Master of the Shadows
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Shadow puppetry is not only part of the heritage of East Asia; Greece had its own traditional form of this popular art. In this leisurely drama, set in 1950s Athens, Antonis Barkis (Kostas Kasakos) is the master puppeteer for a traditional shadow show. However, although he is still making a living, it is clear that other forms of popular entertainment will soon supplant this one. This does not improve Antonis' temper, and his assistant's desires to modernize their entertainments only make it worse.
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Kostas Kazakos
Αντώνης Μπάρκας
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Stratos Tzortzoglou
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Dora Masklavanou
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Giorgos Ninios
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Vlassis Bonatsos
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Patis Koutsaftis
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Athinodoros Prousalis
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Thanos Grammenos
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Nina Michalopoulou
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Giorgos Manolas
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Vasilis Papavasileiou
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Dimitris Yiannakopoulos
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Lefteris Xanthopoulos Director · Lefteris Kaponis Writer Kostas Iordanidis Editor
First release May 26, 1991 · Produced in Greece · Production Greek Television ET-1
Production
Greek Film Centre
Production
Greek Television ET-1
Production
Greece
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Original title
Ο Δραπέτης
Original language
Greek
Spoken on screen
Greek
Release dates
Greece · May 26, 1991
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