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Abuse of Power (film)

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Abuse of Power
Katahrisis exousias
English film poster
Directed byStavros Tsiolis
Written byNikos Foskolos
Produced byFinos Film
StarringNikos Kourkoulos
Music byMimis Plessas
Production
company
Finos Film
Release date
  • 23 March 1971 (1971-03-23)[1]
Running time
104 minutes[1]
CountryGreece
LanguageGreek

Abuse of Power (Greek: Κατάχρησις Εξουσίας) is a 1971 film starring Nikos Kourkoulos, Betty Livanou and Manos Katrakis.[1]

Plot

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Nikos Kourkoulos plays Haridimos Tsiontis, a student who becomes a police detective and a member of the drug squad looking for the killers of his drug-addicted brother. His unconventional tactics get him into trouble with his superiors but they eventually relent and allow him to continue his investigation. The drug dealers discover his identity and force him to become a drug addict. In the end, Tsiontis recovers from his drug addiction and manages to get the drug kingpin arrested.[1][2] His superior officer congratulates him and offers him a permanent job as a member of the drug squad but Tsiontis refuses and returns to his studies.

Reception

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Abuse of Power was the fourth most commercially successful film of 1971 in Greece.[3][4]

Cast

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Release

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The film premiered in Greece on 23 March 1971.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Κατάχρησις Εξουσίας (1971)". Finos Film.
  2. ^ "Κατάχρησις Εξουσίας (1971)". hellenicfilms.gr.
  3. ^ Angelos Rouvas (2005). Ελληνικός κινηματογράφος: 1971-2005. Ελληνικά Γράμματα. p. 8. ΟΙ ΕΜΠΟΡΙΚΟΤΕΡΕΣ ΤΑΙΝΙΕΣ ΤΟΥ 1971: Τι Έκανες στον Πόλεμο Θανάση, (640.471), Μια Ελληνίδα στο Χαρέμι (455.385), Σ' Αγαπώ (393.137), Κατάχρησις Εξουσίας (378.790), Ένας Ξένοιαστος Παλαβιάρης (357.684), Ζητείται Επειγόντως ...
  4. ^ "Κατάχρησις εξουσίας / Σταύρος Τσιώλης". International Film Festival of Thessaloniki. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-08-22.
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