4.8
115 reviews

The Travelling Players

Theodoros Angelopoulos19753h 50mHistoryMusicSocial IssuesDrama

Written by Cinobo

The second part of the Trilogy of History is not only the most emblematic film in Angelopoulos’ filmography, but also one of the greatest achievements in the history of world cinema. A radical synthesis of history and myth and, above all, a profoundly stirring cinematic experience.

Synopsis

A traveling theatre troupe tours the Greek countryside from 1939 to the early 1950s, staging Golfo. As the years pass, its members endure persecution, betrayal, executions, and exile. Their personal stories become entangled with the country’s major historical events, in a seemingly endless cycle of violence and loss.

Information

Director
Cast
Also known as
O Thiasos
Festival screenings
Cannes FF, Berlin IFF, Thessaloniki IFF
Language
Greek, English, German
Country
Greece
Subtitles
Greek, English
Age rating
15+

Cannes Film Festival

FIPRESCI Prize - Directors' Fortnight

1975

Berlin International Film Festival

Interfilm Award - Forum of New Cinema

1975

Taormina Film Festival

Special Prize

1975

British Film Institute

Sutherland Award

1975

Royal Film Archive of Belgium

L'Age d'Or Award - Best Film

1975

Figueira da Foz Film Festival

Best Film

1976

Italian Film Critics Association

Best Film of the Decade

1971-1980

Kinema Junpo

Best Foreign Film

1979

International Federation of Film Critics

40th Greatest Film of All Time

1979

Thessaloniki Film Festival

7 Awards

1975

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