Never on Sunday (1960)
Pote tin Kyriaki (original title)

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Melina Mercouri	...	Ilya
	Jules Dassin	...	Homer Thrace
	Giorgos Foundas	...	Tonio
	Titos Vandis	...	Jorgo
	Mitsos Ligizos	...	The Captain (as Mitsos Lygizos)
	Despo Diamantidou	...	Despo
	Dimos Starenios	...	Poubelle
	Dimitris Papamichael	...	A Sailor (as Dimitri Papamichael)
	Alexis Solomos	...	Noface
	Thanasis Vengos
	Faidon Georgitsis	...	Sailor
	Nikos Fermas	...	Waiter
	Artemis Matsas
	Koula Agagiotou
	Panos Karavousanos

Storyline

Illia is Piraeus's most popular person: an energetic prostitute, full of life and good humor. Every day, she swims at the pier, entertaining the dock hands. Sundays she has an open house with food, drink and song. Homer Thrace, an amateur philosopher from Middletown, Conn., arrives in town to find out why Greece has fallen from ancient greatness. He decides Illia is a symbol of that fall, so he sets out to study and to save her. Unknown to Illia, he gets the money for the books and all else he gives her from Mr. No Face, the local vice boss who wants Illia retired because her independence gives other whores ideas. Whose spirit is stronger: Homer's classical ideal or Illia's? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>  

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