The Falcon (1983)

Name: The Falcon
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Released: 1983-03-29
Duration: 105 min
Rating: 5
Cast: Franco Nero, Dragoslav 'Dragan' Nikolić, Sanja Vejnović, Rade Šerbedžija, Nikola 'Kole' Angelovski

The Falcon (1983), directed by Vatroslav Mimica, starring Franco Nero and Dragoslav 'Dragan' Nikolić.

03/29/1983 BR Action, Drama and History 1h 45m

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Banović Strahinja takes place during the middle ages in Serbia. While estate owner Strahinja is hunting, a Turkish bandit, Alija, attacks his castle. The Turks kill his servants and kidnap his beloved Andja. When he discovers what has happened, Strahinja gathers a together a group of scoundrels and chases the bandits.

Branko IvatovićCinematography
Vatroslav MimicaDirector, Writer
Ute AlbrechtEditing
Vesna KreberEditing

About the film

Banović Strahinja (Serbian Cyrillic: Бановић Страхиња, released internationally as The Falcon) is a 1981 Yugoslavian-German adventure film written and directed by Vatroslav Mimica based on Strahinja Banović, a hero of Serbian epic poetry. It entered the section "Officina Veneziana" at the 38th Venice International Film Festival.

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Plot

During the late 14th century Serbia becomes the target of the Ottoman Empire. The year is 1388 and Turkish bandits roam freely throughout southern Serbia. While the majority of Serbian knights is concentrated around the city of Kruševac, the capital of Serbia at the time, the southern borders are partially left undefended. It is not until the following year of 1389 when it will come to a total clash of two armies.

While the respected Serbian noble Strahinja Banović is out hunting, a Turkish renegade gang burns his castle, kills all of his servants, and takes his young wife. Strahinja begins a long quest to rescue his wife despite everybody else's doubts in her fidelity. Strahinja gathers a posse of scoundrels and goes after the bandits. In the meantime, the Turkish bandit Alija tries to seduce Strahinja's wife Anđa, but she refuses him. However, over a period of time she begins to weaken.

Cast

Franco Nero as Banović Strahinja

Gert Fröbe as Jug Bogdan

Dragan Nikolić as Alija

Sanja Vejnović as Anđa

Rade Šerbedžija as Abdulah

Kole Angelovski as Timotije

Stole Aranđelović as Pop Gradislav

Neda Spasojević as Luda

Janez Vrhovec as Vladika

Rados Bajic as Boško Jugović

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External links

The Falcon at IMDb

Text from The Falcon (film) on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Falcon_(film)

Trivia

It premiered on March 29, 1983, a Tuesday.
It runs 1h45 — a typical feature length.
Its original title is "Бановић Страхиња".
This film's quiz has 11 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosJadran Film, Hirschberg Productions, Zvezda film, Neue Tele-Contact, Avala Film Working Organizations
CountriesGermany, Yugoslavia
LanguagesSerbo-Croatian
StatusReleased

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Branko Ivatović Cinematography
Vatroslav Mimica Director
Ute Albrecht Editing
Vesna Kreber Editing
Alfi Kabiljo Original music
Aleksandar Petrović Writer
Vatroslav Mimica Writer

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What is The Falcon about?

The Falcon: Banović Strahinja takes place during the middle ages in Serbia. While estate owner Strahinja is hunting, a Turkish bandit, Alija, attacks his castle. The Turks kill his servants and kidnap his beloved Andja. When he discovers what has happened, Strahinja gathers a together a group of scoundrels and chases the bandits.

Who directed The Falcon?

The Falcon was directed by Vatroslav Mimica in 1983.

Who stars in The Falcon?

The cast of The Falcon includes Franco Nero, Dragoslav 'Dragan' Nikolić, Sanja Vejnović, Rade Šerbedžija and Nikola 'Kole' Angelovski.

How long is The Falcon?

The Falcon runs for 105 minutes, or 1h45.