Thanasis in the land of the cuff (1976)
Comedy
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 Veggos as Thanasis
- Antonis Papadopoulos as clown
- Ilias Logothetis as circus boss
- Aina Maouer as Manouli
- Takis Halas as 4th August representative
- Giorgos Tzifos as 21st April representative
- Mihalis Giannatos
- Vangelis Traiforos
- Kostas Mendis
- Mihalis Desilas