Cyprus in Flames

(1964)

★ 10 IMDb · 1 votes

Genres: Action, Adventure, Romance, War

Year: 1964

Runtime: 88 мин

Country: Greece

Director: Ερρίκος Θαλασσινός

Cast: Τίτος Βανδής, Μαίρη Χρονοπούλου, Ελένη Ζαφειρίου, Κώστας Καζάκος, Σπύρος Καλογήρου, Αλεξάνδρα Λαδικού, Olympia Papadouka, Κώστας Παπακωνσταντίνου, Νότης Περγιάλης, Λάκης Σκέλλας

Plot

This is the film Crete in Flames, with some changes made to exploit a true story – it is about the kidnapping of Tasoula Vardinoyannis by Yannis Kefalogiannis –, a story that had shocked and fascinated the entire Greek nation, and had received widespread publicity. The Battle of Crete and the legendary resistance of the brave Cretan people against the German occupiers who invaded the island en masse by air in 1942.