The Travelling Players (1975)

07/01/1975 (GR) • 3h 43m

Drama, War, History

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Aliki Georgouli

Clytemnestra (Elektra's mother)

Stratos Pahis

Agamemnon (Electra's father)

Giannis Fyrios

Accordionist

Maria Vassiliou

Chrysothemis (Elektra's sister)


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

civil war

election campaign

spy

fascism

greece

artist

conflict

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