The Travelling Players
Jul 01, 1975 · 3h 43m
Director
Theo AngelopoulosOverview
A traveling theatre troupe tours the Greek countryside from 1939 to the early 1950s, staging “Golfo the Shepherdess”. As the years pass, its members endure persecution, betrayal, executions, and exile. Their personal stories become entangled with the country’s major historical events, in a seemingly endless cycle of violence and loss.
Cast of The Travelling Players
Eva KotamanidouElektra
Vangelis KazanAegisthus
Aliki GeorgouliClytemnestra (Elektra's mother)
Kyriakos KatrivanosPylades
Stratos PahisAgamemnon (Electra's father)
Nina PapazaphiropoulouOld Woman
Giannis FyriosAccordionist
Alekos BoubisOld Man
Maria VassiliouChrysothemis (Elektra's sister)
Grigoris EvangelatosPoet
Petros ZarkadisOrestis (Electra's brother)- Kostas StyliarisMilitia Leader
Nena Menti
Giorgos Mazis- Costas Messaris
Stelios Lionakis- Yorgos Kafkas
- Giannis Kafaloukos
- Kostas Mandilas
- Minas Konstantopoulos
- Mary Antonopoulou
- R. Ntinou
Thanos Grammenos- Babis Pisimisis
Danis Katranidis- D. Peletis
- Giorgos KoutirisSon of Chrysothemis
- T. Loudaros
- Takis DoukakosPrison Governor
- Iakovos Pairidis
Crew of The Travelling Players
Theo AngelopoulosDirector, Screenplay- Lefteris HaronitisProducer
- Christos PaliyannopoulosProducer
- Giorgis SamiotisProducer
- Stefanos VlachosProducer
Loukianos KilaidonisOriginal Music Composer, Songs, Music
Giorgos ArvanitisDirector of Photography- Takis DavlopoulosEditor
- Giorgos TriandafyllouEditor, Sound Editor
- Mikes KarapiperisProduction Design
- Giorgos PatsasCostume Design
- Yiorgos StavrakakisMakeup Artist
Thanasis ArvanitisSound Designer- Ilias PanagiotopoulosSound Designer
- Vasilis HristomoglouAssistant Camera
- Andreas TsekourasMusician
- Giannis StefanouAssistant Editor
- Takis KatselisAssistant Director
Yannis SmaragdisScript- Nena MentiSongs
About The Travelling Players
What is The Travelling Players about?
A traveling theatre troupe tours the Greek countryside from 1939 to the early 1950s, staging “Golfo the Shepherdess”. As the years pass, its members endure persecution, betrayal, executions, and exile. Their personal stories become entangled with the country’s major historical events, in a seemingly endless cycle of violence and loss.
When was The Travelling Players released?
The Travelling Players was released on July 1, 1975.
How long is The Travelling Players?
The Travelling Players runs 3 hours 43 minutes (223 minutes).
Who directed The Travelling Players?
The Travelling Players was directed by Theo Angelopoulos.
Who is in the cast of The Travelling Players?
The cast of The Travelling Players includes Eva Kotamanidou (Elektra), Vangelis Kazan (Aegisthus), Aliki Georgouli (Clytemnestra (Elektra's mother)), Kyriakos Katrivanos (Pylades) and Stratos Pahis (Agamemnon (Electra's father)).