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Manto Mavrogenous

Manto Mavrogenous

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 1, 1971

Runtime

1h 35m

Genres

War, Drama, History

User Score

64%

Original Title

Μαντώ Μαυρογένους

Production Companies

Karagiannis-Karatzopoulos

Director

Kostas Karagiannis

Description

In Vienna 1820, the Manto Mavrogenous encounters a group of Greek students and talk of revolution to be made. Returning to Greece uncle of the initiates at Friendly Society. Madonna sells its dowry and equip their ships and army to help the revolution. Meet the founder of the Friendly Society, Dimitrios Ypsilanti, and builds relationships with him but encounters the objections of the political leaders of the struggle and particularly of Ioannis Kolettis who fears the two young people like to be the first king of the new nation. To break up the uses of beautiful paintings Niki monk who just came from Paris.