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The Travelling Players (1975)

A traveling theatre troupe tours the Greek countryside from 1939 to the early 1950s, staging “Golfo the Shepherdess”. As the years pass, its members endure persecution, betrayal, executions, and exile. Their personal stories become entangled with the country’s major historical events, in a seemingly endless cycle of violence and loss.

Release: 1975-07-01
Runtime: 223 min
Rating: 7.183 / 10
Cast
Eva Kotamanidou
Eva Kotamanidou
Elektra
Vangelis Kazan
Vangelis Kazan
Aegisthus
Aliki Georgouli
Aliki Georgouli
Clytemnestra (Elektra's mother)
Kiriakos Katrivanos
Kiriakos Katrivanos
Pylades
Stratos Pahis
Stratos Pahis
Agamemnon (Electra's father)
Nina Papazaphiropoulou
Nina Papazaphiropoulou
Old Woman
Giannis Fyrios
Giannis Fyrios
Accordionist
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Alekos Boubis
Old Man
Maria Vassiliou
Maria Vassiliou
Chrysothemis (Elektra's sister)
Grigoris Evangelatos
Grigoris Evangelatos
Poet
Petros Zarkadis
Petros Zarkadis
Orestis (Electra's brother)
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Kostas Styliaris
Militia Leader
Nena Menti
Nena Menti
Giorgos Mazis
Giorgos Mazis
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Costas Messaris
Stelios Lionakis
Stelios Lionakis
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Yorgos Kafkas
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Giannis Kafaloukos