Eleni (1985)
The Echo of a Mother's Voice. Fuels a Son's Revenge.
Nick is a writer in New York when he gets posted to a bureau in Greece. He has waited 30 years for this. He wants to know why his mother was killed in the civil war years earlier. In a parallel plot line we see Nick as a young boy and his family as they struggle to survive in the occupied Greek hillside. The plot lines converge as Nick's investigations bring him closer to the answers.
- Date of release
- 1985-11-01
- TMDB
- 6.0 / 10 (20)
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Director
- Peter Yates
Casting
- Kate Nelligan — Eleni
- John Malkovich — Nicholas 'Nick' Gage
- Linda Hunt — Katina
- Oliver Cotton — Katis
- Ronald Pickup — Spiro
- Rosalie Crutchley — Grandmother
- Glenne Headly — Joan
- Dimitra Arliss — Ana (Czechoslovakia)
- Steve Plytas — Christos
- Lisa Jakub — Katis' Granddaughter
Interesting facts
- Filmed in: Greece
Eleni is the 1985 film adaptation of the memoir Eleni by Greek-American journalist Nicholas Gage. Directed by Peter Yates with a screenplay by Steve Tesich, the film stars John Malkovich, Kate Nelligan, Linda Hunt and Glenne Headly.
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