Underground

Подземље (1995)

Timing: 2:50 (170 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

1995-05-13

Country

Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary,

Production

CiBy 2000, Pandora Film, Komuna, Barrandov Studio, Novofilm, RTS, Komuna

Genre

Comedy, Drama, War

Budget

$14 000 000

Revenue

$180 129

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Director

Emir Kusturica

Actors

Miki Manojlović, Lazar Ristovski, Mirjana Joković, Slavko Štimac, Ernst Stötzner, Srđan 'Žika' Todorović, Mirjana Karanović, Milena Pavlović Čučilović, Danilo 'Bata' Stojković, Borivoje Todorović
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Scenario

Emir Kusturica, Dušan Kovačević

Producer

Alain Depardieu, Milorad Vučelić, Pierre Spengler

Operator

Vilko Filač

Composer

Goran Bregović

Artist

Audition

Jessica Horváthová

Editing

Branka Čeperac
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• The film is based on Dusan Kovacevic's play "Spring in January".
• Filming took place across Eastern Europe. Emir Kusturica shot at the famous Czech Barrandov Studios, then moved to Belgrade, working in Prague, Sofia, Berlin, and the Bulgarian town of Plovdiv. The film was also shot near the Reichstag.
• Members of the Yugoslav Film Academy voted for 'Underground' as the third best Serbian film created between 1947 and 1995.
• Emir Kusturica himself and "Doctor" Nele Karajlić, the leader of the band "The No Smoking Orchestra" – in which Kusturica plays guitar – appeared in two cameo roles in the film.
• The television version has a runtime of 300 minutes and is divided into 6 episodes.
• The film is based on Dušan Kovačević's play 'Spring in January'.
• Members of the Yugoslav Film Academy voted for ‘Underground’ as the third best Serbian film created between 1947 and 1995.