Days of 36

Name: Days of 36
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1976-03-31
Duration: 1 h 45 min
Rating: 7.00
Cast: Giorgos Kyritsis, Thanos Grammenos, Kostas Pavlou, Vangelis Kazan

– The assassin of a prominent trade unionist takes a conservative MP hostage and the government prevar..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

7.00 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 45 Minutes

Release Year:

1972

Original Name:

Μέρες του '36

Days of 36 (1972) - Also known as Μέρες του '36

The assassin of a prominent trade unionist takes a conservative MP hostage and the government prevaricates over tactics so as not to alienate potential political allies.

Story Timeline:

1930s

Producing Country:

Greece

Filming Locations:

Greece

Genre:

History, Drama

Release Date:

31 Mar 1976

Language:

Greek

Directed by:

Theodoros Angelopoulos

Story Written By:

Thanassis Valtinos, Stratis Karras, Theodoros Angelopoulos, Petros Markaris

Main Actors:

Giorgos Kyritsis, Thanos Grammenos, Kostas Pavlou, Vangelis Kazan

Plot:

It is 1936 in Greece, shortly before the Metaxas' dictatorship. A former drug trafficker and police informer, Sofianos, is in prison because of the assassination of a trade unionist during a rally. A conservative politician, Kriezis, with whom Sofianos had a homosexual relationship, visits him in prison. Using a smuggled gun Sofianos manages to take him hostage in his cell and blackmails the police in order to be released. The government is at a dead end and the country finds itself in a crisis. If they free Kriezis, they will lose the support of the democrats, if they don't, they will lose the support of the conservatives. Being incapable of dealing with the situation, the government decide to kill Sofianos. First, they attempt clumsily to poison him and then they hire a sniper to shoot him.

Awards:

3 wins & 1 nomination.

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

7.0/10

#Poison

#Military Dictatorship

#Politician

#Execution

#Hostage

#Kidnapping

#Politics