Loafing and Camouflage (1984)
Overview
The film is the story of a group of soldiers, who, in the course of their compulsory military service in 1967 and 1968, before and during the military dictatorship in Greece, are assigned to the then recently founded Armed Forces Television. This TV station, founded for the civilian population, was run by the Cinematographic Unit of the army which until then had only produced propaganda films and newsreels and was responsible for entertaining the troops and other charity organizations with movie screenings. The personnel was composed mostly of soldiers, who already had experience in the film business in their civilian lives, as well as those who received their training in the army. The story may be only 95% true, but that is simply because the true story is even more absurd...
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | el |
| Popularity | 4.748 |
Directed By
Nikos Perakis
Crew
Nikos Perakis
Yorgos Mavropsaridis
Giorgos Panousopoulos
Nikos Mamangakis
Giorgos Koliopanos
Heidrun Brandt
Giorgos Triandafyllou
Nikos Perakis
Vasilis Katsoufis
Vittorio Pietra
Stavros Kaplanidis
Giannis Konstas
Maria Powell
Giorgos Tsemperopoulos
Nikos Perakis
TOP CAST
Nikos Kalogeropoulos
Pvt Ioannis Papadopoulos
Giorgos Kimoulis
Pvt Ahilleas Labrou
Stavros Xenidis
Col A. Kontelis
Andreas Filippides
Lt. Col. Minas Katsabelas
Takis Spiridakis
Pvt Panagiotis Balourdos
Tania Kapsali
Emmanouela Dimaki
Hristos Valavanidis
Maj D. Karavidis
Antonis Theodorakopoulos
Captain
Fotis Polyhronopoulos
Pvt Michalis 'Karamazov' Karamanos
Nikos Tsachiridis
Staff Sergeant
Ifigeneia Makati
Katerina Papadopoulou
Giannis Hatzigiannis
Pvt Petros Savvidis
Paris Tselios
Pvt Marlafekas
Stavros Mavridis
Pvt Apostolis Apostolopoulos
Ira Papamichail
Soula
Rocky Taylor
Cindy
Dimitris Poulikakos
John Papaloukas
Michalis Maniatis
Mr. Karlatos
Nikos Alexiou
anchorman
Andonis Anastassakis
Military Policeman
Kostas Bakalis
Warrant Officer
Panayotis Botinis
souvlaki seller
Grigoris Danalis
priest
Costas Ferris
Mexican singer
Giannis Fyrios
retired Senior Officer
Pavlos Haikalis
cook
Margarita Labrinou
Mrs. Labrou
Vaggelis Liodakis
Repairman
Stelios Mainas
Military Canteen Operator
Yorgos Mavropsaridis
editor operator
Themis Panou
Barracks Manager
Kostas Papahristos
General
Pantelis Papakonstadinou
Guard
Gerasimos Skiadaresis
sound editor
Panagiotis Soupiadis
soldier
Yannis Totsikas
cinematographer
Giorgos Tsemperopoulos
Mexican singer
Vasiliki Rorri
Foteini Katsabela
Christoforos Nezer
Retired Officer
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