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Thanasis in the land of the cuff(1976)
Status: Released
Date: 1976-07-25
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Time: 1h 28m
Overview:
The movie is about dictatorships in Greece – first, the Metaxas regime (1936-1940), and then the Colonels’ Junta (1967-74). In Part One, the Metaxas regime is depicted as a circus, where Thanasis (Thanasis Vengos) is a clown trying to conceal a young colleague’s subversive action. In Part Two, we see Thanasis suffer because of his honesty and kindness, in a country where the system’s irrationality is clearly evident.
Languages: Greek.
Countries:
Greece
ProductionCompanies: 
Thanasis Vengos
Movie: Thanasis in the land of the cuff
Top 10 Billed Cast
Θανάσης Βέγγος
Thanasis
Αντώνης Παπαδόπουλος
clown
Ηλίας Λογοθέτης
circus boss
Αΐνα Μάουερ
Manouli
Τάκης Χάλας
4th August representative
Γιώργος Τζιφός
21st April representative
Μιχάλης Γιαννάτος
Βαγγέλης Τραϊφόρος
Κώστας Μεντής
Μιχάλης Δεσύλλας
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Overview
The movie is about dictatorships in Greece – first, the Metaxas regime (1936-1940), and then the Colonels’ Junta (1967-74). In Part One, the Metaxas regime is depicted as a circus, where Thanasis (Thanasis Vengos) is a clown trying to conceal a young colleague’s subversive action. In Part Two, we see Thanasis suffer because of his honesty and kindness, in a country where the system’s irrationality is clearly evident.
Release Date
1976-07-25
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