Film

Captain Meitanos. The Image of a Mythical Personage

1987 · 2h 8m · Drama

IMDb

7.0

A retired diplomat has begun writing a historical novel about the legendary Captain Meϊtanos, who lived in the 17th century. Initially, he was a klepht (bandit), then an armatolos (member of irregular forces), then a klepht again, until finally winding up in the Ottoman hangman’s noose. Captain Meϊtanos was described by monks who lived for many years after his death, recounting his activities and passing on his story. Memories are revived; snatches of a story and mystery emerge, such as that of a holy icon painted in 1715 by the iconographer Vaϊos – an icon which adds additional color and detail to this story.

Giorgos Mihalakopoulos

Panayotis Botinis

Giulio Brogi

Menelaos Ntaflos

Ilias Gekas

Panagiotis Kaldis

Kostas Mandilas

Eleni Maniati

Mihalis Stamatakis

Alexandros Veronis

Giorgos Zorbas

Kostas Stefanakis

Τουρκαλβανός Οπλαρχηγός

• Dimos TheosWriter · Director

Release date

October 1, 1987

Status

Released

Original language

Greek

Runtime

2h 8m

Genres

Drama