The Travelling Players

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The Travelling Players is a 1975 Greek historical drama film by Theo Angelopoulos that follows a troupe of actors touring Greece while the nation undergoes turbulent political upheavals from the 1930s to the 1950s.

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instanceOf Greek film
film
cinematographyBy Giorgos Arvanitis
considered a landmark of Greek cinema
one of Theo Angelopoulos's masterpieces
countryOfOrigin Greece
criticalReception acclaimed by international critics
depictsEvent Axis occupation of Greece
Greek Civil War
Metaxas dictatorship
linked to: Metaxas Regime

postwar political repression in Greece
director Theo Angelopoulos
distributor New Yorker Films
filmTechnique elliptical narrative
long takes
slow camera movements
follows a troupe of travelling actors
genre drama film
historical drama
hasCastMember Alkis Panayiotidis
Eva Kotamanidou
Petros Zarkadis
Stratos Pahis
Vangelis Kazan
hasSubject Greek politics
civil conflict
rise of fascism
role of art and theatre in society
mainTheme impact of history on ordinary people
political upheaval in Greece
musicBy Loukas Karytinos
narrativeLocation Greece
notableFor nonlinear narrative structure
politically charged reinterpretation of Greek history
use of Brechtian theatrical devices
originalLanguage Greek
partOf Theo Angelopoulos filmography
premiereLocation Greece
productionCompany Greek Film Centre
publicationDate 1975
runtime approximately 230 minutes
screenwriter Theo Angelopoulos
setInPeriod 1930s
1940s
1950s
timeSpanCoveredInPlot 1939–1952

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Theo Angelopoulos notableWork The Travelling Players
Days of ’36 precedes The Travelling Players