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The Travelling Players

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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 (Eva Kotamanidou) plots revenge on her mother (Aliki Georgouli) for the death of her father, and seeks help from her brother, Orestes (Petros Zarkadis), a young anti-fascist rebel.

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Michael Wilmington Los Angeles Times 06/03/2014
The Travelling Players is one of the major neglected movie masterpieces of our times. Go to Full Review Empire Magazine 12/30/2006
4/5
The human tragedy becomes increasingly compelling as it unfolds, while Angelopoulos' stately visual style is constantly arresting. Go to Full Review David Perry Time Out 06/24/2006
The stately pace of the film soon becomes compulsive; and the shabby provincial Greece of rusting railway tracks and flaking facades which the slow camera examines is visually beguiling. Go to Full Review David Parkinson Radio Times 06/03/2014
4/5
With its stately pace and obscure references to mythology and contemporary events, the film requires patience. But its power and intelligence more than repay the effort. Go to Full Review TV Guide 11/15/2007
3/4
Although there are any number of subtle moments in the film, even its admirers admit it is long and difficult, especially for audiences unfamiliar with its subject matter. Go to Full Review Philip French Observer (UK) 11/15/2007
A didactic, audacious, tendentious, highly original movie that justifies its great length. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Theodoros Angelopoulos

Director

Eva Kotamanidou

Elektra

Vangelis Kazan

Spy

Aliki Georgouli

Elektra's Mother

Maria Vassiliou

Chrissothemis

Petros Zarkadis

Orestes

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Synopsis 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 (Eva Kotamanidou) plots revenge on her mother (Aliki Georgouli) for the death of her father, and seeks help from her brother, Orestes (Petros Zarkadis), a young anti-fascist rebel.
Director
Theodoros Angelopoulos
Producer
Giorgis Samiotis
Screenwriter
Theodoros Angelopoulos
Distributor
Artificial Eye
Production Co
Papalios Productions
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Greek
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 16, 1976, Wide
Runtime
3h 50m