The Aegean Tragedy (1961)

6.3/10 78 min History Documentary

Overview

Documentary on the Greek history of the first half of the 20th century, from the Balkan wars until December events, with a special emphasis on the Asia Minor Catastrophe and its aftermath, through filmed documents by Joseph Hep, George Prokopiou, Achilleas Mandras, Philopimenas Finos, Gabriel Loggos and Kyriakos Kourbetis.

Cast

Winston Churchill

Self (archive footage)

Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage)

King George VI of the United Kingdom

Self (archive footage)

Ioannis Metaxas

Self (archive footage)

Benito Mussolini

Self (archive footage)

Eleftherios Venizelos

Self (archive footage)

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