Thanasis in the land of the cuff (1976) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained

Release, runtime and language

1976 · 88 mins · Greek

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Directed by

Dinos Katsouridis, Panos Glykofrydis

Starring

Ilias Logothetis, Mihalis Giannatos, Thanasis Veggos, Mihalis Desilas, Antonis Papadopoulos, Apostolos Souglakos

Set against two Greek dictatorships—the Metaxas regime (1936‑1940) and the Colonels’ Junta (1967‑74)—the film portrays the former as a grotesque circus. In Part One, clown Thanasis Vengos hides a young colleague’s subversive act. Part Two follows Thanasis as his honesty and kindness bring suffering, exposing the irrational cruelty of the later regime.