''Imperiale'' ( el, Βυζαντινή Ραψωδία,
translit. Vyzantini rapsodia) is a 1968 Greek
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed by
George Skalenakis
Giorgos Skalenakis ( el, Γιώργος Σκαλενάκης; 17 May 1926 – 14 September 2014) was a Greek film director and actor.
Selected filmography
* '' Dancing the Sirtaki'' (1966)
* '' Queen of Clubs'' (1966)
* '' Oh! That Wife ...
.
The film was selected as the Greek entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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at the
41st Academy Awards
The 41st Academy Awards were presented on April 14, 1969, the first to be staged at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles. For the first time since the 11th Academy Awards, there was no host.
''Oliver!'' is the only Best Picture winne ...
, but was not accepted as a nominee.
[Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]
Cast
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Kostas Karras
Kostas Karras ( el, Κώστας Καρράς ) (21 June 1936 – 6 May 2012) was a Greek actor and politician.
Biography
Karras was born in Athens and trained as an actor at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and the drama school o ...
as Emperor
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Betty Arvaniti
Betty Arvaniti ( el, Ελισσάβετ (Μπέττυ, Μπέτυ) Αρβανίτη; born 4 August 1939) is a Greek actress. She appeared in 40 films and television shows between 1965 and 2002.
Selected filmography
* '' Istoria mias zois'' (196 ...
as Zoi
*
Thodoros Roubanis as (as Theodoros Roubanis)
*
Yanis Alexandridis
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Giorgos Oikonomou
Georgios "Giorgos" Oikonomou (alternate spellings: ''Ikonomou'', ''Economou'', ''Ekonomou''; Greek: Γεώργιος "Γιώργος" Οικονόμου) is a retired Greek basketball player.
Club career
As a basketball player, he was 2.03 m. tall ...
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Venia Palliri
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Christos Parlas
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Yannis Totsikas
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Nikos Tsachiridis
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Giorgos Zaifidis
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Hristoforos Zikas
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Christos Zorbas
See also
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References
External links
*
ΒΥΖΑΝΤΙΝΗ ΡΑΨΩΔΙΑ filmography entry in Greek with several images from the film
1968 films
Greek drama films
1960s Greek films
1960s Greek-language films
1968 drama films
Films directed by George Skalenakis
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