''Nomos 4000'' ( el, Νόμος 4000, "Law 4000") is a 1962

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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 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 ...

. The film was produced by

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s. The title is derived from the Greek Law 4000/1958 about ''

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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

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, 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

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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

* Zoi Laskari as Maria Economou *

Kostas Voutsas Kostas Voutsas ( el, Κώστας Βουτσάς; born Konstantinos Savvopoulos ( el, Κωνσταντίνος Σαββόπουλος; 31 December 1931 – 26 February 2020) was a Greek actor, director, and writer. Personal life Voutsas was b ...

as Renos * Vangelos Voulgaridis as Giorgos Anagnostou *

as Andreas Economou *

Eleni Zafeiriou Eleni Zafeiriou ( el, Ελένη Ζαφειρίου, 1916 – 2 September 2004) was a Greek film actress. She appeared in 108 films between 1951 and 1996. She was born in Larissa, Greece, and died in Athens. Filmography In film * '' Bitte ...

as Andreas' wife * Spyros Moussouris as Giorgos' father * Hloi Liaskou as Maria's friend * Katerina Gogou as Maria's friend * 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 {{Greece-film-stub