The Barefoot Battalion

Overview

The story of a besieged country in wartime and the effect of such on the children. Told in flashback by a young man after the war, he tells how he and his orphaned sister can barely subsist and he has become a petty thief. He comes across a group of boys, the "Barefoot Batallion", who steal food from the Germans and distribute it to the needy and destitute of the city. The boys take pity on the brother and sister and let the two join them. In addition to their work of stealing food and provisions, they also hide and eventually smuggle an American aviator out of the country

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 21, 1953

Original language

Greek

Spoken languages

English, German, Greek

Countries

Greece

Production

Peter Boudoures Film Company

Cast

Stavros Krozos,Apostolis Bekiaros,Ketty Gyni,Maria Costi,Nicholas Zaharias,Nikos Fermas,Antonios Voulgaris,Vasilios Frangedakis

Director

Gregg Tallas

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0168487