''Murder Backstage'' ( el, Έγκλημα στα παρασκήνια) is a 1960

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theatrical

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film starring

Alekos Alexandrakis Alekos Alexandrakis ( el, Αλέκος Αλεξανδράκης; 27 November 1928 – 8 November 2005) was a famous Greek actor. He was known for his theatrical work as well as work in film and television. He died of lung cancer. Alexandrakis ...

, Maro Kontou,

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, Titos Vandias, Aliki Georgouli,

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and

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. The writer was from the famous police novelist

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Plot

A well known actress of the theatre is assassinated and the simultaneously one of these actors of the theatre escapes. The police, along with the journalists of a newspaper company ask the edge of the filament for located the assassin. The action occurs during the occupation period of

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Cast

- Journalist Makris (Δημοσιογράφος Μακρής) *

Titos Vandis Titos Vandis ( el, Τίτος Βανδής; 7 November 1917 – 23 February 2003) was a Greek actor. Biography Vandis began his career on the Greek stage in the late 1930s. In 1962, he won the Best Actor award for the film ''Poliorkia'' at ...

- Officer Bekas (Αστυνόμος Μπέκας) * Maro Kontou - Elena Pavlidi (Έλενα Παυλίδη) * Aliki Georgouli - Mary Lambrinou (Μαίρη Λαμπρινού) *

Zorz Sarri Georges Sari ( el, Ζωρζ Σαρή) or Zorz Sari (born Georgia Sarivaxevani; 22 August 1925 – 9 June 2012), a Greek author and actress, was born in Athens. Her mother was French and her father was Greek from Ayvalik, Turkey. She grew up in Gre ...

- Thaleia Halkia (Θάλεια Χαλκιά) *

Christos Tsaganeas Christos Tsaganeas ( el, Χρήστος Τσαγανέας; 2 July 1906 – 2 July 1976) was a Greek actor and a cinematographer. Biography Tsaganeas was born in Brăila, Romania. He starred in several movies, his most famous role being the col ...

- Pavlos Stefanou (Παύλος Στεφάνου) * Efi Mella - Roza Delli (Ρόζα Δελλή) *

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- Haris Apostolidis (Χάρης Αποστολίδης) *

- Stavros *

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- barman *

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- cleaning lady * Vasos Andrianos *

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- doorman *

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* Gkikas Biniaris * Velisarios Kontogiannis

Awards

The movie was presented with the presentation of an American film noir that made it one of the greatest Greek movies of the time, it was awarded twice at the first

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in 1960 (see

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. *Photographer: Aristeidis Karydis-Fuchs *Second female role:

External links

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Egklima sta paraskinia at cine.gr
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