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Abuse of Power (1971 film)

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Directed by
  
Stavros Tsiolis

Starring
  
Nikos Kourkoulos

Production company
  
Finos Film

Director
  
Stavros Tsiolis

Production company
  
Finos Film

6.9/10
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Produced by
  
Finos Film

Music by
  
Mimis Plessas

Initial release
  
September 1971

Music director
  
Mimis Plessas

Written by
  
Nikos Foskolos

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Release date
  
23 March 1971 (1971-03-23)

Cast
  
Nikos Kourkoulos, Manos Katrakis, Spyros Kalogirou, Betty Livanou, Giannis Argyris

Similar
  
Visibility Zero, Katigoro tous anthropous, Me fovon kai pathos, In the Name of the Law, Koinonia - ora miden

Abuse of Power (Greek: Κατάχρησις Εξουσίας) is a 1971 film starring Nikos Kourkoulos, Betty Livanou and Manos Katrakis.

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Plot

Nikos Kourkoulos plays Haridimos Tsiontis, a student who becomes a police detective and a member of the drug squad looking for the killers of his drug-addicted brother. His unconventional tactics get him in trouble with his superiors but they eventually relent and allow him to continue his investigation. The drug dealers discover his identity and force him to become a drug addict. In the end, Tsiontis recovers from his drug addiction and manages to get the drug kingpin arrested. His superior officer congratulates him and offers him a permanent job as a member of the drug squad but Tsiontis refuses and returns to his studies.

Reception

Abuse of Power was the fourth most commercially successful film of 1971 in Greece.

Cast

  • Nikos Kourkoulos ..... Charidimos Siontis / Stathis Theodorelos
  • Betty Livanou ..... Eleni Apostolopoulou
  • Manos Katrakis ..... Kanelos Vasilopoulos
  • Spyros Kalogirou ..... Vasilis Apostolopoulos
  • Giannis Argyris ..... boss
  • Nassos Kedrakas ..... pub owner
  • Andreas Filippidis ..... police chief
  • Spyros Konstantopoulos ..... Peresiadis
  • Dinos Karydis ..... Antonis
  • Release

    The film premiered in Greece on 23 March 1971.

    References

    Abuse of Power (1971 film) Wikipedia