Love Affair, or the Case of the Missing Switchboard Operator

1967

1h 9m

6.7(46 votes)

Drama

Romance

Comedy

Overview

After many adventures, a young female switchboard operator starts a love relationship with a serious young man. But while he's away on business, she gets lonely and succumbs to her colleague's passes.

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The people behind it

Cast & crew

9 featured cast members

Starring

Eva Ras

Izabela, telefonistkinja

Slobodan Aligrudić

Ahmed, sanitarni inspektor

Ružica Sokić

Ruža, Izabelina koleginica

Miodrag Andrić

Mića, poštar i zavodnik

Aleksandar Kostić

Ekspert za seksualna pitanja

Živojin Aleksić

Ekspert za kriminalistiku

Dragan Obradović

Obducent

Rade Ljubisavljević

Vodoinstalater

Aca Tadić

Jorgandžija

Creative team

Directed by: Dušan Makavejev
Written by: Dušan Makavejev
Branko Vučićević
Produced by: Aleksandar Krstić

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