Ljuba Tadic
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Ljubomir "Ljuba" Tadić (31 May 1929 — 28 October 2005) was a Serbian
actor who enjoyed a reputation as one of the greatest names in the history of former Yugoslav cinema.
He made his screen debut in 1953, but his first truly memorable role was in the 1957 film Nije bilo uzalud
. In this film, like in many others, he played the villain, but he turned out to be the most memorable character. Later he built on this reputation and continued to play important historical and larger-than-life characters.
He also made history by uttering an obscenity in one of the final scenes of 1964 World War I epic Marš na Drinu, which was the first such instance in the history of former Yugoslav cinema.
Serbs
The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...
actor who enjoyed a reputation as one of the greatest names in the history of former Yugoslav cinema.
He made his screen debut in 1953, but his first truly memorable role was in the 1957 film Nije bilo uzalud
It Was Not in Vain
It Was Not in Vain is a 1957 Yugoslavian drama film directed by Nikola Tanhofer. It was entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Boris Buzančić* Mira Nikolić* Mia Oremović* Zlata Perlić* Zvonimir Rogoz* Vjera Simic...
. In this film, like in many others, he played the villain, but he turned out to be the most memorable character. Later he built on this reputation and continued to play important historical and larger-than-life characters.
He also made history by uttering an obscenity in one of the final scenes of 1964 World War I epic Marš na Drinu, which was the first such instance in the history of former Yugoslav cinema.