- Born
- September 3, 1921
- Died
- January 29, 2005 (aged 83)
- Place of birth
- Beograd, Serbia
- Also known as
- Живорад 'Жика' Митрович, Живорад «Жика» Митрович, Жика Митрович
Biography
Živorad "Žika" Mitrović (Serbian Cyrillic: Жика Митровић; 3 September 1921 – 29 January 2005) was a Serbian and Yugoslav film director and screenwriter. He started his career as a comics artist. Mitrovic directed 20 feature films between 1955 and 1986. His 1974 film The Republic of Užice was entered into the 9th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Diploma.