Captain Meitanos. The Image of a Mythical Personage (1987)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 2H 8M

Director : Dimos Theos

Synopsis

A retired diplomat has begun writing a historical novel about the legendary Captain Meϊtanos, who lived in the 17th century. Initially, he was a klepht (bandit), then an armatolos (member of irregular forces), then a klepht again, until finally winding up in the Ottoman hangman’s noose. Captain Meϊtanos was described by monks who lived for many years after his death, recounting his activities and passing on his story. Memories are revived; snatches of a story and mystery emerge, such as that of a holy icon painted in 1715 by the iconographer Vaϊos – an icon which adds additional color and detail to this story.

Actors

Giorgos Mihalakopoulos
Giorgos Mihalakopoulos
Panayotis Botinis
Panayotis Botinis
Giulio Brogi
Giulio Brogi
Menelaos Daflos
Menelaos Daflos
Ilias Gekas
Ilias Gekas
Panagiotis Kaldis
Panagiotis Kaldis
Kostas Mandilas
Kostas Mandilas
Eleni Maniati
Eleni Maniati
Mihalis Stamatakis
Mihalis Stamatakis
Alexandros Veronis
Alexandros Veronis
Giorgos Zorbas
Giorgos Zorbas

Crews

Dimos Theos
Dimos Theos
Director
Dimos Theos
Dimos Theos
Writer

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