Alexander, a tribal warlord and former political prisoner, kidnaps British tourists, holding them for ransom until Britain and the Greek puppet government in Athens meet his demand for amnesty for his band of freedom fighters.
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Cast
18 people
Omero Antonutti
Alexandros
Known for
El Sur
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Eva Kotamanidou
Alexandros' daughter
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The Travelling Players
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Mihalis Giannatos
Dragoumanos
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Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Landscape in the Mist
Grigoris Evangelatos
Alexandros' schoolteacher
Known for
Landscape in the Mist
The Weeping Meadow
Miranda Kounelaki
Mrs. Tzelepis
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Loustrakos
Laura De Marchi
Italian anarchist
Known for
Nostalgia
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Toula Stathopoulou
Village woman
Known for
The Weeping Meadow
Landscape in the Mist
Thanos Grammenos
Village man
Known for
Ulysses' Gaze
Elpidoforos Gotsis
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Driving Lessons
Educate Yourself My Son
Haris Pisimisis
Also in
Γύρω μας γκρεμίστηκαν όλα
Το φθινόπωρο μιας καρδιάς
Giorgos Kovaios
Also in
The Rope Maker
The Dress
Haralabos Timotheou
Theo Angelopoulos Director · Petros Markaris Writer Giorgos Arvanitis Cinematographer
First release September 8, 1980 · Produced in Greece, Germany, Italy · Languages Greek, Italian
Production
ZDF
Production
Theo Angelopoulos Films
Production
RAI
Production
RAI 2
Production
Greece · Germany · Italy
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Languages
Original title
Ο Μεγαλέξαντρος
Original language
Greek
Spoken on screen
Greek · Italian
Release dates
Italy · September 8, 1980
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
No release date listed for United States.
Greece
October 4, 1980 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
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