Zijah Bacvic was born on April 17, 1928 in Foca, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He was a cinematographer, known for Noci i jutra (1959), Die Verwahrlosten (1958) and Sankt Stephan (1965). He was married to Koviljka Bacvic. He died on July 27, 2018 in Gornji Podgradci near Gradiska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.