This expansive Greek drama follows a troupe of theater actors as they perform around their country during World War II. While the production that they put on is entitled "Golfo the Shepherdess," the thespians end up echoing scenes from classic Greek tales in their own lives, as Elektra plots revenge on her mother for the death of her father, and seeks help from her brother, Orestes, a young anti-fascist rebel.
Greece Greece
Eva Kotamanidou Vangelis Kazan Aliki Georgouli Kiriakos Katrivanos Stratos Pahis Nina Papazaphiropoulou Giannis Fyrios Alekos Boubis Maria Vassiliou Grigoris Evangelatos Petros Zarkadis Kostas Styliaris 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 Koutiris T. Loudaros Takis Doukakos Iakovos Pairidis Kaiti Ibrohori Katerina Bourlou Roza Neogeni A. Johnson Giorgos Tzifos Dimitris Mitsopoulos Christoforos Nezer Alexis Argyriou Kostas Pavlou Giorgos Verlis Ketty Grigoratou Panos Kokkinopoulos S. Stamatellos Vasilis Tsaglos
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