FILM DIRECTOR

Veljko Bulajić

1928 - 2024

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Veljko Bulajić (22 March 1928 – 2 April 2024) was a Montenegrin film director and UNESCO Kalinga Prize recipient. Bulajić spent the majority of his life working in Croatia and is primarily known for directing World War II-themed movies from the Partisan film genre. According to the Croatian Public Broadcasting Company, his films have reached an audience of over 500 million viewers worldwide. The top four most viewed Yugoslav films of all time were all directed by Bulajić. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Veljko Bulajić is the 362nd most popular film director (up from 368th in 2019), the 22nd most popular biography from Montenegro (up from 23rd in 2019) and the most popular Montenegrin Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Veljko Bulajić ranks 362 out of 2,041. Before him are Fernando Meirelles, Makoto Shinkai, Edward Yang, Alexander Sokurov, Héctor Babenco, and Eldar Ryazanov. After him are Chris Sanders, Lotte Reiniger, Alexandre Astruc, Veit Harlan, Édouard Molinaro, and Leos Carax.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Veljko Bulajić ranks 144. Before him are Pancho Gonzales, Frank Borman, Héctor Rial, Lennart Carleson, Enrique Bolaños, and Dick York. After him are Édouard Molinaro, Bo Diddley, Kåre Willoch, Einojuhani Rautavaara, Jo Schlesser, and Ali Kafi. Among people deceased in 2024, Veljko Bulajić ranks 139. Before him are Ali Hassan Mwinyi, Gediminas Kirkilas, Aleksandr Medved, Josef Jelínek, Sandra Milo, and Andrea Kékesy. After him are Philippe Leroy, Tito Jackson, David Soul, Teri Garr, Niels Arestrup, and John Barth.

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In Montenegro

Among people born in Montenegro, Veljko Bulajić ranks 22 out of 142. Before him are Danilo, Crown Prince of Montenegro (1871), Princess Anastasia of Montenegro (1868), Princess Helen of Serbia (1884), Dejan Savićević (1966), Predrag Mijatović (1969), and George, Crown Prince of Serbia (1887). After him are Radola Gajda (1892), Petar I Petrović-Njegoš (1748), Tomislav Crnković (1929), Pavle Đurišić (1909), Amfilohije Radović (1938), and Peko Dapčević (1913).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Montenegro

Among film directors born in Montenegro, Veljko Bulajić ranks 1. After him are Krsto Papić (1933), and Frédéric Rossif (1922).

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