Fovou tous Ellines

Fovou tous Ellines (also known as Beware of Greeks Bearing Guns) is a film directed by John Tatoulis. Filmed in Australia and the island of Crete, Greece it is a romantic comedy / drama, that stars Lakis Lazopoulos, alongside Zoe Carides, Claudia Buttazzoni and John Bluthal.

Fovou tous Ellines
(Beware of Greeks Bearing Guns)
Australian movie poster
Directed byJohn Tatoulis
Written byTom Galbraith,
Lakis Lazopoulos
StarringLakis Lazopoulos,
Zoe Carides,
Claudia Buttazzoni,
John Bluthal
Distributed byPalace Films,
Odeon
Release date
2000 (Greece)
12 September 2002 (Australia)
Running time
85 min
CountryAustralia
Greece
LanguageEnglish
Greek
Box officeA$92,142 (Australia)[1]

Summary

Maria, a woman who is obsessed with tracking down the man who she claims killed her husband in Greece, wants her eldest grandson to enact revenge, as tradition demands.

Manos, a mild-mannered schoolteacher is sent to Australia to settle the long-standing vendetta but he is more interested in reuniting with his long lost love Niki than shooting anyone. Meanwhile, his layabout twin brother George decides to avenge the family name himself. When both brothers arrive in Melbourne, they discover that the family secrets aren't as secret as they thought.[2]

Cast
  • Lakis Lazopoulos as Manos and George
  • Zoe Carides as Niki
  • John Bluthal as Stephanos
  • Claudia Buttazzoni as Katerina
  • Damien Fotiou as Jim
  • Tasso Kavadia as Maria
  • Osvaldo Maione as Enzo
  • Percy Sieff as Petros
  • Ron Haddrick as Thomas
  • Anastasia Malinof as Helen
  • Noni Ioannidou as young Maria (1943–1971)
  • Dimitris Kaperonis as young Manos (1971)
  • Alexandros Kaperonis as young George (1971)
  • Artemis Ionnides as young Nicki (1971)
  • Nikos Psarras as young Vasilli (1943)
  • Dimitris Kalantzis as young Stephanos (1943)

Release

The film was highly popular in Greece.[3]

References
  1. "Australian Films at the Australian Box Office", Film Victoria Archived 9 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine accessed 11 November 2012
  2. "Beware Of Greeks Bearing Guns (Fovou tous Ellines)". Bigpond Movies. Archived from the original on 9 March 2008. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  3. Stratton, David (15 June 2000). "Beware of Greek bearing guns". Variety. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
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