The Suspended Step of the Stork

The Suspended Step of the Stork

1991•2h 22m•6.8/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.8/10(58)

A reporter notices an old man in a border town who may be an important Greek politician who disappeared mysteriously years ago.

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Production

Arena Films, Th. Angelopoulos Productions, Greek Film Centre, Vega Film, Erre Produzioni

Language

EL

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Gregory Patrick Karr

Gregory Patrick Karr

Alexandre the Reporter

Marcello Mastroianni

Marcello Mastroianni

Missing Politician

Jeanne Moreau

Jeanne Moreau

The Woman

Dora Hrysikou

Dora Hrysikou

The Girl

Ilias Logothetis

Ilias Logothetis

Colonel

Dimitris Poulikakos

Dimitris Poulikakos

Chief Photographer

Gerasimos Skiadaresis

Gerasimos Skiadaresis

Waiter

Mihalis Giannatos

Mihalis Giannatos

Shopkeeper

Akis Sakellariou

Akis Sakellariou

Sound Operator

Athinodoros Prousalis

Athinodoros Prousalis

Hotelkeeper

Christoforos Nezer

Christoforos Nezer

Parliament's President

Nadia Mourouzi

Nadia Mourouzi

Alexandre's Friend

Vasilis Bouyiouklakis

Vasilis Bouyiouklakis

Production Manager

Tasos Apostolou

Tasos Apostolou

Perchman

Yilmaz Hassan

Hanged Man

Benjamin Ritter

Sound Operator

Konstantinos Lagos

Little Boy

Thodoris Atheridis

Thodoris Atheridis

Married man

Fotos Lambrinos

Fotos Lambrinos

TV Program Manager

Rodolphe Moronis

TV CEO

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