The Man with the Carnation

The Man with the Carnation (Greek: Ο άνθρωπος με το γαρύφαλλο, translit. O anthropos me to garyfallo) is a 1980 Greek drama film directed by Nikos Tzimas, dealing with the arrest, trial and execution of the Greek Communist Nikos Belogiannis and his associates in 1951–1952.

It was entered into the 12th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Special Diploma. The film was also selected as the Greek entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 54th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.

Cast

Alekos Alexandrakis as Minister Georgios Kartalis

Angelos Antonopoulos as Tom

Kostas Kazakos

Vangelis Kazan as Major Georgios Papadopoulos, member of the court martial and future dictator

Petros Fyssoun

Manos Katrakis as Prime Minister Nikolaos Plastiras

Foivos Gikopoulos as Nikos Belogiannis

Costas Arzoglou

Anestis Vlahos as Apostolos