The Striker with Number 9 (1988)
The story of a talented yet self-destructive soccer player in Greece. Based on the novel of the same name by Menis Koumandareas, the film narrates the life and works of Vassilis Seretis, a young, unknown, poor, but talented and ambitious football player, who dreams of conquering the pitches. The hero is willing to give everything and suffer whatever it takes in order to conquer the football world. With his talent as his only weapon, he tries to define his destiny, on a route from Thessaloniki, to Volos and from there to Athens. With him, we taste the mud of the fields, the loneliness of the countryside, the "sold out" matches, but also the ephemeral glow of success. Pantelis Voulgaris signs a film that left an era, as, in addition to its original directorial perspective, it outlines the phenomenon of Greek football in a poetic and at the same time realistic way.
Director:
Pantelis Voulgaris
Writers:
Menis Koumantareas, Vangelis Raptopoulos.
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Themis Bazaka as Κική |
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Stratos Tzortzoglou as Μπιλ Σερέτης |
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Stamatis Tzelepis as Σπύρος |
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Kostas Kleftogiannis as Γαλάντης |
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Zano Danias as Πάνος |
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Nikos Tsachiridis as Τσαλίκης |
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Maria Georgiadou as Ζέτα |
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Nikos Bousdoukos as Γιώργος Καπάτος |
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Thanasis Mylonas as Βότσης |
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Giannis Hatzigiannis as δημοσιογράφος Κάντζος |
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Stavros Kalaroglou as άντρας στο τρένο |
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Eleni Tsaligopoulou as |
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Katia Sperelaki as |
| Directing | Pantelis Voulgaris | Director |
| Art | Ioulia Stavridou | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ioulia Stavridou | Costume Design |
| Editing | Takis Giannopoulos | Editor |
| Sound | Andreas Ahladis | Sound |
| Camera | Alexis Grivas | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Menis Koumantareas | Screenplay |
| Sound | Stamatis Spanoudakis | Music |
| Writing | Vangelis Raptopoulos | Screenplay |
| Directing | Thanassis Christopoulos | Assistant Director |
