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Better Than Escape
Better Than Escape

Better Than Escape

Genres

RomanceDrama

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A Yugoslav stage actor marries an American girl in Belgrade and has a child with her, when his career downhill out of political reasons he develops a drinking habit, his wife leaves him and takes their daughter to U.S.A.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Serbian

Runtime

110 mins

Rating

6.4/10

Release Date

15 July 1993

Country

Yugoslavia

Cast

Žarko Laušević

Žarko Laušević

Aleksa Radman

Claire Beckman

Claire Beckman

Stamena

Mirjana Karanović

Mirjana Karanović

Radmila

Aleksandar Berček

Aleksandar Berček

Tale

Branislav 'Ciga' Jerinić

Branislav 'Ciga' Jerinić

Bata

Branko Cvejić

Branko Cvejić

Upravnik pozorišta

Rahela Ferari

Rahela Ferari

Stamenina baba

Željka Bašić

Željka Bašić

Pevačica

Radoslav Kojčinović

Radoslav Kojčinović

Oružar

Marko Baćović

Marko Baćović

TV reditelj

Dušan Laušević

Dušan Laušević

Pit

Đurđija Cvetić

Đurđija Cvetić

Stamenina majka

Olja Bećković

Olja Bećković

Inspicijent

Zoran Cvijanović

Zoran Cvijanović

Glumac

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