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The Travelling Players (1975)

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This expansive Greek drama follows a troupe of theater actors as they perform around their country during World War II. While the production that they put on is entitled "Golfo the Shepherdess," the thespians end up echoing scenes from classic Greek tales in their own lives, as Elektra plots revenge on her mother for the death of her father, and seeks help from her brother, Orestes, a young anti-fascist rebel.

Cast & Crew

Director
Theo Angelopoulos
  • Profile picture of Eva Kotamanidou
    Elektra Eva Kotamanidou
  • Profile picture of Vangelis Kazan
    Aegisthus Vangelis Kazan
  • Profile picture of Aliki Georgouli
    Clytemnestra (Elektra's mother) Aliki Georgouli
  • Profile picture of Kiriakos Katrivanos
    Pylades Kiriakos Katrivanos
  • Profile picture of Stratos Pahis
    Agamemnon (Electra's father) Stratos Pahis
  • Profile picture of Nina Papazaphiropoulou
    Old Woman Nina Papazaphiropoulou
  • Profile picture of Giannis Fyrios
    Accordionist Giannis Fyrios
  • Profile picture of Maria Vassiliou
    Chrysothemis (Elektra's sister) Maria Vassiliou

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  • fascism
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