Thanasis in the land of the cuff
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.
Cast
Thanasis VeggosThanasis
Antonis Papadopoulosclown
Ilias Logothetiscircus boss
Aina MaouerManouli
Takis Halas4th August representative
Giorgos Tzifos21st April representative
Mihalis Giannatos
Vangelis Traiforos
Kostas Mendis
Mihalis Desilas
Apostolos SouglakosCrew
DirectorDinos Katsouridis
Details
Original TitleΟ Θανάσης στη Χώρα της Σφαλιάρας
Release DateJuly 25, 1976
LanguagesGreek
StudiosFinos Film, Thanasis Vengos
