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The Written Off

The Written Off

19749.01h 28m

Overview

Careless lives of few Belgrade youths are shattered when Nazis occupy their town in 1941. Soon they join the resistance movement and their activities bring their names to Gestapo's termination list. This movie inspired the series that would get cult status in former Yugoslavia.

Directed by Aleksandar Đorđević
Written by Dragan Marković, Sinisa Pavic
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Top Cast

Dragoslav 'Dragan' Nikolić

Dragoslav 'Dragan' Nikolić

Prle

Vojislav Brajović

Vojislav Brajović

Tihi

Predrag 'Miki' Manojlović

Predrag 'Miki' Manojlović

Paja

Rade Marković

Rade Marković

Milan

Aleksandar Berček

Aleksandar Berček

Mrki

Stevo Žigon

Stevo Žigon

Kriger

Vladan Holec

Vladan Holec

Mile

Čedomir Petrović

Čedomir Petrović

Zriki

Slobodan Aligrudić

Slobodan Aligrudić

Skale

Dragomir Felba

Dragomir Felba

Striko

Themes & Keywords

resistance fighter

About The Written Off

The Written Off is a war, action film released in 1974 exploring themes of resistance fighter. Directed by Aleksandar Đorđević, it stars Dragoslav 'Dragan' Nikolić, Vojislav Brajović, Predrag 'Miki' Manojlović. Careless lives of few Belgrade youths are shattered when Nazis occupy their town in 1941. Soon they join the resistance movement and their activities bring their names to Gestapo's termination list. This movie inspired the series that would get cult status in former Yugoslavia.

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