The Lake of Sighs

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The Lake of Sighs (1959)

Directed by Grigoris Grigoriou

History, Drama, Romance · 1h 22m

Ioannina, in the beginning of the 19th century. The whole Greece is under Turks. Ioannina is governed by the fierce and vulgar Ali Pasas. Ali’s eldest son, Muchtar, falls in love with a young Greek widow, Frosyni. The problem is, he’s married to the vindictive and cruel Chanife. And the muslim penalty for having an affair with a married man is death…

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Cast

Irene Papas Frosyni Andreas Barkoulis Muhtar Pasha Tzavalas Karousos Ali Pasha
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Andreas Zisimatos Tahir Theano Ioannidou Hanife Eleni Zafeiriou Ayah Dimitris Kalivokas Ioannis Kolettis Roula Chrysopoulou Zeibede
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Nora Debonera Mairi Formozi Takis Hristoforidis
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Aleka Iliopoulou

Crew

Director
Grigoris Grigoriou
Writer
Grigoris Grigoriou

Details

Original title
Η Λίμνη των Στεναγμών
Release date
1959-01-01
Runtime
1h 22m
Genres
History, Drama, Romance
Original language
EL
Spoken languages
Greek
Countries
Greece
Production
Karagiannis-Karatzopoulos