John the Violent

John the Violent

180 mins | Sept. 29, 1973

At midnight, on a deserted Athenian street, a beautiful woman named Eleni Chalkia is fatally stabbed by a stranger, who immediately disappears into the shadows. The murderer is Ioannis Zachos (Manos Logiadis), a young man lacking in both mental and sexual stability, who lives out his erotic fantasies through purifying violence. He often fantasizes about killing beautiful women, in this way compensating for his deficient manhood and satisfying his passion for power. When he is arrested, he immediately confesses his crimes, which is a relief to the police, who have been accused of gross ineptitude by the press. During the trial that follows, the relentless question, “who is ultimately guilty? Man or society?” is again raised.

John the Violent

180 mins | Sept. 29, 1973

John the Violent
At midnight, on a deserted Athenian street, a beautiful woman named Eleni Chalkia is fatally stabbed by a stranger, who immediately disappears into the shadows. The murderer is Ioannis Zachos (Manos Logiadis), a young man lacking in both mental and sexual stability, who lives out his erotic fantasies through purifying violence. He often fantasizes about killing beautiful women, in this way compensating for his deficient manhood and satisfying his passion for power. When he is arrested, he immediately confesses his crimes, which is a relief to the police, who have been accused of gross ineptitude by the press. During the trial that follows, the relentless question, “who is ultimately guilty? Man or society?” is again raised.
IMDb rating 7.8
Producers
Original title Ιωάννης ο βίαιος
Directors Maria Gavala, Takis Papagiannidis, Nikos Kanakis, Giannis Kaspiris, Tonia Marketaki
Writers Tonia Marketaki

Cast

Manolis Logiadis

as Ioannis Zahos

Vangelis Kazan

as Investigator

Nikitas Tsakiroglou

as Prosecutor

Nikos Glavas

as Iraklis