The Red and the Black
1985, Serbo-Croatian. Directed by Miroslav Mikuljan.
This film is the true story of the creation of Labin Republic in 1921. When Italy annexed Istria, Labin area that is very rich in coal became strategically important for the new government. Domestic Croatian and Slovene population were disappointed by the method of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia of selling foreigners. Accumulated social problems and the growing terror of Italians lead to great miners' strike, led by favorite union leader Ivan Pipan. The strikers will be join young miner Ive Blazina, who as commander of the Red Guard workers struggles for the mining republic and the love of beautiful Mary Brezac. The sudden intervention of the Italian army destroys their dreams, and resigned Pipan surrenders. But not everyone agrees with his behavior.
- Runtime
- 2h 9m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Serbo-Croatian
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Miroslav MikuljanDirector
- Bekim FehmiuIvan Pipan
- Milan ŠtrljićIve Blažina
- Olivera JežinaMarija Perbako
- Miodrag 'Miki' KrstovićFrančesko Da Giozo
- Radko PoličToneti
- Fabijan ŠovagovićPetar Perbako
- Boris KraljTone Blažina
- Bogoljub PetrovićPjetro
- Igor GaloĐakomo
- Ivan BekjarevDirektor Zanini
- Krunoslav ŠarićPoručnik Markonćini
- Miroljub LešoRudar
Details
- Released
- 25 May 1985
- Original title
- Crveni i crni
- Country
- Yugoslavia
- Written by
- Marija Peakić-Mikuljan
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The Red and the Black runs 129 minutes (2h 9m).
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The Red and the Black isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 25 May 1985. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Red and the Black?
If you liked The Red and the Black, try The Invisible Woman, The Edge of Love, Firebird.
Who directed The Red and the Black?
The Red and the Black (1985) was directed by Miroslav Mikuljan and stars Bekim Fehmiu, Milan Štrljić, Olivera Ježina.