The Written Off
1974 · 1 season · 13 eps · ★ 9.0 · Drama, War & Politics
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"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 Aleksandar Đorđević
Network: RTS 1
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Dragoslav 'Dragan' Nikolić Prle -
Vojislav Brajović Tihi -
Stevo Žigon Kriger -
Predrag 'Miki' Manojlović Paja -
Božidar Pavićević Dinst -
Rudolf Ulrich Miler -
Vasa Pantelić Krsta Mišić -
Aleksandar Berček Čibi -
Cane Firaunović Kenig - D Dušan Vujnović Limar
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Predrag 'Preža' Milinković Gojko - Z Zorica Mirković Milica
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