The Ninth Circle

Deveti krug
Девети круг
Directed byFrance Štiglic
Written byVladimir Koch
France Štiglic
Zora Dirnbach (story)
StarringBoris Dvornik
Dušica Žegarac
Beba Lončar
CinematographyIvan Marinček
Edited byLida Braniš [hr]
Music byBranimir Sakač
Release date
  • 21 April 1960 (1960-04-21)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryFPR Yugoslavia
LanguageSerbo-Croatian

The Ninth Circle (Serbo-Croatian: Deveti krug / Девети круг) is a 1960 Yugoslavian film directed by France Štiglic. The story revolves around the Croatian Ustaše concentration camp named The Ninth Circle, based on the infamous Jasenovac concentration camp. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.[1] It was also entered into the 1960 Cannes Film Festival.[2]

  1. ^ "The 33rd Academy Awards (1961) Nominees and Winners". www.oscars.org. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
  2. ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Ninth Circle". www.festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 15 February 2009.