Tito (miniseries)

For other uses, see Tito (disambiguation).

2010 Croatian TV series or program

Tito

Genre| Historical documentary
Directed by| Antun Vrdoljak
Starring| Boris Svrtan
Ivo Gregurević
Goran Višnjić
Goran Navojec
Tarik Filipović
Goran Grgić
Boris Miholjević
Milan Štrljić
Predrag Vušović
Theme music composer| Arsen Dedić
Country of origin| Croatia
Original language| Croatian
No. of episodes| 12
Production
Producer| Antun Vrdoljak
Cinematography| Vjekoslav Vrdoljak
Editor| Jasmina Božinovska Živalj
Original release
Network| HRT1
Release| March 19 (2010-03-19) –
June 11, 2010 (2010-06-11)

Tito is a 2010 Croatian historical miniseries about Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito. The first episode aired March 19, 2010.[1]

The series is a co-production by Croatian Radiotelevision and Mediteran film. The two first collaborated on the series Long Dark Night, which at a top audience of 1.8 million viewers was one of the most-watched domestic productions in history.[2] After the announcement of the documentary, Tito's granddaughter Saša Broz announced that she and her family would use all means possible to obstruct filming.[3] Tito cost a reported 1 million euros to make.[4]

## Cast

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* Boris Svrtan as Josip Broz Tito
* Ivo Gregurević as Joseph Stalin
* Goran Višnjić as Andrija Hebrang
* Mirjana Rogina as Jovanka Broz
* Goran Grgić as Alojzije Stepinac
* Goran Navojec as Fyodor Tolbukhin
* Nataša Janjić as Olga Hebrang

## Reception

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The first episode of Tito was seen by 800,000 viewers,[5] recording a rating of 22.6 and a share of 49.9.[6] However, the number of viewers dropped sharply thereafter, and the 11th episode had a rating of just 8.3.[6]

The series was criticized for alleged numerous factual errors,[7][8] distortions and omissions,[7][8] lack of originality,[6] and badly executed dramatizations.[6]

## References

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1. ^ Serijal o Titu danas se ipak počinje prikazivati na HTV-u
2. ^ Milijunaš je najgledanija TV emisija, Jutarnji list
3. ^ 'Učinit ćemo sve da Vrdoljaku otežamo snimanje filma o Titu', Jutarnji list
4. ^ HTV emitira seriju o Titu u produkciji od milion evra, Radio Television of Vojvodina
5. ^ Vrdoljakova Tita gledalo 800 tisuća Hrvata, Večernji list
6. ^ a b c d Polimac, Nenad (June 12, 2010). "Sedlar, kralj trasha? Ne više!". Jutarnji list (in Croatian). Retrieved 2010-06-18.
7. ^ a b Jakovina, Tvrtko (April 10, 2010). "Tito kao čudo(vište)". tportal.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2010-06-18.
8. ^ a b Ponoš, Tihomir (April 24, 2010). "Vrdoljak angažirao kaskadere, a zaobišao povjesničare". Novi list (in Croatian). Retrieved 2010-06-18.

## External links

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* Tito at IMDb

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