The Greek Tycoon (1978)

User Rating:

4.9/10   

Director:

J. Lee Thompson

Writers:

Morton S. Fine (screenplay)
Morton S. Fine (story)
(more)

Release Date:

24 August 1978 (Netherlands)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

He's one of the richest and most powerful men in the world. She's the beautiful wife of an American President. [Video Australia]

Plot Keywords:

Greece | Wedding | Tycoon | Rich And Famous | Shipping Tycoon

Cast

Anthony Quinn	...	Theo Tomasis
Jacqueline Bisset	...	Liz Cassidy
Raf Vallone	...	Spyros Tomasis
Edward Albert	...	Nico Tamasis
James Franciscus	...	President James Cassidy
Camilla Sparv	...	Simi Tomasis
Marilù Tolo	...	Sophia Matalas
Charles Durning	...	Michael Russell
Luciana Paluzzi	...	Paola Scotti
Robin Clarke	...	John Cassidy
Kathryn Leigh Scott	...	Nancy Cassidy
Roland Culver	...	Robert Keith
Tony Jay	...	Doctor
John Bennett	...	Servant
Katherine Schofield	...	Helena
Joan Benham	...	Lady Allison
Linda Thorson	...	Angela
Guy Deghy	...	Tablir
Jill Melford	...	Magda
Lucy Gutteridge	...	Mia
Zozo Sapountzaki	...	Dancer
Nasos Kedrakas	...	Farmer
John Denison	...	Lord Allison
Carolle Rousseau	...	Camille
Danos Lygizos	...	Deck steward
Cassandra Harris	...	Cassandra
Patricia Kendall-John	...	Black girl
Sandor Elès	...	Lawrence
Beulah Hughes	...	Scarlet
Vicki Michelle	...	Nico's girlfriend
Carol Royle	...	Nico's girlfriend
Mimi Denisi	...	Nico's girlfriend
Athene Fielding	...	Nurse
Bonnie George	...	Aggie
Charles Maggiore	...	FBI agent
Jeff Pomerantz	...	FBI agent
Richard Fasciano	...	Secret Service Agent
John Bolt	...	Secret Service Agent
Henderson Forsythe	...	Stoneham
Michael Prince	...	Government official
Gordon Oas-Heim	...	Government official
William Stelling	...	Theo's lawyer
John Hoffmeister	...	Theo's lawyer
Carinthia West	...	Beautiful guest
Dimitris Nikolaidis	...	Sorrares
Dimos Starenios	...	Kazakos
John Ioannou	...	First crewman
David Masterman	...	Clerk
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Joss Ackland	...	(uncredited)

Directed by
J. Lee Thompson

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Morton S. Fine		screenplay (as Mort Fine)
Morton S. Fine		story (as Mort Fine)
Nico Mastorakis		story
Win Wells		story

Produced by
Mort Abrahams	....	executive producer
Iris Keitel	....	associate producer
Allen Klein	....	producer
Howard Koch	....	executive producer (as Peter Howard)
Ely A. Landau	....	producer (as Ely Landau)
Les Landau	....	executive producer
Nico Mastorakis	....	co-producer
Laurence Myers	....	co-producer
Eric Rattray	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Stanley Myers

Cinematography by
Anthony B. Richmond

Film Editing by
Alan Strachan

Casting by
Lesley De Pettit

Production Design by
Michael Stringer

Set Decoration by
Peter Childs

Costume Design by
Phyllis Dalton

Makeup Department
Linda DeVetta	....	makeup artist
Stephanie Kaye	....	hair stylist
Peter Robb-King	....	key hair stylist
Rose Tobias Shaw	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Giorgos Iakovidis	....	production manager: UK
Roy Parkinson	....	production manager: USA
Mickey Pugh	....	production manager: Greece

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Steve Barnett	....	first assistant director: USA
Nikos Doukas	....	first assistant director: second unit, Greece
Ariel Levy	....	first assistant director
Antonis Michaleas	....	first assistant director: Greece
Michael Stevenson	....	second assistant director
Bob Wright	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Mel Bourne	....	assistant art director
Vernon Dixon	....	construction manager
Eddie Fowlie	....	property master: UK
Dick Frift	....	property master: Greece
Dennis Griffin	....	standy-by prop man
Eugene Gurlitz	....	art director: USA
John Hogan	....	property buyer
Tony Reading	....	art director: UK
Simon Thompson	....	art director: USA

