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Thanasis in the land of the cuff
Thanasis in the land of the cuff

Thanasis in the land of the cuff

Genres

Comedy

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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.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Greek

Runtime

88 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

25 July 1976

Country

Greece

Cast

Thanasis Veggos

Thanasis Veggos

Thanasis

Antonis Papadopoulos

Antonis Papadopoulos

clown

Ilias Logothetis

Ilias Logothetis

circus boss

Aina Maouer

Aina Maouer

Manouli

Takis Halas

Takis Halas

4th August representative

Giorgos Tzifos

Giorgos Tzifos

21st April representative

Mihalis Giannatos

Mihalis Giannatos

Vangelis Traiforos

Vangelis Traiforos

Kostas Mendis

Kostas Mendis

Mihalis Desilas

Mihalis Desilas

Apostolos Souglakos

Apostolos Souglakos

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