In January 1943 the German army, afraid of an Allied invasion of the Balkans, launched a great offensive against Yugoslav Partisans in Western Bosnia. The only way out for Partisan forces and thousands of refugees was the bridge on the river Neretva.

• Jadran Film
• Eichberg-Film
• Yul Brynner
• Sergey Bondarchuk
• Velimir Živojinović
• Milena Dravić
• Ljubiša Samardžić
• Sylva Koscina
• Boris Dvornik
• Orson Welles