Abuse of Power () is a 1971 film directed by Stavros Tsiolis and starring Nikos Kourkoulos, Betty Livanou and Manos Katrakis.
Plot
Nikos Kourkoulos plays Haridimos Tsiontis, a student who becomes a police detective and a member of the drug squad looking for the killers of his drug-addicted brother. His unconventional tactics get him into trouble with his superiors but they eventually relent and allow him to continue his investigation. The drug dealers discover his identity and force him to become a drug addict. In the end, Tsiontis recovers from his drug addiction and manages to get the drug kingpin arrested. His superior officer congratulates him and offers him a permanent job as a member of the drug squad but Tsiontis refuses and returns to his studies.
Cast Nikos Kourkoulos as Charidimos Siontis / Stathis Theodorelos Betty Livanou as Eleni Apostolopoulou Manos Katrakis as Kanelos Vasilopoulos Spyros Kalogirou as Vasilis Apostolopoulos Giannis Argyris as boss Nassos Kedrakas as pub owner Andreas Filippidis as police chief Spyros Konstantopoulos as Peresiadis Dinos Karydis as Antonis
Production The film includes scenes from Thrace, e.g. at Lake Vistonida and at the Evros customs house.
Release The film premiered in Greece on 23 March 1971.
Reception Abuse of Power was the fourth most commercially successful film of 1971 in Greece.
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