The Trial of the Judges (1974) [N/A]
Featuring:
Nikos Kourkoulos, Nikiforos Naneris, Hristos Tsagas
Written by:
Panos Glykofrydis
Directed by:
Panos Glykofrydis
Release Date:
January 1, 1974
Original Title:
Η Δίκη των Δικαστών
Alternate Titles:
The Trial of the Judges
Genres:
History
Production Companies:
Finos Film
Production Countries:
Greece
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 90
A true story: The trial of judges Polizoidi and Tertseti for disobedience and their triumphant acquittal during the three men regency council, when king Othon of Greece was a minor. The cast of the film was enormous, with almost half of the theatrical people participating.
Under the reign of the Bavarian prince and the newly founded Greek State's first monarch, King Othon--and as Greece is struggling to find its feet in an ever-changing world right after the victorious revolution against the tyrannical Ottoman Empire on March 25, 1821--yet another challenge awaits. In the face of a preposterous accusation and a cruel fate, the noble warlords and heroes of the blood-soaked cause of liberty, Theodoros Kolokotronis and Dimitrios Plapoutas, find themselves charged with treason, tried by a five-member jury presided by the prominent political thinker and intellectual, Athanasios-Anastasios Polizoidis. But, in 1834, against the backdrop of political intrigue, not even him and the idealistic historian, Georgios Tertsetis, could avert a predetermined verdict in an unfair show-trial that shook an entire nation. The two men refused to agree to the condemnation and execution of the brave leaders; nevertheless, the terrifying guillotine was already set up outside the prison gates. Do heroes deserve such a fate?
