The Travelling Players
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The Travelling Players

7.2 / 10 1975 3h 43mNR Greek
DramaWarHistory

Storyline

A traveling theatre troupe tours the Greek countryside from 1939 to the early 1950s, staging “Golfo the Shepherdess”. As the years pass, its members endure persecution, betrayal, executions, and exile. Their personal stories become entangled with the country’s major historical events, in a seemingly endless cycle of violence and loss.

Cast & Crew

Eva Kotamanidou

Eva Kotamanidou

Elektra

Lead
Vangelis Kazan

Vangelis Kazan

Aegisthus

Aliki Georgouli

Aliki Georgouli

Clytemnestra (Elektra's mother)

Kiriakos Katrivanos

Kiriakos Katrivanos

Pylades

Stratos Pahis

Stratos Pahis

Agamemnon (Electra's father)

Nina Papazaphiropoulou

Nina Papazaphiropoulou

Old Woman

Giannis Fyrios

Giannis Fyrios

Accordionist

AB

Alekos Boubis

Old Man

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Theo Angelopoulos's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. The Travelling Players is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker