The Suspended Step of the Stork
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Theo Angelopoulos
Benjamin Ritter
Yilmaz Hassan
Yannis Vranas
Gregory Karr
Costantino Lagos
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
A television journalist, covering the flight of Albanian, Kurdistan and Iranian refugees into Greece, spots a middle-aged man he believes was a promising Greek politician who disappeared years earlier.
Director
Theo Angelopoulos
Cast
Benjamin Ritter
Yilmaz Hassan
Yannis Vranas
Gregory Karr
Costantino Lagos
Gerasimos Skiadaressis
Photos Lambrinos
Tasos Apostolou
Giannis Dantis
Marcello Mastroianni
Christoforos Nezer
Vassilis Bouyiouklakis
Ilias Logothetis
Akis Sakellariou
Dimitri Poulikakos
Dora Chrysikou
Jeanne Moreau
Freddy Viannelis
Dominique Ducos
Michalis Yannatos
Thodoris Atheridis
Nadia Mourouzi
Rodolphe Moronis
Athinodoros Prousalis
Crew
Phoebe Aconomopoulou-angelopoulos
Giorgos Aguelou
Giorgos Aguelou
Charis Alexiou
Theo Angelopoulos
Theo Angelopoulos
Angela Anzimani
Giorgios Arvanitis
Thanassis Arvanitis
Marinos Athanassopoulos
Triantaphyllos Athanassopoulos
Giannis Baratas
Thanassis Baratas
Vlassis Beleris
Dimitris Damalas
Stefanos Danihlidis
Gino Derossi
Tasos Diakomanolis
Raimondo Esposito
Dionyssis Farantouris
Ariane Gottlieb
Chrysanthos Guatsis
Tonino Guerra
Stellios Kallergis
Helena Karaindrou
Mikes Karapiperis
Mikes Karapiperis
Vassilis Karfis
Gregory Karr
Giorgos Katakousinos
Takis Katselis
Emilios Konitsiotis
Alekos Lambridis
Kostas Lampropoulos
Petros Markaris
Frantois Musy
Stellios Panagopoulos
Melina Panagos
Nikos Panayiotopoulos
Giannis Papadakis
Charis Papadopoulos
Giorgos Patsas
Christos Patsis
Christos Pattas
Bruno Pesery
Eleni Petrakis
Tota Pritsa
Pascal Ralite
Angelo Rizzoli
Pierre Alain Schatzmann
Esme Sciaroni
Nikos Sekeris
Serena Severini
Andreas Sinanos
Giorgos Skendros
Achileas Staikos
Achileas Staikos
Panagioris Staikos
Georges Trandaphilou
Nikos Triantafilopoulos
Andreas Tsekouras
Vassilis Tsepas
Gannis Tsitsopoulos
Thanassis Valtinos
Daniele Vuarin
Ruth Waldburger
Labis Zaroutiadis
Iro Zervaki
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1991
Released in United States 1992
Released in United States September 1991
Shown at New York Film Festival September 20 - October 6, 1991.
Shown at Toronto Festival of Festivals (Contemporary World Cinema) September 5-14, 1991.
Began shooting December 4, 1990.
Completed shooting April 6, 1991.
During production Angelopoulos was excommunicated by the Bishop of Florina in protest against what he perceived as the film's unpatriotic theme.
Released in United States 1991 (Shown at New York Film Festival September 20 - October 6, 1991.)
Released in United States 1992 (Shown at AFI/Los Angeles International Film Festival (European Cinema) June 18 - July 2, 1992.)
Released in United States September 1991 (Shown at Toronto Festival of Festivals (Contemporary World Cinema) September 5-14, 1991.)
