Acting
Georgios Papadopoulos
Born — Died
1919-05-05 — 1999-06-27
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Acting
Credits
5 titles
Geórgios Papadopoulos (Greek: Γεώργιος Παπαδόπουλος, 5 May 1919 – 27 June 1999) was a Greek military officer and dictator who ruled Greece from 1967 to 1973, following a coup. In April 1967, Papadopoulos and a group of other mid-level army officers overthrew the democratic government and established a military junta that lasted until 1974. Assuming dictatorial powers, he led an authoritarian, anti-communist and ultranationalist regime which eventually ended the Greek monarchy and established a republic, with himself as president. In 1973, he was overthrown and arrested by his co-conspirator Brigadier General Dimitrios Ioannidis. After the Metapolitefsi which restored democracy in 1974, Papa…
Known for
7.0World in Action was Granada Television’s flagship ITV current affairs series, running from 7 Jan 1963 to 7 Dec 1998, and built a reputation for film-led investigative reporting and a forceful editorial stance. Its journalism produced major public and political repercussions—including investigations associated with miscarriages of justice such as the Birmingham Six—and it also served as a platform for landmark documentary projects, including the first broadcast of “Seven Up!” as part of the strand in 1964.
World in Action
1963
7.4A group of Greek soldiers are assigned to run the Cinematographic Unit of the army in the midst of political unrest.
Loafing and Camouflage
1984
8.0A journey through Greece and Europe’s past and recent history: from the Second World War to the current crisis. It is a historical documentary, a look into many stories. «If Democracy can be destroyed in Greece, it can be destroyed throughout Europe» Paul Craig Roberts
Laboratory Greece
2019
NRThe struggles of the Greek people during the dictatorship and the early post-dictatorship period.
The Race
1975
5.5A documentary presenting people and events connected with the most important political developments from the student uprising at the Athens Polytechnic in 1973 until the first year of democratic rule after the dictatorship collapsed in 1974.
Evidence
1975
Film credits
1970s · 2 titles
NRThe struggles of the Greek people during the dictatorship and the early post-dictatorship period.
The Race
1975
5.5A documentary presenting people and events connected with the most important political developments from the student uprising at the Athens Polytechnic in 1973 until the first year of democratic rule after the dictatorship collapsed in 1974.
Evidence
1975