The Girl of the Battalion

Nineteen-year-old Kakia, the only daughter of a strict colonel and commander of a mountain commando unit, Vasilis Georgiou, runs away from home and heads for Athens. On the way, she meets six soldiers transporting supplies. They take her with them, without realizing that she is their commander's daughter. One of them, Sergeant Kostas Karagiannis, with marching orders for the capital, flirts with her, but she prefers the sergeant and driver of the car, Andreas Loidis, who responds fully and even proposes that she become his wife. However, before they get married, they will experience beautiful moments, but also many longings, because her father has mobilized the police, who are searching the country to find her.

Directed by Dimitris Athanasiadis, The Girl of the Battalion leans on a strong ensemble — Dionysis Papagiannopoulos, Koulis Stoligas, Andreas Zisimatos — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.

The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about comedy titles of 1962.