On Our Own Land (Slovene: Na svoji zemlji) is a 1948 film directed by France Štiglic. It was the first Slovene sound feature film. It was released on 21 November 1948 in Union Cinema (Kino Union) in Ljubljana, received great public acclaim, and was entered into the 1949 Cannes Film Festival.
Na svoji zemlji | |
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Directed by | France Štiglic |
Written by | Ciril Kosma? |
Starring | Stane Sever Lojze Potokar Franc Presetnik Mileva Zakrajšek Štefka Drolc |
Music by | Marjan Kozina |
Cinematography | Ivan Marin?ek |
Edited by | Ivan Marin?ek |
Distributed by | Triglav Film |
Release date | November 21, 1948 |
Running time | 110 min |
Country | Yugoslavia |
Language | Slovene |
Screenplay
The script was based (with significant changes) on the novella Grandpa Orel (O?ka Orel) by Ciril Kosma?. It depicts the last two years of World War II in the Slovenian Littoral, occupied by the Italians. After their capitulation, the German army takes over a village. The movie tells about both the Partisan resistance forces and the villagers.
The film was shot on location in the black-and-white technique in the villages of Grahovo ob Ba?i and Koritnica.
The music for the film was written by the composer Marjan Kozina.
- In the Kingdom of the Goldhorn, the first Slovene film