I Avyi tou Thriamvou (1960)

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Synopsis by Robert Firsching

This standard war film from Greek filmmaker Filippos Filaktos is another in the long line of films tracing the efforts of saboteurs and resistance fighters during the German occupation of Greece in World War II. It's a pretty straightforward programmer, with some resistance fighters teaming up with some highly trained sabotage experts from the center of Greek resistance operations, which was headquartered in Egypt at the time. The combined efforts of the group are put to the ultimate test as they are given the dangerous mission of blowing up a cargo ship filled with Nazi provisions in order to cut off supply routes and hurt the German war effort. There isn't much to it, but it's competently made and features some faces familiar to any devotee of Greek cinema, including Yiorgos Foundas, Efi Economou, and Thanassis Vengos. Filaktos co-wrote the screenplay with Yiannis V. Ioannidis.