Abuse of authority
1971, Greek. Directed by Stavros Tsiolis.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Greek
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- Released
- 1 January 1971
- Original title
- Κατάχρησις Εξουσίας
- Country
- Greece
- Written by
- Nikos Foskolos
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Who directed Abuse of authority?
Abuse of authority (1971) was directed by Stavros Tsiolis and stars Nikos Kourkoulos, Manos Katrakis, Betty Livanou.