Thanasis in the land of the cuff

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Thanasis Veggos
Θανάσης Βέγγος

Thanasis

Antonis Papadopoulos
Αντώνης Παπαδόπουλος

clown

Ilias Logothetis
Ηλίας Λογοθέτης

circus boss

Aina Maouer
Αΐνα Μάουερ

Manouli

Takis Halas
Τάκης Χάλας

4th August representative

Giorgos Tzifos
Γιώργος Τζιφός

21st April representative

Mihalis Giannatos
Μιχάλης Γιαννάτος

Vangelis Traiforos
Βαγγέλης Τραϊφόρος

Kostas Mendis
Κώστας Μεντής

Mihalis Desilas
Μιχάλης Δεσύλλας

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    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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    6

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    ελληνικά
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