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The Day That Shook the World

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The Day That Shook the World

The fuse is lit . . . the seconds tick away . . .

5.9

2h 10m

1975

“The fuse is lit . . . the seconds tick away . . .”

Synopsis

An historical depiction of the events preceding the political murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, would-be emperor of the Austro-Hungarian throne, in Sarajevo on June 28th, 1914.

Director

Veljko Bulajić

DramaHistory

based on true storyfranz ferdinandpolitical murder

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Cast & Crew

Christopher Plummer

Christopher Plummer

as Archduke Ferdinand

Florinda Bolkan

Florinda Bolkan

as Sophie

Maximilian Schell

Maximilian Schell

as Đuro Šarac

Irfan Mensur

Irfan Mensur

as Gavrilo Princip

Radoš Bajić

Radoš Bajić

as Nedeljko Čabrinović

Jan Hrušínský

Jan Hrušínský

as Trifko

Branko Đurić

Branko Đurić

as Danilo Ilic

Libuše Šafránková

Libuše Šafránková

as Jelena

Ivan Vyskočil

Ivan Vyskočil

as Mehmedbašić

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