GERMANS ARE RETURNING (THE)

GERMANS ARE RETURNING (THE)

The greatest part of the poster is taken up by a black-and-white photograph of a scene from the film, depicting the leading actors in the yard of a house: Vasilis Logothetidis, Nitsa Tsaganea, Lavrentis Dianellos, Georgia Vasileiadou etc. On the right edge of this photograph another one is inserted, depicting Vasilis Logothetidis tenderly holding a little bird. On the poster’s left side, in a red background, lays the swastika. Below it, the names of the actors and crew of the film are listed: “Leading Mimis Fotopoulos, Christos Tsaganeas, Lavrentis Dianellos, Ilya Livykou, Georgia Vasiliadou, Vangelis Protopapas, Dinos Dimopoulos, Nitsa Tsaganea. Script: The brightest moment of the authors Alekos Sakelarios, Christos Giannakopoulos. Direction Alekos Sakelarios. Photography Zozef Chep. Music Kostas Giannidis, Scenography: M. Aggelopoulos. FINOS FILMS”. Below the poster’s big photograph, on a yellow background, the following comment appears: “A thirty-year-old film that looks as if it were made today!! A film that the older must see again and the younger shouldn’t miss. Featuring the sublime, unsurpassed, superb, unforgettable Vasilis Logothetidis”. Below, on a white background, the title of the film can be read in red, capital letters: THE GERMANS ARE RETURNING. And below it: “So that the younger generation knows of an actor whose shoes will be hard to fill!”.
The poster was created 30 years after the making of the film, at the time of its reappearance in Athenian cinemas. That is why Vasilis Logothetidis’ name and the title of the film are particularly emphasized in big red letters. The letters are hand-made. The poster, featuring a collage of photographs and advertising messages, is trying to attract its audience.