Tito is a 2010 Croatian historical miniseries about Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito. The first episode aired March 19, 2010.[1]
| 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 – June 11, 2010 |
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
edit- 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
editThe 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
edit- ^ Serijal o Titu danas se ipak počinje prikazivati na HTV-u
- ^ Milijunaš je najgledanija TV emisija, Jutarnji list
- ^ 'Učinit ćemo sve da Vrdoljaku otežamo snimanje filma o Titu', Jutarnji list
- ^ HTV emitira seriju o Titu u produkciji od milion evra, Radio Television of Vojvodina
- ^ Vrdoljakova Tita gledalo 800 tisuća Hrvata, Večernji list
- ^ a b c d Polimac, Nenad (June 12, 2010). "Sedlar, kralj trasha? Ne više!". Jutarnji list (in Croatian). Retrieved 2010-06-18.
- ^ a b Jakovina, Tvrtko (April 10, 2010). "Tito kao čudo(vište)". tportal.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2010-06-18.
- ^ a b Ponoš, Tihomir (April 24, 2010). "Vrdoljak angažirao kaskadere, a zaobišao povjesničare". Novi list (in Croatian). Retrieved 2010-06-18.