1922

1922 (1978)

Based on the book by Ilias Venezis "The Number 31328", the film by Nikos Koundouros unfolds through the personal tragedies of three characters, the Asia Minor Disaster and the agonizing travails of the Asia Minor Greeks who had been arrested and led to death by Kemal's troops and armed groups of Muslims. The wife of a merchant, a teacher and a seventeen-year old boy try to survive, following the column of prisoners into the depths of Asia Minor.

Date of release
1978-04-01
TMDB
5.7 / 10 (13)
Runtime
2h 15m
Genres
Drama, History
Director
Nikos Koundouros

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Greece

1922 is a 1978 Greek drama film directed by Nikos Koundouros about the Greek genocide based on the autobiography of Greek novelist Elias Venezis, Number 31328. The film is set in and around Smyrna (Izmir) at the time the Turkish army entered the city in 1922, and follows the suffering of ethnic Greeks held as prisoners.

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