The Rat Savior (1976)
A poor writer discovers that a species of rats has banded together to impersonate humans and supplant them unnoticed, in a manner reminiscent of the transformations in Eugene Ionesco's Rhinoceros, or the covert conspiracy of pod-people in The Invasion of the Body Snatchers. This film's story is based on a book by the Soviet writer Alexander Grin.
Director: Krsto Papić
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Ivica Vidović as Ivan Gajski |
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Mirjana Majurec as Sonja Bošković |
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Relja Bašić as Izbavitelj / Gradonačelnik |
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Fabijan Šovagović as Profesor Martin Bošković |
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Ilija Ivezić as Šef policije |
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Branko Špoljar as Rupčić |
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Petar Dobrić as Meštar ceremonije na štakorskoj zabavi |
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Edo Peročević as Policajac |
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Ana Hercigonja as Prodavačica dječjih kapica |
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Zvonimir Ferenčić as Nakladnik |
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Boris Festini as Apotekar |
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Zdenka Trach as Gazdarica |
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Mirko Boman as Djelatnik gradske čistoće |
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Fahro Konjhodžić as Violinist |
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Jovan Stefanović as Policajac |
| Directing | Krsto Papić | Director |
| Writing | Alexander Grin | Novel |
| Writing | Krsto Papić | Writer |
| Sound | Branislav Živković | Music |
| Directing | Branko Lustig | First Assistant Director |
| Writing | Zoran Tadić | Writer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vanda Petrović | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Mladen Prebil | Sound Recordist |
| Writing | Ivo Brešan | Writer |
| Editing | Žana Gerova | Editor |
| Art | Mario Ivezić | Art Direction |
| Editing | Miroslava Kapić | Editor |
| Camera | Ivica Rajković | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Berta Meglič | Key Makeup Artist |