Valter brani Sarajevo

Valter Brani Sarajevo is a film that I can always watch with pleasure

In this film, Bata Zivojinovic showed why he is the best Yugo actor of all time

In this film we also have great actors like Ljubisa Samardzic, Rade Markovic, Gidra Bojanic, Burdus, etc.

The best part of the movie for me is the end when von Dietrich points to the city of Sarajevo and says Das ist Walter

Even though it is a movie from 1972, it has everything a movie should have.

I think anyone who hasn't seen this movie doesn't know what they're missing

I should also mention the music in the film, this music fits really well with this phenomenal action

By the way, I set my phone to ring with that music

10/10 really a movie that will be remembered for a long.

The lyrics of U2's 1997 hit 'Discotheque' apply perfectly to "Valter brani Sarajevo" and sum up my feelings about the movie:

'......you know you're chewing bubble-gum,*** you know what that is, but you still want some,*** you just can't get enough of that lovie-dovie stuff........'

On one hand, this is another one of the ridiculous state-sponsored war bonanzas taking up a large part of 1960s and '70s Yugoslav cinematography - most of them high on propaganda, cheap stereotypes and tear jerk moments seen coming from a mile away, designed to glorify the struggle of 'Yugoslav peoples' against German occupiers & domestic traitors. However, on the other, it is also a pretty well made 'lemonade with lotsa sugar' action flick with a decent plot and good characters that pull the viewer right in and don't let go.

It, of course, stars Bata Zivojinovic and Ljubisa Samardzic in yet another role that calls for 'Yugoslavia's top duo' to outsmart, outwit and eliminate as many Germans as humanly possible.

Supposedly, "Valter brani Sarajevo" was a hit of huge proportions in China where to this day our boy Bata is an enormous star. Well, I guess billion Chinese can't be wrong.

I am a Chinese of the 60s. Agree with everything my fellow Chinese says. The only other film/TV series close in my opinion is Band of Brothers. Not mentioned above is the fact the beautiful music which is such an integral part of the film. The great thing about the film is they don't picture the Germans as stereotypical demons, which makes it more convincing to the audience. I did some research on Yugoslav's part in WWII and would really like to know more about them. Unfortunately, the materials in Chinese and English are very limited. Really want to know about the musicians but no info on them is available either.Also just found out that all the German officers are played by German actors, which makes it very convincing. What is so pathetic is the hero was only ranked #9 of the best Serbian Actors & Actresses... Just dug out the history between the countries within Yugoslav and I can understand why they don't think that highly of the film like the Chinese do.

The movie was amazing. The characters were amazing and memorable. The story was very interesting. It made me shiver, smile and frown every time I watched it. There were so many good and memorable quotes. The battle between the good and the bad was really interesting and fun. You never know who's going to betray who and what tricks will they use to outsmart the opposition. The movie is very rewatchable, some individuals might have to watch it a few times to really understand the story. The sound design is phenomenal. Simply amazing for a film that was released in 1972. I highly recommend this old gem! I'd say it's even better than some films released in these past years.

This movie is a typical Partizan "western" with "black-and-white" characters. The movie is losely inspired by actual events from WW II but its content could not be called historically true.

What is the most interesting thing about this movie is that it was immensely popular in the People Republic of China. I talked to quite a few Chinese people born in sixties, and literally everybody went with school to see the movie. I think that "Valter brani Sarajevo" could easily be the most popular foreign movie in China.

During NATO action in Serbia, when USA hit the Chinese embassy, the actor who played Valter, Bata Zivoinovic, visited wounded Chinese people in hospital, and they cherished his appearance there...