The Travelling Players
Seen it?1975 | 223 min | Drama, War, History
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It earned strong reviews (87% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had soft box office and little lasting buzz. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for history buffs. If you loved Operation Mincemeat, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Intense.
- The pace
- Unhurried and epic, at 3 hr 43 min.
- What might put you off
- It's long: 3 hr 43 min.
- It's in another language, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1975: an older pace and style.
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
A traveling theatre troupe tours the Greek countryside from 1939 to the early 1950s, staging “Golfo the Shepherdess”. As the years pass, its members endure persecution, betrayal, executions, and exile. Their personal stories become entangled with the country’s major historical events, in a seemingly endless cycle of violence and loss.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
87% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
7.2 out of 10
- AwardsWeak
1 win and 1 nomination from smaller awards and festivals
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 12K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Theo Angelopoulos
- Eva KotamanidouElektra
- Vangelis KazanAegisthus
- Aliki GeorgouliClytemnestra (Elektra's mother)
- Kyriakos KatrivanosPylades
- Stratos PahisAgamemnon (Electra's father)
- Nina PapazaphiropoulouOld Woman
- Giannis FyriosAccordionist
- Alekos BoubisOld Man
- Maria VassiliouChrysothemis (Elektra's sister)
- Grigoris EvangelatosPoet