To homa vaftike kokkino (1966)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Director:

Vasilis Georgiadis

Writer:

Nikos Foskolos (writer)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama

Plot Keywords:

Greek | Torture | Gun Shot | Horse | Fistfight

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar.

Cast

Nikos Kourkoulos	...	Odysseas Hormovas
Mairi Hronopoulou	...	Eirini
Giannis Voglis	...	Rigas Hormovas
Faidon Georgitsis	...	Giagos
Zeta Apostolou
Notis Peryalis	...	Marinos Antypas
Eleni Kriti
Angelos Antonopoulos	...	Kotsos
Manos Katrakis	...	Father Hormovas
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Vasos Andronidis
Kostas Baladimas
Dimitris Bislanis
Kostas Gennatas
Nikos Kouros
Spiros Maloussis
K. Mantilaris
K. Mitrakos
Nikos Pashalidis
Athinodoros Prousalis		(as Athinodoros Brousalis)
Giorgos Xydis
Hristoforos Zikas

Also Known As:

Blood on the Land (International: English title) (USA)
Το χώμα βάφτηκε κόκκινο (Greece)

Runtime:

130 min

Country:

Greece

Language:

Greek

Color:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Finos Film

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Oi diaplekomenoi: (#1.3)" (2000)

One of the best Greek films ever made

The story has to do with love, revolution, old ideas versus newer ones, conflict and finally a new world being created from the older one's ashes.

Vassilis Georgiadis was lucky enough to have a great script in his hand and a terrific cast to match it. I mostly liked the four protagonists: Nickos Kourkoulos as the rebellious, justice-adoring son who's not afraid to stand up against his family, Yiannis Voglis as his violent, tough brother, the GREAT Manos Katrakis as their wise but stubborn father and Mary Chronopoulou as Irene, a true feminist of the beginning of the 20th century. Also notice Notis Peryialis, the actor who plays the part of the only character of the story who really existed: Marinos Antypas The film was nominated for the Oscar of the Best Foreign movie. It's a pity it didn't win it...