The Barefoot Battalion
1953, Greek. Directed by Gregg Tallas.
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
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Greek
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- Released
- 21 April 1953
- Original title
- Το Ξυπόλητο Τάγμα
- Country
- Greece
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The Barefoot Battalion isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 21 April 1953. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Barefoot Battalion?
The Barefoot Battalion (1953) was directed by Gregg Tallas and stars Maria Costi, Nikos Fermas, Vasilios Frangedakis.