The Coach
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Synopsis
A man from a small place has become a coach of the biggest club in the country. He's coming back to his home town to buy a talented striker from a local club. A new striker immediately becomes a star in the big club. But a conflict between coach on one side and striker and manager of the club on the other occurs and results in coach leaving the club. He then becomes a coach of a big German club and in international competition has a match against his former club. In first game in Munich his former club wins which puts him in danger of losing position of coach in new club. But in the second game his team wins in Belgrade and goes trough. He once again goes to his home town and in the graveyard, at the tomb of his father, who died in war fighting Germans, asks himself what happened so he's now fighting for the Germans against a club from his own country.
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Tanasije Uzunović
Petar
Ljuba Tadić
Lenka
Zoran Veličković
Ruzmarin, centarfor Orkana
Ljiljana Tica
Odbojkašica zvana Nedelja
Miki Jovičić
Orač, mehaničar
Zoran Bogdanović
Prvi golman Orkana
Milutin Jevđenijević
Grobar i vanredni student
Zoran Stojanović
Golman prva rezerva
Slavica Stefanović
Žena igrača sa brojem 8
Adam Obrenović
Levi half
Ljalja Gezim
Levo krilo
Saša Pajić
Novinar
Peter Carsten
Knez
Milena Dravić
Petrova bivša žena
Dušica Žegarac
Lila, Knezova žena
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Mladomir 'Puriša' Đorđević
- Screenplay & Story
- Mladomir 'Puriša' Đorđević
- Original Title
- Trener
- Country of Origin
- Yugoslavia
- Spoken Languages
- Serbo-Croatian
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Production Studios
- Avala Film
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Mladomir 'Puriša' Đorđević
Mladomir 'Puriša' Đorđević
Department Leadership Roster
Mladomir 'Puriša' Đorđević
Director
Mladomir 'Puriša' Đorđević
Writer
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What is The Coach about?
A man from a small place has become a coach of the biggest club in the country. He's coming back to his home town to buy a talented striker from a local club. A new striker immediately becomes a star in the big club. But a conflict between coach on one side and striker and manager of the club on the other occurs and results in coach leaving the club. He then becomes a coach of a big German club and in international competition has a match against his former club. In first game in Munich his former club wins which puts him in danger of losing position of coach in new club. But in the second game his team wins in Belgrade and goes trough. He once again goes to his home town and in the graveyard, at the tomb of his father, who died in war fighting Germans, asks himself what happened so he's now fighting for the Germans against a club from his own country.
Who directed The Coach?
The Coach was directed by Mladomir 'Puriša' Đorđević.
Who stars in The Coach?
The principal cast of The Coach includes Tanasije Uzunović, Ljuba Tadić, Zoran Veličković, Ljiljana Tica, Miki Jovičić.
When was The Coach released and how long is it?
The Coach was released in 1978 with a total runtime of 1h 41m.