Abuse of Power (film)
| Abuse of Power Katahrisis exousias | |
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 English film poster | |
| Directed by | Stavros Tsiolis |
| Written by | Nikos Foskolos |
| Produced by | Finos Film |
| Starring | Nikos Kourkoulos |
| Music by | Mimis Plessas |
Production company | Finos Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 104 minutes[1] |
| Country | Greece |
| Language | Greek |
Abuse of Power (Greek: Κατάχρησις Εξουσίας) is a 1971 film directed by Stavros Tsiolis[2] and starring Nikos Kourkoulos, Betty Livanou and Manos Katrakis.[1][3]
Plot
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Nikos Kourkoulos plays Haridimos Tsiontis, a student who becomes a police detective and a member of the drug squad looking for the killers of his drug-addicted brother. His unconventional tactics get him into trouble with his superiors but they eventually relent and allow him to continue his investigation. The drug dealers discover his identity and force him to become a drug addict. In the end, Tsiontis recovers from his drug addiction and manages to get the drug kingpin arrested.[1] His superior officer congratulates him and offers him a permanent job as a member of the drug squad but Tsiontis refuses and returns to his studies.
Cast
[edit]- Nikos Kourkoulos as Charidimos Siontis / Stathis Theodorelos
- Betty Livanou as Eleni Apostolopoulou
- Manos Katrakis as Kanelos Vasilopoulos
- Spyros Kalogirou as Vasilis Apostolopoulos
- Giannis Argyris as boss
- Nassos Kedrakas as pub owner
- Andreas Filippidis as police chief
- Spyros Konstantopoulos as Peresiadis
- Dinos Karydis as Antonis[4]
Production
[edit]The film includes scenes from Thrace, e.g. at Lake Vistonida and at the Evros customs house.[5]
Release
[edit]The film premiered in Greece on 23 March 1971.[1]
Reception
[edit]Abuse of Power was the fourth most commercially successful film of 1971 in Greece.[6][7]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 "Κατάχρησις Εξουσίας (1971)". Finos Film. Archived from the original on 9 June 2014.
- ↑ Trousas, Fontas (2020-01-08). "Σταύρος Τσιώλης: η λατρεία του σημαντικού σκηνοθέτη για το αγωνιστικό αυτοκίνητο και για την κουλτούρα του αυτοκινήτου γενικότερα". LiFO (in Greek). Retrieved 2026-08-18.
- ↑ "Κατάχρησις Εξουσίας (1971)". hellenicfilms.gr. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ↑ Koliodimos, Dimitris (2001). Lexiko Ellēnikōn tainiōn. Λεξικό Ελληνικών ταινιών (in Greek). Εκδόσεις Γένους. pp. 224–225. ISBN 978-960-8460-41-6.
- ↑ "Κατάχρησις εξουσίας 1971-1972". Ελληνικός κινηματογράφος (in Greek). 2017-06-22. Retrieved 2026-08-18.
- ↑ Rouvas, Angelos (2005). Ελληνικός κινηματογράφος: 1971-2005. Ελληνικά Γράμματα. p. 8.
ΟΙ ΕΜΠΟΡΙΚΟΤΕΡΕΣ ΤΑΙΝΙΕΣ ΤΟΥ 1971: Τι Έκανες στον Πόλεμο Θανάση, (640.471), Μια Ελληνίδα στο Χαρέμι (455.385), Σ' Αγαπώ (393.137), Κατάχρησις Εξουσίας (378.790), Ένας Ξένοιαστος Παλαβιάρης (357.684), Ζητείται Επειγόντως ...
- ↑ "Κατάχρησις εξουσίας / Σταύρος Τσιώλης". International Film Festival of Thessaloniki. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-08-22.
External links
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