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The Travelling Players

The Travelling Players

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jul 1, 1975

Runtime

3h 43m

Genres

Drama, War, History

User Score

74%

Original Title

Ο θίασος

Production Companies

Giorgos Papalios Productions

Director

Theo Angelopoulos

Description

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.