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Bosnia and Herzegovina

Filmmaker · Bosnia and Herzegovina

Nikola Popović

Died in 1967

Nikola Popović was born on 5 March 1907 in Gornji Milanovac, in Serbia. Trained at the drama school in Belgrade and then in Berlin, under Max Reinhardt and Erwin Piscator, he made his debut at the National Theatre in Belgrade in 1924 and in 1939 took part in founding an art theatre inspired by the German avant-garde. During the war, he performed with the partisan troupes; after the liberation of Belgrade, he directed the National Theatre and created a film section at the general staff. He directed only four films and died in Belgrade on 10 March 1967.

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