Crew List & Locations

l-r Stavros Chassapis with Christopher Miles - Costas Vakkas, Stelios Kalergis, Anna Grigouriou, CM, Stefanos Danelidis, Petros Manousopoulos and Stavros Chassapis

Christopher Miles:  Director/Producer

Writers:  Brian Clark, Christopher Miles and Andreas Staikos

Costas Vakkas:  Production Manager 

Christodoulos Halaris:  Composer

Stavros Chassapis:  Camera 

Alexandra Fiada:  Research 

Editor:  Paul Edmonds

George Culucundis:  Production Assistant

l-r George Culucundis, Stefanos Danelidis, Mimis Cassimatis, Litsa Strataki, Stavros Chassapis, Anna Grigouriou, Petros Manousopoulos, Yannis Nicholareas, CM, Michael Steer, Stella Votsou and Gail Tucker

Gail Tucker: Production Assistant (UK) 

Stefanos Danelidis:  First Assistant Director

Michael Steer:  Assistant Director (UK)

Yannis Linaris:  Assistant Editor

Anna Grigoriou: Continuity

Mikés Karapiperis:  Production Designer

Deidre Clancy:  Costume Designer

A sketch for the director to explain the wreck of Elgin's sunken brig by Mikés Karapiperis.

 

Under water team - Christos Caraflos, CM, Alexis with Vassilis Diktatis under the sea

 

l-r  Spyros Mavroedis, Dimitri Psycharis, Costas Papachronikis and Vassilis Diktakis

The divers working to retrieve Elgin's 'stones of no value' which had gone down with his brig 'The Mentor' off the coast of the southern Peloponnese, were unhappy as the weather was changing, but at least they had managed to recover Hamilton's boots!

Alistair Cameron:  Camera (UK) 

Alexis:  Underwater Photography

Stelios Kalergis:  Chief Electrician

Stella Votsou:  Make up artist

Dave Skilton:  Dubbing Mixer

Mimis Cassimatis:  Sound Recordist

Trevor Hotz: Sound Recordist (UK)

l-r  Paul Edmonds assisted by Yannis Linaris, Costas Vakkas and Vassilis Diktakis haul the editing machine into the cutting-rooms in Methoni, where most of the film was made.

Crew not credited on the film

Yannis Gaetanos:  ERT Representative

Fani-Maria Tsigakou: Benaki Museum representative

CM at ERT TV with Yannis Gaetanos, whose help and encouragement, along with that of Jeremy Issacs and Michael Kustow at Channel 4, were invaluable during the 2 year preparation period. (photo Michele Macrakis)

Rena Ahondo: Secretary 

Elisa Costa:  Production Secretary

Petros Manousopoulos:  Camera Assistant

Paul Polidoros:  Stills man

Tassos Diacomanolis:  Assistant Art Director

Nicos Papadakis:  Chief Carpenter

Christos Komatas: Carpenter

Christos Patsis: Carpenter

Thalia Constantinidi:  Wardrobe

Erricos Caloutas:  Property Master

Litsa Strataki:  Hair Stylist

Voula Alexopoulo:  Assistant Wardrobe

Panayotis Exarcheas: Methoni contact and organizer

Panayotis Pavloyannis planning the hotels and schedule with Panayotis Exarcheas, who arranged among other things the splendid Gypsy horsemen who were needed for the film.

 The Producer wishes to thank:

 The Greek Ministry of Culture

 The Benaki Museum, Athens

 The London Library

 The Antikenmuseum & Sculpturhalle, Basel

 The National Martitime Museum, London

 and

 The Mayor and People of Methoni, Greece

 
A Milesian Film Production for Channel 4 - UK, and ERT l - Greece

Jules Dassin, (the husband of Melina Mercouri the then Minister of Arts) without whose help the film would never have even begun, with Christopher Miles, Clare Byam Shaw and Nigel Havers at our farewell wrap party in Athens.

LOCATIONS

Acropolis, Erectheum and Parthenon Temple, Athens, Greece
The British Museum, Great Russell Street, London, UK
St Pancras Station & St Pancras Church, Euston Rd, London, UK
The Antikenmuseum & Sculpturhalle, Basel, Switzerland
Sculpture workshops and Plaka area, Athens, Greece
Makriani, Athens, Greece
Benaki Museum, Odos Queen Sofias, Kolonaki, Athens, Greece
ERT 1 TV, 432 Messageion, Aghios Paraskevi, Athens, Greece
Methoni Castle, Methoni, Messinia, Peloponnese, Greece
Akrotiri Akritas, Messinia, Peloponnese, Greece
Islands of Sapienza & Schisa, Messinia, Peloponnese, Greece
Temple of Apollo, Corinth, Peloponnese, Greece
The Beehive 'Agamemnon's' Tomb, Mycenae, Peloponnese, Greece
The Lion's Gate, Mycenae, Peloponnese, Greece

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