Three Quarters of the Sun

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Three Quarters of the Sun

1959

1h 34m

8.5(1 votes)

Drama

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A story of a group of men at a small frontier railway station who have been released from German concentration camps and are on their way home.

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15 members

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Arnold Tovornik

Unknown Role

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Bert Sotlar

Slavo

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Lojze Potokar

Načelnik postaje

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Pero Kvrgič

Mateo

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Mira Sardoč

Marija

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Stane Sever

Koval

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Vanja Drach

Kolega

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Kristijan Muck

Karel

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Elvira Kralj

Hellerjeva

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Metka Ocvirk

Helena

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Danilo Bezlaj

Filip Sr.

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Drago Makuc

Filip Jr.

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Antun Vrdoljak

Charles

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Rado Nakrst

Achille

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Maks Bajc

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