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British Gambit

Jan 1, 1998

1h 13m

★ 0.0

Overview

Two retired, aging British officers meet in the club of special forces' veterans where they stress their conflicted views about WW2 in the former Yugoslavia. One of them was delegate with the Chetniks, while the other one was with partisans.

Genres

Drama

TV Movie

Production Companies

Radiotelevizija Beograd

RTS

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Cast

Britanski oficir za vezu pri četnicima

Ljuba Tadić

Britanski oficir za vezu pri Vrhovnom štabu NOB

Stevo Žigon

Mala Mod

Ana Simić

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