| Great Transport | |
| Native Name: | |
| Director: | Veljko Bulajić |
| Cinematography: | Dušan Ninkov |
| Editing: | Vesna Lažeta |
| Studio: | Lanterna Editrice |
| Runtime: | 126 minutes |
| Country: | Yugoslavia |
| Language: | Serbo-Croatian |
Great Transport (Veliki transport) is a 1983 Yugoslav action–drama war film directed by Veljko Bulajić.[1] The film was selected as the Yugoslav entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 56th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2] [3] Great Transport stars James Franciscus, Steve Railsback, Robert Vaughn, Helmut Berger, and Edward Albert.
In May 1943, Yugoslav Partisans' HQ in Vojvodina decides to send reinforcements to beleaguered Partisan units in eastern Bosnia. A convoy of more than a thousand volunteers carrying food, clothes and medicine, led by Pavle Paroški, embarks on a dangerous mission. They are joined by Paroški's girlfriend Dunja, doctor Emil Kovač, and British major Mason and his radio operator Danny, who are tasked with establishing the communications with the Partisans.[4]
Great Transport was released in Yugoslavian theatres on 5 July 1983. The film was released on DVD.[5]
Bulajić's attempt of emulating the epic scope of Battle of Neretva (1969) did not find success with the critics, and was ignored by the audiences, who saw it as an anachronism, particularly in the times of economic adversity in Yugoslavia in the 1980s. Its failure marked the end of an era of epic Yugoslav partisan films.[4]
. Titoism, Self-Determination, Nationalism, Cultural Memory: Volume Two, Tito's Yugoslavia, Stories Untold. Gorana. Ognjenović. Jasna. Jozelić. Titoist Cathedrals: The Rise and Fall of Partisan Film. Jurica Pavičić. Palgrave Macmillan. London. 2016. 1st. 10.1057/978-1-137-59747-2. 2016944026. 978-1-137-59745-8.