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The Written Off

The Written Off

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Overview

"The Written Off" is a famous Serbian TV miniseries, that was very popular in former Yugoslavia, originally airing in 1974. Due to its popularity, Radio Television of Serbia has shown reruns of the series ten times, the last re-run starting in 2012. The series has achieved something of a cult status among its audience and still attracts an estimated 3 million viewers with its last rerun. Idea of series derives from exploits of freedom fighters in Belgrade during World War II, and all the characters and events are fictitious.

Created by Dragan Marković
Written by Dragan Marković, Sinisa Pavic
NetworksRTS 1

Top Cast

Dragoslav 'Dragan' Nikolić

Dragoslav 'Dragan' Nikolić

Prle

Vojislav Brajović

Vojislav Brajović

Tihi

Stevo Žigon

Stevo Žigon

Kriger

Predrag 'Miki' Manojlović

Predrag 'Miki' Manojlović

Paja

Božidar Pavićević 'Longa'

Božidar Pavićević 'Longa'

Dinst

Rudolf Ulrich

Rudolf Ulrich

Miler

Vasa Pantelić

Vasa Pantelić

Krsta Mišić

Aleksandar Berček

Aleksandar Berček

Čibi

Cane Firaunović

Cane Firaunović

Kenig

D

Dušan Vujnović

Limar

Themes & Keywords

world war iipartisanresistance fighteranti-nazi resistance

About The Written Off

The Written Off is a drama, war & politics series that first aired in 1974 exploring themes of world war ii, partisan, resistance fighter, anti-nazi resistance. Created by Dragan Marković, it stars Dragoslav 'Dragan' Nikolić, Vojislav Brajović, Stevo Žigon. "The Written Off" is a famous Serbian TV miniseries, that was very popular in former Yugoslavia, originally airing in 1974. Due to its popularity, Radio Television of Serbia has shown reruns of the series ten times, the last re-run starting in 2012. The series has achieved something of a cult status among its audience and still attracts an estimated 3 million viewers with its last rerun. Idea of series derives from exploits of freedom fighters in Belgrade during World War II, and all the characters and events are fictitious.

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