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7.8/10   1,321 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Elia Kazan (book)
Elia Kazan (screenplay)
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Release Date:
28 August 1964 (Finland) more
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Tagline:
A trail to the light! more
Plot:
The story of director Kazan's uncle, who grew up in a small village as a member of the Greek minority in Turkey in the end of the 19th century... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 5 wins & 11 nominations more
User Comments:
Perfect Narration...about the land of Immigrants more (15 total)

Cast

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Stathis Giallelis ... Stavros Topouzoglou
Frank Wolff ... Vartan Damadian
Elena Karam ... Vasso Topouzoglou
Lou Antonio ... Abdul
John Marley ... Garabet
Estelle Hemsley ... Grandmother Topouzoglou
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Katharine Balfour ... Sophia Kebabian
Harry Davis ... Isaac Topouzoglou
Giorgos Foundas
Joanna Frank ... Vartuhi
Robert H. Harris ... Aratoon Kebabian
Salem Ludwig ... Odysseus Topouzoglou
Paul Mann ... Aleko Sinnikoglou
Linda Marsh ... Thomna Sinnikoglou
Dimitris Nikolaidis
Gregory Rozakis ... Hohannes Gardashian
Dimos Starenios
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Anatolian Smile (UK)
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Runtime:
174 min
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Of all the films he had directed, this one was Elia Kazan's favorite film, as it was very personal to him. more
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4 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
Perfect Narration...about the land of Immigrants, 9 October 2005
8/10
Author: yarkis

This is a great movie narrating the life journey of individuals who start their way from their original homeland escaping Turkish massacres and ethnic cleansing to New York, the place of the "poor and the tired" ...everything is great...scenes, narration, events, acting.

This is a sensitive movie, with a good and impressive ending that tells a lot.

In summary, it is the history of America of Immigrants, the shelter of persecuted from the viewpoint of victims of Turkish massacres in the beginning of the 20th century. Based on its content, I can say that it is the life history of all immigrants in USA.

A good movie...worth 8/10!

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