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The Travelling Players(1975)
Status: Released
Date: 1975-07-01
74%
76 Votes
Time: 3h 43m
Overview:
This expansive Greek drama follows a troupe of theater actors as they perform around their country during World War II. While the production that they put on is entitled "Golfo the Shepherdess," the thespians end up echoing scenes from classic Greek tales in their own lives, as Elektra plots revenge on her mother for the death of her father, and seeks help from her brother, Orestes, a young anti-fascist rebel.
Languages: English, German, Greek.
Countries:
Greece
ProductionCompanies:
Giorgos Papalios Productions
Movie: The Travelling Players
Top 10 Billed Cast
Εύα Κοταμανίδου
Elektra
Βαγγέλης Καζάν
Aegisthus
Αλίκη Γεωργούλη
Elektra's Mother
Κυριάκος Κατριβάνος
Pylades
Στράτος Παχής
Elektra's Father
Νίνα Παπαζαφειροπούλου
Old Woman
Γιάννης Φύριος
Accordionist
Μαρία Βασιλείου
Chrysothemis
Γρηγόρης Ευαγγελάτος
Poet
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This expansive Greek drama follows a troupe of theater actors as they perform around their country during World War II. While the production that they put on is entitled "Golfo the Shepherdess," the thespians end up echoing scenes from classic Greek tales in their own lives, as Elektra plots revenge on her mother for the death of her father, and seeks help from her brother, Orestes, a young anti-fascist rebel.
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1975-07-01
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