Abuse of Power (film)

Abuse of Power Katahrisis exousias
English film poster
Directed by	Stavros Tsiolis
Written by	Nikos Foskolos
Produced by	Finos Film
Starring	Nikos Kourkoulos
Music by	Mimis Plessas
Production company	Finos Film
Release date	23 March 1971 (1971-03-23)[1]
Running time	104 minutes[1]
Country	Greece
Language	Greek

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

Plot

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

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

Cast

• Nikos Kourkoulos ..... Charidimos Siontis / Stathis Theodorelos
• Betty Livanou ..... Eleni Apostolopoulou
• Manos Katrakis ..... Kanelos Vasilopoulos
• Spyros Kalogirou ..... Vasilis Apostolopoulos
• Giannis Argyris ..... boss
• Nassos Kedrakas ..... pub owner
• Andreas Filippidis ..... police chief
• Spyros Konstantopoulos ..... Peresiadis
• Dinos Karydis ..... Antonis

Release

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

References

1. "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.

External links

• Abuse of Power at IMDb