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Buffet Titanic (1979)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 1M

Director : Emir Kusturica

Synopsis

Based on a short story of Ivo Andrić, famous Yugoslav Nobel Prize winner, this film is set in Sarajevo during WW2. Mento is a humble, poor Jew who runs a caffe. Stjepan is a man of unknown background, with no social or psychological dimension, who joined Nazis to leave any sort of trace behind himself.

Actors

Boro Stjepanović
Boro Stjepanović
Mento Papo
Bogdan Diklić
Bogdan Diklić
Stjepan Ković
Nada Đurevska
Nada Đurevska
Agata
Zaim Muzaferija
Zaim Muzaferija
Nail
Ante Vićan
Ante Vićan
Avgustin
Zijah Sokolović
Zijah Sokolović
Zike
Fadil Karup
Fadil Karup
Faćo
Bahra Šapović
Bahra Šapović
Gošća
Seša Vukosavljević
Seša Vukosavljević
Majka
Ranko Gučevac
Ranko Gučevac
Ustaša I
Muris Oručević
Muris Oručević
Ustaša II
Zlatko Martinčević
Zlatko Martinčević
Ustaša III
Vasja Stanković
Vasja Stanković
Starac
Miro Matović
Miro Matović
Gost
Rade Marković
Rade Marković
Narrator (voice)

Crews

Emir Kusturica
Emir Kusturica
Director
Emir Kusturica
Emir Kusturica
Writer
Ljubomir Petek
Ljubomir Petek
Sound Recordist
Vesna Trogrančić
Vesna Trogrančić
Makeup Artist
Ozrenka Mujezinović
Ozrenka Mujezinović
Costume Design
Ružica Cvingl
Ružica Cvingl
Editor
Vilko Filač
Vilko Filač
Director of Photography
Zoran Simjanović
Zoran Simjanović
Original Music Composer
Senad Zvizdic
Senad Zvizdic
Producer
Ivo Andrić
Ivo Andrić
Novel

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