The read
It runs long at 2h 54m.
Synopsis
A young Anatolian Greek, entrusted with his family's fortune, loses it en route to Istanbul and dreams of going to America.
Ratings
IMDb7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes67%
Metacritic72/100
101 audience votes
Key crew
- Elia KazanDirector
- Elia KazanWriter
- Manos HatzidakisOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Stathis GiallelisStavros Topouzoglou
- Frank WolffVartan Damadian
- Harry DavisIsaac Topouzoglou
- Elena KaramVasso Topouzoglou
- Estelle HemsleyGrandmother Topouzoglou
- Gregory RozakisHohannes Gardashian
- Lou AntonioOsman
- Salem LudwigOdysseus Topouzoglou
- John MarleyGarabet
- Joanna FrankVartuhi
- Paul MannAleko Sinnikoglou
- Linda MarshThomna Sinnikoglou
Stills
Themes
immigrantbased on novel or bookamerican dreamgreekpovertymassacrehardship19th centuryottoman empirearmeniananatolia, turkeyconstantinople