''Eleftherios Venizelos 1910-1927'' ( el, Ελευθέριος Βενιζέλος, italic=yes) is a 1980

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biographical film of one of the most famous leaders of the Greek political scene of the 20th century Eleftherios Venizelos. The film stars Dimitris Myrat, Manos Katrakis and

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Plot

The story was set in August 1909 when the film introduces Venizelos' ideas and

Venizelism Venizelism ( el, Βενιζελισμός) was one of the major political movements in Greece from the 1900s until the mid-1970s. Main ideas Named after Eleftherios Venizelos, the key characteristics of Venizelism were: *Greek irredentism: T ...

for a larger Greece. It describes the capture of

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and Ioannina and later the

National Schism The National Schism ( el, Εθνικός Διχασμός, Ethnikós Dichasmós), also sometimes called The Great Division, was a series of disagreements between King Constantine I and Prime Minister Eleftherios Venizelos regarding the foreig ...

and up to the impending war in Europe, World War I. Venizelos resigned from the political life after the tie in the elections that followed the

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and returned to his relatives in

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Cast

* Minas Christidis .... Eleftherios Venizelos *

Giannis Voglis Giannis Voglis ( el, Γιάννης Βόγλης; 30 September 1937 – 20 April 2016) was a Greek actor. Biography Voglis was born in Athens and he studied at Pelos Katselis' drama academy. His father was from Asia Minor and his mother from ...

.... King Constantine I of Greece * Dimitris Myrat .... King George I of Greece * Manos Katrakis .... Petros *

Olga Karlatos Olga Karlatos ( el, Όλγα Καρλάτου; born Olga Vlassopulos, April 20, 1945) is a retired Greek actress and Bermudian lawyer, known primarily for performing in Italian horror cinema. Career Between the end of the sixties and the e ...

....

Queen Sophia of Greece Sophia of Prussia (Sophie Dorothea Ulrike Alice, el, Σοφία; 14 June 1870 – 13 January 1932) was Queen consort of the Hellenes from 1913–1917, and also from 1920–1922. A member of the House of Hohenzollern and child of Frederick III, ...

.... actress * Stavros Xenidis .... Emmanouil Repoulis *

Vasilis Diamantopoulos Vasilis Diamantopoulos ( el, Βασίλης Διαμαντόπουλος; 15 November 1920 – 5 May 1999) was a Greek actor. He was one of the founders of the Modern Theater and was the first actor to appear live on Greek television in the si ...

.... Apostolos * Gregoris Valtinos .... officer

External links

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Eleftherios Venizelos 1910-1927 at cine.gr
1980 films 1980s Greek-language films Greek biographical films Eleftherios Venizelos Films set in 1909 Films set in Greece Films directed by Pantelis Voulgaris 1980s biographical films {{bio-film-stub