Youth of Athens (1949)
"Ta paidia tis Athinas" (original title)

At the time of the German occupation of Athens, a group of children steals food and other supplies from the enemy, in order to survive. Their activity turns into a form of resistance and ... See full summary »

Director:

Takis Bakopoulos

Writers:

Ion Daifas, Timos Moraitinis (dialogue)

Stars:

Ellie Lambeti, Yannis Apostolidis, Nikos Filippopoulos

Cast

Credited cast:
Ellie Lambeti	...	Maria
Yannis Apostolidis	...	(as Ioannis Apostolidis)
Nikos Filippopoulos	...	Alekos
Nikos Kazis
Andreas Filippides	...	Takis
Christoforos Nezer	...	Dimitris
Despo Diamantidou
Anna Raftopoulou	...	Martha
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Danai	...	Maria (voice)
Meropi Nezer
Michalis Nikolopoulos	...	(as Mihail Nikolopoulos)
Dionysis Papagiannopoulos
Kostas Pomonis

Storyline

At the time of the German occupation of Athens, a group of children steals food and other supplies from the enemy, in order to survive. Their activity turns into a form of resistance and the Germans set out to chase them. The protagonists, Alekos and Nontas, are arrested and end up in a concentration camp. When they return to Athens, they have to defend the honor of Alekos' sister, Maria, who is pregnant from offspring of a wealthy family.

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Plot Keywords:

world war two | resistance | pregnant | stealing food | city name in title | 

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Genres:

Drama | War

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Details

Country:

Greece

Language:

Greek

Release Date:

29 October 1949 (USA)

Also Known As:

Youth of Athens

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

72 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

50 minutes of film survive, from the original 72.

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Soundtracks

"Itan grammeno"
Performed by Danai
Lyrics by Mimis Pogis
Composed by Mimis Katrivanos

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