Loafing and Camouflage (1984)
The film is the story of a group of soldiers, who, in the course of their compulsory military service in 1967 and 1968, before and during the military dictatorship in Greece, are assigned to the then recently founded Armed Forces Television. This TV station, founded for the civilian population, was run by the Cinematographic Unit of the army which until then had only produced propaganda films and newsreels and was responsible for entertaining the troops and other charity organizations with movie screenings. The personnel was composed mostly of soldiers, who already had experience in the film business in their civilian lives, as well as those who received their training in the army. The story may be only 95% true, but that is simply because the true story is even more absurd...
Director: Nikos Perakis
Nikos Kalogeropoulos Pvt Ioannis Papadopoulos |
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Giorgos Kimoulis Pvt Ahilleas Labrou |
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Stavros Xenidis Col A. Kontelis |
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Andreas Filippides Lt. Col. Minas Katsabelas |
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Tania Kapsali Emmanouela Dimaki |
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Giannis Hatzigiannis Pvt Petros Savvidis |
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Takis Spiridakis Pvt Panagiotis Balourdos |
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Paris Tselios Pvt Marlafekas |
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Fotis Polyhronopoulos Pvt Michalis 'Karamazov' Karamanos |
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Stavros Mavridis Pvt Apostolis Apostolopoulos |
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Hristos Valavanidis Maj D. Karavidis |
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Pavlos Haikalis cook |
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Stelios Mainas Military Canteen Operator |
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Nikos Alexiou anchorman |
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Gerasimos Skiadaresis sound editor |
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Antonis Theodorakopoulos Captain |
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Nikos Tsachiridis Staff Sergeant |
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Dimitris Poulikakos John Papaloukas |
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Michalis Maniatis Mr. Karlatos |
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Ira Papamichail Soula |
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Ifigeneia Makati Katerina Papadopoulou |
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Rocky Taylor Cindy |
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Margarita Labrinou Mrs. Labrou |
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Yorgos Mavropsaridis editor operator |
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Yannis Totsikas cinematographer |
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Christoforos Nezer retired General |
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Giannis Fyrios retired Senior Officer |
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Kostas Bakalis Warrant Officer |
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Panayotis Botinis souvlaki seller |
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Kostas Papahristos General |
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Costas Ferris Mexican singer |
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Giorgos Tsemperopoulos Mexican singer |
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Grigoris Danalis priest |
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Panagiotis Soupiadis soldier |
Directing | Nikos Perakis | Director |
Production | Nikos Perakis | Producer |
Writing | Nikos Perakis | Writer |
Production | Vasilis Katsoufis | Producer |
Editing | Yorgos Mavropsaridis | Other |
Sound | Nikos Mamangakis | Music |
Crew | Giorgos Panousopoulos | Cinematography |
Production | Giorgos Tsemperopoulos | Production Director |
Editing | Giorgos Triandafyllou | Editor |
Directing | Stavros Kaplanidis | Assistant Director |
Production | Maria Powell | Production Director |
Art | Giorgos Koliopanos | Production Design |
Costume & Make-Up | Heidrun Brandt | Costumer |
Production | Vittorio Pietra | Producer |
Production | Giannis Konstas | Production Director |