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1968

Football Fans Force Athens Cinema to Cancel Film Premiere

A cinema in the Athenian suburb of Nea Smyrni was forced to cancel a film premiere after fans of a local football team threatened to ransack the premises. Panionios fans were enraged at the decision of the cinema to screen...

AEK Basketball Triumph in "1968" Revived 50 Years Later (video)

On January 25th, a Greek sports legend is to be revived, 50 years after the event as "1968" tries to bring back the glorious night when AEK won the European Basketball Cup. The new Tassos Boulmetis film is inspired by...

"A Touch of Spice" Filmmaker Directs Movie About 1968 AEK Basketball European Triumph

Acclaimed director of "A Touch of Spice" (Politiki Kouzina) Tasos Boulmetis, has completed the filming of his new movie about the legendary victory of AEK basketball team over Slavia Prague on April 4, 1968, that earned the Athens club...