Murder Backstage (Greek: Έγκλημα στα παρασκήνια) is a 1960 Greek theatrical film noir film starring Alekos Alexandrakis, Maro Kontou, Hristos Tsaganeas, Titos Vandias, Aliki Georgouli, Georges Sarri and Dimos Starenios. The writer was from the famous police novelist Giannis Maris.

Murder Backstage
Directed byDinos Katsouridis
Written byGiannis Maris
StarringAlekos Alexandrakis
Maro Kontou
Hristos Tsaganeas
Titos Vandis
Aliki Georgouli
Georges Sarri
Dimos Starenios
Music byMimis Plessas
Distributed byDamaskinos-Mihailidis S.A.
Release date
  • September 1960 (1960-09)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryGreece
LanguageGreek

Plot

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A well known actress of the theatre is assassinated and the simultaneously one of these actors of the theatre escapes. The police, along with the journalists of a newspaper company ask the edge of the filament for located the assassin. The action occurs during the occupation period of World War II.

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Awards

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The movie was presented with the presentation of an American film noir that made it one of the greatest Greek movies of the time, it was awarded twice at the first Thessaloniki Film Festival in 1960 (see 1960 Thessaloniki Film Festival.

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