

The Ambush
1969, Serbo-Croatian. Directed by Živojin Pavlović.
Idealistic young man supports the party and the new Yugoslavia's communist regime, but soon gets involved in various political and criminal machinations becoming more and more confused about what's right and what's wrong.
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Serbo-Croatian
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Živojin PavlovićDirector
- Ivica VidovićIve Vrana
- Milena DravićMilica
- Severin BijelićZeka
- Slobodan Aligrudićdrug Jotić
- Pavle VuisićStarešina sela
- Dragomir FelbaTopolovački
- Branko MilićevićVođa Skojevaca
- Mirjana BlaškovićMilanka iz AFŽ-a
- Mirjana NikolićUčiteljica
- Milivoje 'Mića' TomićProfesor razrednik
- Alenka RančićDrugarica s naočarima
- Branko ObradovićPukovnik Ozren
Details
- Released
- 30 June 1969
- Original title
- Zaseda
- Country
- Yugoslavia
- Written by
- Živojin Pavlović
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The Ambush runs 80 minutes (1h 20m).
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The Ambush isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 30 June 1969. (Checked 8 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Ambush?
If you liked The Ambush, try Walking with the Enemy, The Devil's Double, Waiting for Anya.
Who directed The Ambush?
The Ambush (1969) was directed by Živojin Pavlović and stars Ivica Vidović, Milena Dravić, Severin Bijelić.