Better Than Escape

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.

Cast

Žarko Laušević

as Aleksa Radman

Claire Beckman

as Stamena

Mirjana Karanović

as Radmila

Aleksandar Berček

as Tale

Branislav 'Ciga' Jerinić

as Bata

Branko Cvejić

as Upravnik pozorišta

Rahela Ferari

as Stamenina baba

Željka Bašić

as Pevačica

Radoslav Kojčinović

as Oružar

Marko Baćović

as TV reditelj

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