Boom Town
Genres
Overview
Farmers and their families, engineers, technicians, criminals and prostitutes were acquired on the construction of industrial facilities in Zenica. Siba tries to help them, working with dedication and love that goes beyond his duty. It is difficult to satisfy everyone and achieve more in this scorching city and Siba makes mistakes, carried by desire to achieve the impossible. With great effort, the builders manage to overcome the maelstrom after the dam burst, and while the first iron runs from the new furnace, Siba, dismissed because of errors committed, leaves a boom town of Zenica.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
114 min
Release Date
1961-07-19
Status
Released
Original Language
Vote Count
4
Vote Average
6.6
Ilija Džuvalekovski
Šiba
Velimir Živojinović
Monter Luka
Dragomir Felba
Šarac
Janez Vrhovec
Inženjer Plavšić
Miloš Kandić
Kiko, lopov
Nikola Privora
Jovica
Zaim Muzaferija
Jefto Karanfil
Olivera Marković
Riba
Milena Dravić
Hajra
Lia Rho-Barbieri
Nuna
Mira Sardoč
Supruga montera Luke
Lela Šimecki
Marica
Zorica Šimunović
Rada
Tana Mascarelli
Jovicina majka
Ivan Radović
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