The Children of the Swallow
Τα παιδιά της Χελιδόνας
Synopsis
A journalist (Alekos Alexandrakis), working together with a young director (Peris Michailidis), tries to gather information about a family that was separated due to political turmoil. They locate some of its members, who tell their dramatic stories that began with the Civil War. The two men’s search is interrupted when a key person refuses to speak
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Alekos Alexandrakis
Markianos
Mairi Hronopoulou
Foteini
Vasilis Diamantopoulos
Spyros
Ilias Logothetis
Panos
Stefanos Linaios
Show emission
Sofia Aliberti
Flora
Stelios Lionakis
Sotiris
Iro Kyriakaki
Fani
Thanos Grammenos
Thanos
Dimitris Poulikakos
Theater guard
Maria Martika
Akrivi
Rolandos Hrelias
School guard
Vladimiros Kiriakidis
Leonidas
Kostas Nastos
Faidra Noutsou
Old woman
Panos Papakyriakopoulos
Yannis Totsikas
Captain
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Costas Vrettakos
- Screenplay & Story
- Costas Vrettakos, Soula Drakopoulou
- Original Score
- Aris Stavrou
- Original Title
- Τα παιδιά της Χελιδόνας
- Country of Origin
- Greece
- Spoken Languages
- Greek
- Runtime
- 1h 58m
- Production Studios
- Greek Film Centre, ERT, Tria Fylla Ltd.
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Costas Vrettakos
Costas Vrettakos, Soula Drakopoulou, Dionysis Haritopoulos
Aris Stavrou
Christos Santatsoglou
Costas Vrettakos
Department Leadership Roster
Costas Vrettakos
Director
Costas Vrettakos
Screenplay
Soula Drakopoulou
Screenplay
Costas Vrettakos
Producer
Christos Santatsoglou
Editor
Fani Tsouloyanni
Costume Design
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What is The Children of the Swallow about?
A journalist (Alekos Alexandrakis), working together with a young director (Peris Michailidis), tries to gather information about a family that was separated due to political turmoil. They locate some of its members, who tell their dramatic stories that began with the Civil War. The two men’s search is interrupted when a key person refuses to speak
Who directed The Children of the Swallow?
The Children of the Swallow was directed by Costas Vrettakos.
Who stars in The Children of the Swallow?
The principal cast of The Children of the Swallow includes Alekos Alexandrakis, Mairi Hronopoulou, Vasilis Diamantopoulos, Ilias Logothetis, Stefanos Linaios.
When was The Children of the Swallow released and how long is it?
The Children of the Swallow was released in 1987 with a total runtime of 1h 58m.
Who composed the musical score for The Children of the Swallow?
The original motion picture soundtrack for The Children of the Swallow was composed by Aris Stavrou.
Is The Children of the Swallow based on a book or true story?
The Children of the Swallow is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Dionysis Haritopoulos".