The Travelling Players (1975)

Name: The Travelling Players
Genre: Drama, War, History
Released: 1975-07-01
Duration: 223 min
Cast: Eva Kotamanidou, Vangelis Kazan, Aliki Georgouli, Kyriakos Katrivanos, Stratos Pahis

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.

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Released 1975-07-01 · 223 min · Drama, War, History

Directed by Theo Angelopoulos

Cast

Eva Kotamanidou as Elektra
Vangelis Kazan as Aegisthus
Aliki Georgouli as Clytemnestra (Elektra's mother)
Kyriakos Katrivanos as Pylades
Stratos Pahis as Agamemnon (Electra's father)
Nina Papazaphiropoulou as Old Woman
Giannis Fyrios as Accordionist
Alekos Boubis as Old Man
Maria Vassiliou as Chrysothemis (Elektra's sister)
Grigoris Evangelatos as Poet
Petros Zarkadis as Orestis (Electra's brother)
Kostas Styliaris as Militia Leader
Nena Menti
Giorgos Mazis
Costas Messaris