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The Day That Shook the World

The Day That Shook the World

1975·Movie·2h 10m

Drama, History

6.1 / 10 (8 votes)

The fuse is lit . . . the seconds tick away . . .

An historical depiction of the events preceding the political murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, would-be emperor of the Austro-Hungarian throne, in Sarajevo on June 28th, 1914.

Directed by
Veljko Bulajić
Original language
Srpskohrvatski
Released
31 October 1975

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Last verified 2 Nov 2026

Cast

  • Christopher Plummer

    Christopher Plummer

    Archduke Ferdinand

  • Florinda Bolkan

    Florinda Bolkan

    Sophie

  • Maximilian Schell

    Maximilian Schell

    Đuro Šarac

  • Irfan Mensur

    Irfan Mensur

    Gavrilo Princip

  • Radoš Bajić

    Radoš Bajić

    Nedeljko Čabrinović

  • Jan Hrušínský

    Jan Hrušínský

    Trifko

  • Branko Đurić

    Branko Đurić

    Danilo Ilic

  • Libuše Šafránková

    Libuše Šafránková

    Jelena

  • Ivan Vyskočil

    Ivan Vyskočil

    Mehmedbašić

  • Charles Millot

    Charles Millot

  • Otomar Korbelář

    Otomar Korbelář

    Emperor Franz Joseph

  • Jana Švandová

    Jana Švandová