''Nomos 4000'' ( el, Νόμος 4000, "Law 4000") is a 1962
Greek
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drama film directed and written by
Giannis Dalianidis
Giannis Dalianidis ( el, Γιάννης Δαλιανίδης; 31 December 1923 – 16 October 2010) was a Greek film director.
His first film was ''Mousitsa'', released in 1959, which was followed by a series of musicals. Between 1974 and 1981, ...
and starring
Zoi Laskari and
Vasilis Diamantopoulos. The film was produced by
Finos Film
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s. The title is derived from the Greek
Law 4000/1958 about ''
teddy boy
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ism''.
Plot
Andreas Ikonomou (Vasilis Diamantopoulos) was a strict father and a High School teacher which he taught Giorgos (Vangelis Voulgaridis). The latter fell in love with the daughter (and only child) of Andreas, Maria (Zoi Laskari).
An incident in the school results in teacher's being aware of the relationship between his student and his daughter, who has an abortion. In another school incident, a student, called Evangelou, mocks Mr Andreas during the lesson by drawing him with ears of a
donkey, causing the teacher's fury and the eventual expulsion of the boy from the school. Then, the same student is lured by some thugs to splash
yogurt
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on his teacher. After his action, the perpetrator is caught by police and has his head shaved and be paraded with a sign reading about his offense.
The movie sold 118,841 tickets.
Cast
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Zoi Laskari as Maria Economou
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Kostas Voutsas as Renos
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Vangelos Voulgaridis as Giorgos Anagnostou
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Vasilis Diamantopoulos as Andreas Economou
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Eleni Zafeiriou as Andreas' wife
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Spyros Moussouris as Giorgos' father
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Hloi Liaskou as Maria's friend
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Katerina Gogou
Katerina Gogou ( el, Κατερίνα Γώγου; 1940–1993) was a Greek poet, author and actress.
Early life
From the age of 5 years she started playing in children's plays. However she did not spend pleasant childhood years due to the Seco ...
as Maria's friend
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Athena Michailidou as Giorgos' mother
External links
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Law 4000 at Finos FilmsLaw 4000 at cine.gr
1962 films
Greek drama films
1960s Greek-language films
1962 drama films
Films directed by Giannis Dalianidis
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