Life and work of Immortal Karadjordje

feature film, historical film, 1911

DIRECTED BY: Ilija Čiča Stanojević

Life and work of Immortal Karadjordje

CAST:
Milorad Petrović (Karađorđe),
Teodora Arsenović (Jelena),
Vukosava Jurković,
Dobrica Milutinović (Janko Katić),
Dragoljub Sotirović (Hajduk Veljko),
Ilija Stanojević-Čiča (Vujica Vuličević / Paša)

SCRIPT:
Ćira Manok

PHOTOGRAPHY:
Louis Pitrolf De Beery

Synopsis:

This is the first Serbian film with a written record, but the copy was found in the Austrian Film Archive in 2003. After the restoration the premiere was held in 2004 at the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the first Serbian uprising against the Turks. The hero of the film is Karadjordje, leader of the Serbian uprising, and we follow the story of his life as a young boy until his death. The film portrays all the main historical events Karadjordje took part in.

silent, b/w, 80 min