Summaries

With his wife on the operating table, a conscientious police sergeant combs the city in search of a phial of rare blood. Time is running out, and an escaped asylum inmate is on the loose. Will he choose personal happiness over duty?

After two miscarriages, and years of hopes and insecurities, Elli, the weary wife of the conscientious police sergeant, Officer Merkos, is about to have her first baby. However, a life-threatening complication before the operation will trigger a frenzied hunt for a precious phial of the blood of a rare type, against the backdrop of the city's empty night streets. In the meantime, a dangerous escaped asylum inmate is on the loose, putting in jeopardy the very lives of thirty innocent children on a field trip. Now, Merkos is between a rock and a hard place, as time is running out. Will he choose personal happiness over duty?—Nick Riganas

Details

Keywords
  • blood
  • greece
  • greek
  • athens greece
  • athenian
Genres
  • Thriller
  • Crime
  • Drama
Release date Sep 20, 1967
Countries of origin Greece
Language Greek
Filming locations Athens, Greece
Production companies Finos Film

Box office

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 32m
Color Black and White
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

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