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Abuse of Power

Original title: Katahrisis exousias
  • 1971
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
207
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Nikos Kourkoulos in Abuse of Power (1971)
GreekCrimeDramaThriller

An undercover cop infiltrates in a spiral of drug dealers, trying to uncover the leader.An undercover cop infiltrates in a spiral of drug dealers, trying to uncover the leader.An undercover cop infiltrates in a spiral of drug dealers, trying to uncover the leader.

  • Director
    • Stavros Tsiolis
  • Writer
    • Nikos Foskolos
  • Stars
    • Nikos Kourkoulos
    • Betty Livanou
    • Manos Katrakis
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    207
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Stavros Tsiolis
    • Writer
      • Nikos Foskolos
    • Stars
      • Nikos Kourkoulos
      • Betty Livanou
      • Manos Katrakis
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Nikos Kourkoulos
    Nikos Kourkoulos
    • Haridimos Siontis
    Betty Livanou
    Betty Livanou
    • Eleni
    Manos Katrakis
    Manos Katrakis
    • Kanellos Vasilopoulos
    Spyros Kalogirou
    Spyros Kalogirou
    • Apostolopoulos
    Giannis Argyris
    Giannis Argyris
    Andreas Filippides
    Andreas Filippides
    Giorgos Tsitsopoulos
    Giorgos Tsitsopoulos
    Grigoris Evangelatos
    Grigoris Evangelatos
    Dinos Karydis
    Dinos Karydis
    Labros Kotsiris
    Labros Kotsiris
    Spyros Konstadopoulos
    Spyros Konstadopoulos
    Kostas Gennatas
    Kostas Gennatas
    Panos Papaioannou
    Nikol Kokkinou
    Nikol Kokkinou
    Giorgos Tsitouridis
    Nasos Kedrakas
    Nasos Kedrakas
    Hristoforos Zikas
    Hristoforos Zikas
    Spiros Maloussis
    Spiros Maloussis
    • Director
      • Stavros Tsiolis
    • Writer
      • Nikos Foskolos
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    • Trivia
      The movie was screened during 1971-1972 and sold 378,790 tickets. It came 3rd out of 90 movies.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Ta stravadia (1988)

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 23, 1971 (Greece)
    • Country of origin
      • Greece
    • Language
      • Greek
    • Also known as
      • Κατάχρησις εξουσίας
    • Production company
      • Finos Film
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 44m(104 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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