The Master and Margaret (, ) is a 1972 Italian-Yugoslav fantasy drama film directed and co-written by Aleksandar Petrović, loosely based on Mikhail Bulgakov's 1940 novel of the same name, although it mainly focuses on the parts of the novel set in 1920s Moscow.
It won the Big Golden Arena for Best Film, with Bata Živojinović picking up the Golden Arena for Best Actor at the 1972 Pula Film Festival. The film was selected as the Yugoslav entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 45th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Cast
See also List of submissions to the 45th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film List of Yugoslav submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
External links
The Master and Margaret (Aleksandar Petrovic) on the Master & Margarita website