Thanos and Despina
1967 · Movie · 120 min. · Greece
Katina, an impoverished Greek woman, tries to arrange the marrage of her shepherd son, Thanos, to Despina, the daughter of a wealthy landowner. But when Despina's father, Vlahopoulos refuses to give his blessings and wants Despina to marry a more wealthy gentleman, named Yankos. The wealthy and spoiled Yankos plots to break up the romantic union between Thanos and Despina any way posible while the young lovers plot to run away in a futile attempt to being a new life for themselves.
Direction Nikos Papatakis
Cast Olga Karlatos · George Dialegmenos · Lambros Tsangas · Elli Xanthaki · Tzavalas Karousos · Dimos Starenios · Giannis Argyris · Nikiforos Naneris · Maria Konstadarou · Joly Garbi · Nasos Kedrakas · Vasos Andronidis
Soundtrack Pierre Barbaud
Screenplay Nikos Papatakis
Cinematography Jean Boffety · Christian Guillouet
Original title Oi voskoi
Also known as The Shepherds of Calamity
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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