The battle-scarred hero of the Greek Revolution, Giannos "Astrapogiannos", returns home after the end of the blood-soaked War of Independence, only to find himself in a new conflict, as he locks horns with a ruthless local Kodjabashis.
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28 people
Nikos Kourkoulos
Giannos 'Astrapogiannos' Zaharis
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Nikos Tzimas
Gerasimos Kandylis
Petros Makedon
Giannis Argyris
Konstadis Velousis
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Spyros Kalogirou
Giamouris
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Eleni Zafeiriou
Giannos' Mother
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Lavrentis Dianellos
Stamatis
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Grigoris Evangelatos
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Nikos Tzimas Director · Petros Makedon Writer
Worldwide gross $12K · Budget $10K · First release September 21, 1970
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Budget
$10,000
Worldwide gross
$12,000
Gross vs. budget
1.2×
Production
Finos Film
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Original title
Αστραπόγιαννος
Original language
Greek
Spoken on screen
Greek
Release dates
Greece · September 21, 1970
Theatrical · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
No release date listed for United States.
Greece
October 12, 1970 · Theatrical
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