Captain Meitanos. The Image of a Mythical Personage

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

Directed by Dimos Theos

Drama · 2h 08m

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.

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Cast

Giorgos Mihalakopoulos Panayotis Botinis Giulio Brogi Menelaos Ntaflos
I
Ilias Gekas
P
Panagiotis Kaldis
K
Kostas Mandilas
E
Eleni Maniati
M
Mihalis Stamatakis
A
Alexandros Veronis
G
Giorgos Zorbas Kostas Stefanakis Τουρκαλβανός Οπλαρχηγός

Crew

Director
Dimos Theos
Writer
Dimos Theos

Details

Original title
Καπετάν Μεϊντάνος
Release date
1987-10-01
Runtime
2h 08m
Genres
Drama
Original language
EL
Spoken languages
Greek
Countries
Greece
Production
Greek Film Centre, ERT