Marinos Kontaras Explained

Marinos Kontaras
Director:George Tzavellas
Producer:Maria Plyta
Starring:Manos Katrakis
Vasilis Diamantopoulos
Petros Giannakos
Billy Konstadopoulou
Cinematography:Iasson Novak
Runtime:80 minutes
Country:Greece
Language:Greek

Marinos Kontaras (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Μαρίνος Κοντάρας), also known as The Corsair of the Aegean, is a 1948 Greek film written and directed by George Tzavellas, adapted from a short story of Argyris Eftaliotis. It was the first Greek film to be selected in an international festival (Experimental Film festival of Knokke-Heist).

Plot

Marinos Kontaras (Manos Katrakis) is a pirate in the Aegean who falls in love with Lemoni and abducts her. She demands that he forswear piracy. He accepts and reconciles with his enemies, including the brother of Lemoni (Vasilis Diamantopoulos).

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