

Duce Narrates...
The first Greek animated film was shot by the cartoonist Stamatis Polenakis (1908-1997) with the title "The Duce tells...". The seven-minute "Mickey-Mouse-style" film, as its creator mentions in the credits, satirizes the Italian invasion of Greece on October 28, 1940, and especially Mussolini, who recounts his exploits, but reality constantly contradicts him. Stamatis Polenakis, one of the leading Greek cartoonists of the 20th century and a pioneer of animation in our country, began drawing the sketches for the film in 1942 in his hometown, Sifnos, where he had taken refuge during the Occupation. He worked under the boot of the Italian conqueror, risking arrest. The film was lost during the Civil War and it was not until 1980 that a negative was found and restored.
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- Greek
- propaganda
- world war ii
- satire
- short film
- war satire
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Release dates
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- Theatrical4 Dec 1945
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- When was Duce Narrates... released?
- Duce Narrates... was released on 4 December 1945.
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- Who directed Duce Narrates...?
- Duce Narrates... (1945) was directed by Stamatis Polenakis.
- How long is Duce Narrates...?
- Duce Narrates... runs for 7m.












