Thanasis in the land of the cuff ( 1976 )

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.

Top Cast

Thanasis Veggos

Thanasis

Antonis Papadopoulos

clown

Ilias Logothetis

circus boss

Aina Maouer

Manouli

Takis Halas

4th August representative

Giorgos Tzifos

21st April representative

Mihalis Giannatos

Vangelis Traiforos

Kostas Mendis

Mihalis Desilas

Apostolos Souglakos