevic

References

  1. ↑ "Square of Violence (1963) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Square Of Violence". TV Guide. Retrieved 14 November 2023.


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