Directed by:
Elia KazanCinematography:
Haskell WexlerComposer:
Manos HatzidakisCast:
Stathis Giallelis, Frank Wolff, Harry Davis, Lou Antonio, John Marley, Salem Ludwig, Paul Mann, Estelle Hemsley, Linda Marsh, Joanna Frank, Robert H. Harris (more)VOD (1)
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Stavros Topouzoglou is a poor Greek living in the late 19th century who decides to go after his dream – a better life in the New World. Millions of people, however, share the same dream, and only a few of them succeed in fulfilling it. Stavros also realizes that the difficulty he has in paying for the trip from Istanbul to New York is just the beginning of his journey. Disillusion awaits him at the end because the “American dream” wasn’t tailor-made for an ordinary young man like him. But he is determined to stand on his own two feet and make something of himself in his new country. In creating his masterwork, Elia Kazan was inspired by his own book about the fate of his family, primarily his uncle. (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Stathis Giallelis
Greece
Best movies:
America, America (1963)
Young Aphrodites (1963)
Blue (1968)
Frank Wolff
USA
Best movies:
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
The Four Days of Naples (1962)
America, America (1963)
Harry Davis
USA
Best movies:
America, America (1963)
Palermo Connection (1990)
Boomerang! (1947)
Lou Antonio
USA
Best movies:
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
America, America (1963)
Splendor in the Grass (1961)
John Marley
USA
Best movies:
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992) (TV movie)
The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977) (series)
The Godfather (1972)
Salem Ludwig
USA
Best movies:
America, America (1963)
I Love You, Alice B. Toklas! (1968)
The Savages (2007)
Paul Mann
Canada
Best movies:
Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
America, America (1963)
Estelle Hemsley
USA
Best movies:
America, America (1963)
Edge of the City (1957)
Baby the Rain Must Fall (1965)
Linda Marsh
USA
Best movies:
America, America (1963)
Freebie and the Bean (1974)
Che! (1969)
Joanna Frank
USA
Best movies:
America, America (1963)
Teen Lover (1989)
The Savage Seven (1968)
Robert H. Harris
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
America, America (1963)
Peyton Place (1957)
Dimitris Nikolaidis
Turkey
Best movies:
America, America (1963)
The Greek Tycoon (1978)