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Abuse of authority

Abuse of authority

Original Title: Κατάχρησις Εξουσίας

19711h 44m
DramaAction

Status

Released

Release

1971

Runtime

1h 44m

Storyline

A police officer tries to discover the murderer of his brother, who was a pianist and a morphine. As a member of the Drug Enforcement Department, he tries to identify the head of a drug dealer gang. His unorthodox way of acting upsets his superiors, even though they allow him to continue his investigations. When the gang discovers that he is a police officer, he makes him a drug addict, but he manages to detoxify and eventually capture the gang's brain.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 44m
Jan 1, 1971
Languages
Greek
Director
Stavros Tsiolis
Stavros Tsiolis
Production
Finos Film
Finos Film
Production Countries
Greece

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