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Nikola Tesla

1977 · 1 season

A stately, old-fashioned biographical drama that traces a brilliant life patiently, rewarding viewers with quiet historical texture rather than spectacle.

Created by
Eduard Galić
Genres
Drama
Starring
Rade Šerbedžija, Mustafa Nadarević, Špiro Guberina
Overview
This series follows Tesla's life from his childhood in Simljan (near Gospic) in nowadays Croatia (then Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia, part of Austria-Hungary) to his death in New York, USA.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Created by
Eduard Galić
Genres
Drama
Starring
Rade Šerbedžija, Mustafa Nadarević, Špiro Guberina
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • science
  • identity
  • isolation
  • memory
Places
  • countryside
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Eduard Galić
Written by
Ivica Ivanac
Starring
Rade Šerbedžija, Mustafa Nadarević, Špiro Guberina, Izet Hajdarhodžić, Ratko Buljan, Ljuba Tadić, Ivo Serdar, Miljenko Brlečić
Length
1 seasons, 10 episodes
Country
Yugoslavia
Languages
English, Serbo-Croatian

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