Antun Vrdoljak is a Croatian film actor and director, sports official, and head of Croatian Radiotelevision during the Yugoslav Wars.
10 Facts About Antun Vrdoljak
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Antun Vrdoljak was director general of Croatian Radiotelevision, and president of the Croatian Olympic Committee.
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Antun Vrdoljak's acting debut was in a 1957 film It Was Not in Vain by Nikola Tanhofer.
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When first democratic elections were announced in Croatia, Antun Vrdoljak was among 200 top intellectuals publicly endorsing the moderate Coalition of People's Accord.
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Antun Vrdoljak garnered a degree of notoriety for saying television "must become a cathedral of the Croatian spirit".
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Antun Vrdoljak began his career as an actor and was praised for his role in now classic 1958 film H-8, directed by Nikola Tanhofer.
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Antun Vrdoljak received praise for his two early films as a director and screenwriter, Kad cujes zvona and U gori raste zelen bor.
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Antun Vrdoljak worked on television, with his 1972 mini-series Prosjaci i sinovi, based on the script by Ivan Raos, later receiving a cult status.
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Antun Vrdoljak garnered favorable attention for his adaptations of Kiklop and The Glembays.
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Antun Vrdoljak made news in 2006 due to a quarrel and a physical altercation with fellow filmmaker, Lordan Zafranovic.