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The Marathon Family
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The Marathon Family

1982-03-04 · 92 min · ★ 7.6

Comedy · Drama

The Topalović family has been in the burial business for generations. When the 150-year-old Pantelija dies, five generations of his heirs start to fight for the inheritance.

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Directors
Slobodan Šijan
Production companies
Centar film
Countries
Yugoslavia
Status
Released

Top Cast

Bogdan DiklićBogdan DiklićMirko Topalović
Danilo 'Bata' StojkovićDanilo 'Bata' StojkovićLaki Topalović
Pavle VuisićPavle VuisićMilutin Topalović
Milosav 'Mija' AleksićMilosav 'Mija' AleksićAksentije Topalović
Jelisaveta 'Seka' SablićJelisaveta 'Seka' SablićKristina
Borivoje TodorovićBorivoje TodorovićĐenka
Zoran RadmilovićZoran RadmilovićBili Piton
Milivoje 'Mića' TomićMaksimilijan Topalović
Radislav LazarevićPantelija Topalović
Melita BihaliMelita BihaliOlja
Fahro KonjhodžićGospodin Rajković
Veljko MandićVeljko MandićRajkovićev brat
Mihajlo 'Bata' PaskaljevićMihajlo 'Bata' PaskaljevićStariji žandar
Dragoljub Milosavljević 'Gula'Ožalošćeni
Miroslav JovanovićBlizanac I
Dragoslav JovanovićBlizanac II
Milovan TasićGorostas
Milan JanjićPatuljak
Ras RastoderRas RastoderMlađi žandar
Stanojlo MilinkovićSeljak

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