Loafing and Camouflage (1984)
1h 39m
Running Time
October 1, 1984Release Date
Loafing and Camouflage (1984)
1h 39m
Running Time
October 1, 1984Release Date
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Plot.
The film is the story of a group of soldiers, who, in the course of their compulsory military service in 1967 and 1968, before and during the military dictatorship in Greece, are assigned to the then recently founded Armed Forces Television. This TV station, founded for the civilian population, was run by the Cinematographic Unit of the army which until then had only produced propaganda films and newsreels and was responsible for entertaining the troops and other charity organizations with movie screenings. The personnel was composed mostly of soldiers, who already had experience in the film business in their civilian lives, as well as those who received their training in the army. The story may be only 95% true, but that is simply because the true story is even more absurd.
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Cast & Crew.
Nikos Kalogeropoulos
Pvt. Giannis Papadopoulos
Giorgos Kimoulis
Pvt. Ahilleas Labrou
Andreas Filippides
Lt. Col. Minas Katsabelas
Takis Spiridakis
Pvt. Panagiotis Balourdos
Tania Kapsali
Emmanouela Dimaki
Stavros Xenidis
Col. A. Kontelis
Nikos Perakis
Director
Giannis Hatzigiannis
Pvt Petros Savvidis
Nikos Mamangakis
Composer
Giorgos Panousopoulos
Cinematographer
Paris Tselios
Pvt Marlafekas
Fotis Polyhronopoulos
Pvt Michalis 'Karamazov' Karamanos
Giorgos Triandafyllou
Editor
Stavros Mavridis
Pvt Apostolis Apostolopoulos
Hristos Valavanidis
Maj D. Karavidis
Pavlos Haikalis
cook
Stelios Mainas
Military Canteen Operator
Nikos Alexiou
anchorman
Gerasimos Skiadaresis
sound editor
Antonis Theodorakopoulos
Captain
Nikos Tsachiridis
Staff Sergeant
Dimitris Poulikakos
John Papaloukas
Michalis Maniatis
Mr. Karlatos
Ira Papamichail
Soula
Ifigeneia Makati
Katerina Papadopoulou
Rocky Taylor
Cindy
Margarita Labrinou
Mrs. Labrou
Yorgos Mavropsaridis
editor operator / Other
Yannis Totsikas
cinematographer
Christoforos Nezer
retired General
Giannis Fyrios
retired Senior Officer
Kostas Bakalis
Warrant Officer
Panayotis Botinis
souvlaki seller
Kostas Papahristos
General
Costas Ferris
Mexican singer
Giorgos Tsemperopoulos
Mexican singer / Production Director
Grigoris Danalis
priest
Panagiotis Soupiadis
soldier
Vasilis Katsoufis
Producer
Stavros Kaplanidis
Assistant Director
Maria Powell
Production Director
Giorgos Koliopanos
Production Design
Heidrun Brandt
Costumer
Vittorio Pietra
Producer
Giannis Konstas
Production Director
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 1, 1984
Original NameΛούφα και Παραλλαγή
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 39m
Filming LocationsGreece
Genres
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Wiki.
Loafing and Camouflage (Greek: Λούφα και Παραλλαγή, romanized: Lufa kai Paralagi; 1984) is a Greek comedy film directed by Nikos Perakis. It was followed by the motion picture Living Dangerously (Greek: BiOS + πολιτεία, romanized: BiOS + politeia; 1987 ), bringing the characters in a post-20 year "reunion". In 2005, Loafing and Camouflage: Sirens in the Aegean was released, bearing no relation to the first installment; instead, telling the story of a modern-day Army company. A TV series version of the movie aired for two seasons, featuring actors from the latest L&C movie in the roles of the original characters from the 1984 installment.