What a Mess
Αλαλούμ
Synopsis
Three short stories satirizing the Greece of “Change” in early 80's. A take-off on the police dramas of Giannis Maris; a satire of the films of the New Greek Cinema; and a satire of the “fustanella (Greek kilt)” films as well.
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Harry Klynn
Detective Bekas / Artemis / Golfo / Haralabos Trabakoulas / Avraam
Dimitris Piatas
Tasos
Joly Garbi
Thimokleia
Manos Destounis
Thanasis
Konstantinos Tzoumas
Marxist
Hristoforos Zikas
Priest
Nitsa Tsaganea
Alkmini
Giorgos Nezos
Golfo's father
Spyros Olympios
Kostas Baladimas
Rovertos
Giorgos Tzifos
Waiter
Elena Veneti
Tzeni Aroni
Katerina Manteli
Korina Klynn
Christie Keannan
Tasos Dareios
Lefki Papazafeiropoulou
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Yorgos Apostolidis, Yannis Smaragdis, Yiannis Typaldos
- Screenplay & Story
- Harry Klynn, Yannis Kakoulidis
- Original Score
- Yiorgos Krimizakis
- Original Title
- Αλαλούμ
- Country of Origin
- Greece
- Spoken Languages
- Greek
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- Production Studios
- Greka Film
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Yorgos Apostolidis, Yannis Smaragdis, Yiannis Typaldos
Harry Klynn, Yannis Kakoulidis
Yiorgos Krimizakis
Aris Stavrou
Panos Papakyriakopoulos
Mihalis Lefakis
Department Leadership Roster
Yorgos Apostolidis
Director
Yannis Smaragdis
Director
Yiannis Typaldos
Director
Harry Klynn
Writer
Aris Stavrou
Director of Photography
Mihalis Lefakis
Producer
Yannis Kakoulidis
Writer
Andreas Sarandopoulos
Costume Design
Panos Papakyriakopoulos
Editor
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What is What a Mess about?
Three short stories satirizing the Greece of “Change” in early 80's. A take-off on the police dramas of Giannis Maris; a satire of the films of the New Greek Cinema; and a satire of the “fustanella (Greek kilt)” films as well.
Who directed What a Mess?
What a Mess was directed by Yorgos Apostolidis, Yannis Smaragdis, Yiannis Typaldos.
Who stars in What a Mess?
The principal cast of What a Mess includes Harry Klynn, Dimitris Piatas, Joly Garbi, Manos Destounis, Konstantinos Tzoumas.
When was What a Mess released and how long is it?
What a Mess was released in 1982 with a total runtime of 1h 56m.
Who composed the musical score for What a Mess?
The original motion picture soundtrack for What a Mess was composed by Yiorgos Krimizakis.