Fadil Hadžić

Overview

Fadil Hadžić (23 April 1922 – 3 January 2011) was a Croatian and Yugoslav film director, screenwriter, playwright and journalist, mainly known for his comedy films and plays. He was born in Bileća in Bosnia and Herzegovina, but mainly lived and worked in Zagreb, with the Croatian and wider Yugoslav productions.

Born in Bileća in Herzegovina, in what was then Yugoslavia, he went to study painting at the Academy of Fine Arts, University of Zagreb. He then worked on editing several popular magazines (Kerempuh, Vjesnik u srijedu, Telegram). He was also one of the founders of the prominent theatres Kerempuh (then called Jazavac) and Komedija in Zagreb, and also worked as the intendant at the Zagreb's Croatian National Theatre.

He had his screenwriting debut in 1952 with the animated film The Haunted Castle at Dudinci (Croatian: Začarani dvorac u Dudincima), directed by Dušan Vukotić. In 1961, Hadžić had his directorial debut with Alphabet of Fear (Abeceda straha). He was a prolific and versatile filmmaker throughout the 1960s and his film Official Position (Službeni položaj) won the Big Golden Arena for Best Film at the 1964 Pula Film Festival. In the 1970s and 1980s his output was lower, but in spite of this he won the Golden Arena for Best Director for his 1979 film Journalist (Novinar).

Hadžić also wrote and directed the 1972 film, The Deer Hunt (Lov na jelene), starring Boris Dvornik and Silvana Armenulić, a subversive thriller-drama about an émigré suspected of Ustasha activity, which was timely and popular because of its relation to the Croatian Spring.

In the early 1980s, he effectively stopped making films, and turned to playwriting. In this period he wrote more than 57 popular plays and had 14 solo exhibitions of his paintings. In the early 2000s, he became active in film again, directing a couple of film adaptations of his comedy plays in 2003 and 2005, followed by the war drama Remember Vukovar (Zapamtite Vukovar) in 2008. He died in Zagreb.

Known for

Acting
2003	Pula Confidential	Actor	Himself	N/A N/A
Directing
2008	Remember Vukovar	Directing	Director	N/A N/A
2005	First Class Thieves	Directing	Director	58 Average
2003	The Doctor of Craziness	Directing	Director	58 Average
1984	The Ambassador	Directing	Director	58 Average
1979	Journalist	Directing	Director	59 Average
1972	The Deer Hunt	Directing	Director	59 Average
1970	Passing Days	Directing	Director	N/A N/A
1969	Wild Angels	Directing	Director	59 Average
1968	Three Hours to Love	Directing	Director	58 Average
1968	The Sarajevo Assassination	Directing	Director	59 Average
1967	Protest	Directing	Director	58 Average
1966	On the Mountain of Konjuh	Directing	Director	59 Average
1965	Back of the Medal	Directing	Director	59 Average
1964	Official Position	Directing	Director	59 Average
1963	The Descent Upon Drvar	Directing	Director	59 Average
1962	Did a Good Man Die?	Directing	Director	58 Average
1961	The Alphabet of Fear	Directing	Director	59 Average
1957	There, By the Dangerous River	Directing	Director	N/A N/A
Writing
2008	Remember Vukovar	Writing	Writer	N/A N/A
2005	First Class Thieves	Writing	Writer	58 Average
2003	The Doctor of Craziness	Writing	Writer	58 Average
1984	The Ambassador	Writing	Writer	58 Average
1979	Journalist	Writing	Writer	59 Average
1972	The Deer Hunt	Writing	Writer	59 Average
1970	Passing Days	Writing	Writer	N/A N/A
1969	Wild Angels	Writing	Writer	59 Average
1968	Three Hours to Love	Writing	Writer	58 Average
1968	The Sarajevo Assassination	Writing	Writer	59 Average
1967	Protest	Writing	Writer	58 Average
1966	On the Mountain of Konjuh	Writing	Writer	59 Average
1965	Back of the Medal	Writing	Writer	59 Average
1964	Official Position	Writing	Writer	59 Average
1963	The Descent Upon Drvar	Writing	Writer	59 Average
1962	Did a Good Man Die?	Writing	Writer	58 Average
1961	The Alphabet of Fear	Writing	Writer	59 Average
1952	The Enchanted Castle at Dudinci	Writing	Writer	N/A N/A
1951	The Secret of I.B. Castle	Writing	Writer	59 Average

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Fadil Hadžić

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Writing