The Dawn Of Victory

The Dawn Of Victory (1971)

Η Χαραυγή Της Νίκης

In 1943, a commando team wants to try to destroy the largest airport of the Germans in Crete. The leader of the commando, Nikitas is Cretan, but Lefteris, who is the leader of the resistance group, refuses to help him. Eventually the mission succeeds, but Nikitas is captured. Then the resistance fighters attack in prison and release the prisoners who were to be executed.

Date of release
1971-09-19
TMDB
4.7 / 10 (3)
Runtime
1h 31m
Genres
War
Director
Dimis Dadiras

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Greece

The Dawn of Victory is a 1971 Greek war film directed by Dimis Dadiras, written by Giorgos Lazaridis and starring Lakis Komninos, Betty Arvaniti and Miranta Kounelaki.

Production

The music was written by Kostas Kapnisis and Nikos Xylouris sings and plays the lyre in the Rizita song "When will the frost break".

The film was shot and released during the Greek military junta of 1967–74 and as such was subject to the strict censorship common at the time. Filming took place in and around Rethymno, in September and October 1970, including in the archeological site of the Fortezza castle, in the old city and the building of the Prefecture of Rethymno was used. The remainder of the film was filmed in Chania.

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