Sound Department
Dino Di Campo	....	sound editor
Robin Gregory	....	sound mixer
Nicolas Le Messurier	....	sound re-recording mixer
Gordon K. McCallum	....	dubbing mixer
Terry Sharratt	....	boom operator
Allan Sones	....	sound editor
William Trent	....	sound editor

Stunts
Eddie Stacey	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Martin Evans	....	gaffer
John Golding	....	assistant camera
Gordon Hayman	....	camera operator
Harry Jackson	....	best boy
Jeremy Jones	....	clapper loader
Beth Klein	....	camera operator: special unit
Loretta Ordewer	....	still photographer
Derek Suter	....	electrician

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Rosemary Burrows	....	wardrobe supervisor
Joyce James	....	hairdresser: Ms. Bisset

Editorial Department
Michael John Bateman	....	assistant editor
Michael Greenleaf	....	first assistant film editor
Robin Klein	....	assistant film editor
Derek Trigg	....	assembly editor

Music Department
Michael Clifford	....	music editor
Ronald Frangipane	....	conductor: main title theme (as Ron Frangipane)
Ronald Frangipane	....	music arranger: main title theme (as Ron Frangipane)
John Kongos	....	composer: title theme
Mike Moran	....	conductor: song
Mike Moran	....	music arranger: song
Stanley Myers	....	orchestrator
David Platz	....	executive in charge of music
Harry Rabinowitz	....	conductor
Harry Rabinowitz	....	music supervisor
Al Steckler	....	music recording coordinator
Giorgos Theodosiadis	....	music arranger: taverna music (as George Theodosiadis)

Transportation Department
Tony Alatis	....	transportation manager: Greece
George Andrews	....	unit driver
Louise Howard	....	driver
Nico Triantafilidis	....	transportation manager: USA

Other crew
John Akroyd-Hunt	....	helicopter pilot
Alan Arnold	....	assistant unit publicist
Emily Baratta	....	production secretary
Anita Bloom	....	production secretary
Jerry Brandt	....	production assistant: USA
Nikki Clapp	....	production secretary
Sue Edwards	....	production secretary
Regina Golodik	....	production secretary
Ken Gordon	....	accountant
Alan P. Horowitz	....	production controller
John Jay	....	unit publicist
Basil Keys	....	production associate: Greece
Dorothy King	....	accountant
Jody Klein	....	assistant clapper loader
Deborah Lee	....	production secretary
Gavrik Losey	....	production associate
Terry Mellis	....	business affairs (as Terrance Mellis)
Seth Newfeld	....	location manager: Greece
Michael Persico	....	production secretary
June Randall	....	continuity
Fred Ruff	....	accountant
Kenneth L. Salinsky	....	business affairs
Jodi Tausig	....	second assistant unit publicist
John Trehy	....	production accountant
Christos Triantafillou	....	production secretary
Paul Tucker	....	location production runner
Neil Williams	....	areobatic pilot
Renée Glynne	....	additional script supervisor (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Allen & Betty Klein and Company (ABKCO)
• Universal Pictures

Distributors

• Universal Pictures (1978) (USA) (theatrical)
• CIC (1978) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1978) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Cinéma International Corporation (CIC) (1978) (France) (theatrical)
• CIC Vídeo (19??) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1979) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)

Other Companies

• Lee Lighting  grip and lighting equipment

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Netherlands:12 (original rating) | West Germany:12 (f) | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Allen & Betty Klein and Company (ABKCO)

Quotes:

Liz Cassidy: You're an animal! How dare you! You bastard!
Theo Tomasis: God, what a woman! Let's go and make love.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Ecstasy Girls (1979)

The last scene... the best to remember!

There is a scene in "The Greek Tycoon" that I consider the best scene of the film…

It was Sunset... The sun was disappearing below the horizon... The sea at its ever-changing wave style... The waves—in all its moods, clear and calm, mysterious, awesomely threatening— were beating under the old rocks...

Anthony Quinn (fabulous as always) was standing alone in front of this wonderful view...

The sky was offering the best looking effects of red and yellow lights... In the horizon some pale clouds were escorting the sun to another world... Tomasis was truly flavoring the moment... The beauty of this great view invited him to dance, to slowly move his hands and legs, to feel the fresh air, to hear the sound of music, to smell the salt of the sea...

Tomasis' dance was a farewell to a world he cherished… This beautiful scene makes me meditate about human life: God's 'greatest gift'... Sometimes we forget this precious present...