A young Greek stops at nothing to secure a passage to America.A young Greek stops at nothing to secure a passage to America.A young Greek stops at nothing to secure a passage to America.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 7 wins & 12 nominations total
Garrett Cassell
- Dog Walker
- (uncredited)
Tom Holland
- Voice Overs
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Elia Kazan
- Self
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaOf all the films he had directed, this one was Elia Kazan's favorite film, as it was very personal to him.
- GoofsAn old woman is humming a tune from Astor Piazzolla's Libertango in the 1900s, decades before the composer was even born.
- Quotes
Elia Kazan: [Voice- over] My name is Elia Kazan. I am a Greek by blood, a Turk by birth and an American because my uncle made a journey.
- Crazy creditsDirector Elia Kazan narrates the main portion of the closing credits, reading the words as they appear on the screen, using complete sentences such as "The cinematography was by Haskell Wexler."
- ConnectionsEdited into Amérique, notre histoire (2006)
- SoundtracksExcitement In The Village
Featured review
One of the best films of the 60's.
This is a superb piece of filmmaking which has, unfortunately, been all but forgotten. The only weakness is in its star (Stathis Gialellis), but the film is so good that it doesn't matter (and, on second viewing, he's really not all that bad). I have seen this film many, many times on video and once I was privilaged to see it on on the "big Screen" at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. I highly recommend it. The black and white cinematography by Haskell Wexler is top-notch. This film is a testament to the human spirit.
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- Sep 5, 2000
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- Runtime2 hours 54 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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