72SSIFF - 20/28 September 2024
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America, America

Elia Kazan
USA
Synopsis
In the late 19th century, the Greeks live in Anatolia under Turkish oppression. Many want to emigrate and America is the promised land. Stavros sees the chance to cross the ocean when his father sends him to Constantinople to make money and get the family together. America, America won the Golden Shell at San Sebastian Festival in 1964.
Director
Elia Kazan
Screenplay
Elia Kazan
Photography
Haskell Wexler
Edition
Dede Allen
Music
Manos Hadjidakis
Cast
Stathis Giallelis, Frank Wolff, Elena Karam, Lou Antonio, John Marley
Running Time
174 m.
Country
USA
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