''Bouboulina'' ( el, Μπουμπουλίνα, links=no) is a 1959 Greek drama film directed and written by

Kostas Andritsos Kostas Andritsos, also known as George Andrews ( el, Κώστας Ανδρίτσος; 1 May 1916, Athens – 10 October 1993) was a Greek film director and writer. Selected filmography *Oneira koritsion 1953 *Bouboulina 1959 *Exo oi klefte ...

and starring Irene Papas as Laskarina Bouboulina, Koula Agagiotou,

Andreas Barkoulis Andreas Barkoulis ( el, Ανδρέας Μπάρκουλης; 4 August 1936 – 23 August 2016) was a Greek actor. He was among the most popular male actors of the 1950s and 1960s in Greece. He was considered such a heartthrob that a popular expres ...

and Dionysis Papagiannopoulos. The film features the heroine of the Greek Revolutionary of 1821 Laskarina Bouboulina.

Plot

Cast

* Irene Papas as Laskarina Bouboulina * Koula Agagiotou *

as Dimitros Giannouzas * Gikas Biniaris * Giorgos Foras * Vassilis Kanakis *

Nikos Kourkoulos Nikos Kourkoulos ( el, Νίκος Κούρκουλος; December 5, 1934 in Athens, Greece – January 30, 2007) was a highly respected Greek theatrical and film performer, one of the most talented and recognizable actors in Greece of modern tim ...

as Giagos Giannouzas * Artemis Matsas *

Miranda Myrat Miranda Myrat ( el, Μιράντα Μυράτ; 12 January 1906 – 27 January 1994) was a Greek actress. She appeared in more than forty films from 1928 to 1989. She was the daughter of actress Cybele Andrianou (1888-1978) and her first husb ...

as Skevo Pinotsi * Christoforos Nezer as Panagos *

Giorgos Olibios Giorgos, Yiorgos or Yorgos ( el, Γιώργος) is a common abbreviation of the given name Georgios. Notable people with the name include: Persons Giorgos * Giorgos Agorogiannis, Greek footballer * Giorgos Alkaios, pop musician and singer * Gio ...

* Dionysis Papagiannopoulos * Koulis Stoligkas or Stoligas as Nikolios *

Nikos Tsahridis Nikos ( el, Νίκος, ''Níkos'') is a Greek given name. It originates from Greek ''Nikolaos'', which means "victory of the people".Liddell & Scott, Abridged Greek Lexicon Although used as a proper first name, Nikos is also a popular nickname of ...

Grigoris Vafias Grigorios or Gregorios ( el, Γρηγόριος “watchful; alert; awake”, from ''ἐγρήγορᾰ'' ), and the variant Grigoris (Γρηγόρης), are the Greek forms of the name Gregory. It can refer to: * Grigoris (catholicos), 4th-centu ...

* Georgia Vassiliadou as Paraskevoula *

Giorgos Velentzas Giorgos Velentzas ( el, Γιώργος Βελέντζας; 4 December 1927 – 20 July 2015) was a Greek actor. Biography He studied at the Dramatic School at the Athens Odeum. He starred in the movie '' Ochyro 27'' in 1948 and made his firs ...

Lefteris Vournas Eleutherios or Lefteris ( el, Ελευθέριος, "the liberator") is an epithet and formal attribution in the Greek pantheon, including: *Dionysus * Eros * Zeus From Eleuther, son of Apollo and Aethusa. # He is renowned for having an excellent ...

Historical Context

''Bouboulina 1959'' Is set during the Greek Revolution of 1821 against the occupying Ottoman Empire and its Sultan Mahmud II (1808-1839). The Ottoman Empire was caught off guard and reacted in disbelief that the Greeks would stage an unprovoked revolt against its far greater occupant. Women played a crucial role in the revolution, most notably in the town of Mani located in the coast of Southern Greece where out of 1500 combatants fending off an Egyptian and Turkish attack, 1000 were women. Laskarina Bouboulina remains the most famed female revolutionary fighter. She participated in numerous naval sieges as well as horseback battles on land.

References

External links

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''Bouboulina'' at Cine.gr
1959 films 1950s Greek-language films Films set in Greece Works about the Greek War of Independence 1950s biographical drama films Greek biographical drama films {{1950s-drama-film-stub