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A biographical film about the great Greek politician Eleftherios Venizelos for the period between 1910-1927. The film highlights his vision of a Greater Greece and refers to important events in Greek history such as the formation of a government by Venizelos after the Goudi movement, his dispute with the King over Greece's stance in the First World War, the temporary his withdrawal from politics after his defeat in the 1920 elections and the Asia Minor disaster. A biography of the former Greek prime minister Eleftherios Venizelos and the recreation of his acts and the political and social climate in Greece from 1910 to 1927.
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Minas Christidis Giannis Voglis Dimitris Myrat Manos Katrakis Olga Karlatos Anna Kalouta Zorz Sarri Maria Konstadarou Eirini Inglesi Andreas Filippides Vasilis Diamantopoulos Nikitas Tsakiroglou Thodoros Moridis Stavros Xenidis Vasos Andronidis Thodoros Exarhos Giorgos Moshidis Grigoris Vafias Vasilis Bouyiouklakis Christos Tsagas Nikos Dendrinos Giorgos Geogleris Minas Konstantopoulos Dimitris Kamberidis Renos Fesas Christoforos Nezer Giannis Vougiouklis Kostas Tzivieris Thanas Veloudios Tasos Ramsis Antigoni Amanitou Thalia Argyriou Elisavet Voulgari Myriam Vourou Rania Dizikiriki Zirana Zateli Myrtali Kantartzi Foivi Oikonomopoulou Roxani Kaftantzoglou Marsa Makri Stella Nastou Haris Nikita Faini Xydi Tina Papanikolaou Theodora Roupou Sofia Sfyroera Bilio Tsoucala Konstantinos Tzoumas Haris Nazos Dimitris Papazoglou Panos Katsanis Dimitris Aronis Grigoris Valtinos Leonidas Vardaros Dimitris Giannopoulos Thodoros Drakoulinakos Giannis Thomas Menelaos Daflos Savvas Paschalidis Babis Pisimisis Stelios Prekas Hristos Savvas Kostas Sanidas Giannis Silignakis Giannis Tekerlekis Giannis Tsoubris Spyros Filippopoulos Dimitris Psarakis Manos Antonaros Sotiris Voulgaris Prokopis Dourvas
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