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Free spirit and prostitute Ilya (Melina Mercouri) lives in a Greek port city. Open and amiable, she makes friends often and easily. She encounters Homer Thrace (Jules Dassin), a vacationing American who is obsessed with ancient Greek culture. Homer feels that modern Greece is a shadow of its former self, and he believes that Ilya is a prime example of contemporary decadence. He makes it his goal to amend Ilya's easygoing ways, but she has stronger principles than Homer expected.
Original Release
05/24/1960
US Release
10/01/1960
Cast
Name | Character |
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Melina Mercouri | Ilya |
Giorgos Foundas | Tonio |
Titos Vandis | Jorgo / Giorgos |
Mitsos Ligizos | Captain |
Despo Diamantidou | Despo |
Dimos Starenios | Skoupidis |
Dimitris Papamichael | British Seaman |
Alexis Solomos | Mr. Noface |
Aleka Katselli | |
Faidon Georgitsis | British Seaman |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Melina Mercouri | Ilya |
Giorgos Foundas | Tonio |
Titos Vandis | Jorgo / Giorgos |
Mitsos Ligizos | Captain |
Despo Diamantidou | Despo |
Dimos Starenios | Skoupidis |
Dimitris Papamichael | British Seaman |
Alexis Solomos | Mr. Noface |
Aleka Katselli | |
Faidon Georgitsis | British Seaman |
Giorgos Foras | (as George Foras) |
Nikos Fermas | Waiter |
Giannis Fermis | Man Missing the Tramway |
Hristoforos Zikas | (as Christos Zikas) |
Thanasis Vengos | Thanasis |
Koula Agagiotou | Prostitute |
Artemis Matsas | Lawyer |
Kostas Doukas | |
Panos Karavousanos | Spyros |
Soula Kyriakidou | (as Tasia Kyriakidou) |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Jules Dassin | Producer |
Vassily Lambiris | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1961 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Nominated |
1961 | Oscar | Best Director | Nominated |
1961 | Oscar | Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen | Nominated |
1961 | Oscar | Best Costume Design, Black-and-White | Nominated |
1961 | Oscar | Best Music, Original Song | Won |
1961 | Golden Globe | Won |