Eleni (1985)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Peter Yates

Writers:

Nicholas Gage (book)
Steve Tesich (writer)

Release Date:

21 December 1985 (Japan)

Genre:

Drama | War

Plot:

Nick is a writer in New York when he gets posted to a bureau in Greece. He has waited 30 years for this...

Plot Keywords:

Civil War | Terror | Communism | Escape | Bastinado

Cast

Kate Nelligan	...	Eleni
John Malkovich	...	Nicholas 'Nick' Gage
Linda Hunt	...	Katina
Oliver Cotton	...	Katis
Ronald Pickup	...	Spiro
Rosalie Crutchley	...	Grandmother
Glenne Headly	...	Joan
Dimitra Arliss	...	Ana
Steve Plytas	...	Christos
Peter Woodthorpe	...	Grandfather
Jon Rumney	...	Lukas
Alison King	...	Lukas' Wife
Leon Lissek	...	Antoni
Stefan Gryff	...	Tasso
Andrea Laskari	...	Nikola
Lisa Rose	...	Olga
Claudia Gough	...	Fortini - Eleni's youngest daughter
Maria Calvente	...	Alexandra
Anhoula Vraka	...	Glykeria
Noam Almaz	...	Katina's Son
Arlene Mazerolle	...	New York Secretary
Michael Zelniker	...	Sidney Cohn
Keram Malicki-Sánchez	...	Nick's Son
Adrienne Pocock	...	Nick's Daughter
Anthony Stamboulieh	...	Minister of Justice
Christiana Fragou	...	Ana
Michael Chesdon	...	Nationalist on Horse (as Michael Chesden)
Miguel Pedregosa	...	Officer on Horse
Vic Tablian	...	Guerrilla
John Eastham	...	Guerrilla
Georgia Clarke	...	Woman #1
Avril Clark	...	Woman #2
Athena Voyatzis	...	Athens Secretary
Aaron Schwartz	...	Czech Officer
Patricia Carroll Brown	...	Katis' Wife
Theresa Tova	...	Katis' Daughter
Lisa Jakub	...	Katis' Granddaughter
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alfred Molina	...	Young Christos
Lisa Rose	...	Olga

Directed by
Peter Yates

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Nicholas Gage		book
Steve Tesich		writer

Produced by
Nicholas Gage	....	producer
Mark Pick	....	producer
Nick Vanoff	....	producer
Nigel Wooll	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Bruce Smeaton

Cinematography by
Billy Williams

Film Editing by
Ray Lovejoy

Casting by
Noel Davis
Karen Hazzard

Production Design by
Roy Walker

Art Direction by
Fernando Gonzalez
Steve Spence

Set Decoration by
Martin Atkinson
Jacques M. Bradette

Costume Design by
Tom Rand

Makeup Department
Alan Boyle	....	makeup artist
Bryan Charbonneau	....	hair stylist: Canada (as Brian Charbonneau)
Ángel Luis De Diego	....	makeup artist: Spain
Bernard Gough	....	hair stylist
Edie Kerschl	....	makeup artist: Canada
Ken Lintott	....	makeup artist
Sue Love	....	hair stylist
Consuelo Zahonero	....	hair stylist: Spain

Production Management
Diego Gómez Sempere	....	production manager: Spain (as Diego Sempere)
Barbara Kelly	....	production manager: Canada
Denise O'Dell	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Derek Cracknell	....	assistant director
José Luis Escolar	....	second assistant director: Spain
Marcia Gay	....	second assistant director
Christopher Newman	....	first assistant director
Elizabeth Scherberger	....	third assistant director: Canada
Carlos Scola	....	first assistant director: Spain
Peter Heslop	....	third assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Miguel Chang	....	assistant art director: Spain
Ken Clark	....	props: Canada
Bill J. Coggon	....	stand-by props (as Bill Coggon)
Len Furey	....	construction manager
Peter Hancock	....	property master
Robert Hill	....	stand-by props
Erikos Kalutas	....	set dresser
John Lanzer	....	property buyer
Dave Midson	....	chargehand dressing prop
Doug Purdy	....	dressing props
Peter Spencer	....	property storeman
Donald Vandewater	....	construction manager: Canada (as Don Vandewater)
Tadeo Villalba hijo	....	props: Spain (as Teddy Villalba)

Sound Department
Don Banks	....	boom operator
Simon Manley	....	assistant sound editor
Ray Merrin	....	assistant sound re-recording mixer
Tony Message	....	sound editor
David Motta	....	sound assistant
Jim Roddan	....	sound editor
Bill Rowe	....	supervising re-recording mixer
Ivan Sharrock	....	production sound mixer
Nicholas Stevenson	....	sound editor
Graham Sutton	....	assistant sound editor
Steve Switzer	....	boom operator: Toronto

Special Effects by
Antonio Balandin	....	special effects supervisor: Spain
Kit West	....	special effects supervisor

Stunts
Sue Crosland	....	stunts (as Sue Crossland)
Pablo Garcia	....	stunts
Ignacio Matias	....	stunts
Pedro Palomo	....	stunts (as Pedro Paloma)
Greg Powell	....	stunt coordinator
Denise Ryan	....	stunts
Victoriano Terrón	....	stunts
Tip Tipping	....	stunts
Chris Webb	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Chic Anstiss	....	camera operator
George Cole	....	gaffer
Ted Deason	....	focus puller
Ginger Gemmel	....	camera operator (as Ginger Gemmell)
Jamie Harcourt	....	focus puller
Gail Harvey	....	still photographer
Danny Shelmerdine	....	assistant camera
Derek Sheriff	....	best boy
Malcolm Smith	....	grip
Adrian Tucker	....	video operator: Canada
Jimmy Worley	....	electrician

Casting Department
Jeremy Zimmerman	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jean Bourne	....	costume supervisor
Rosemary Burrows	....	costume supervisor
Andrés Fernández	....	wardrobe master: Spain
Geoff Lawrence	....	wardrobe assistant (as Geoffrey Lawrence)
Mary McCready	....	wardrobe mistress: Canada

Editorial Department
Simon Harris	....	assistant editor
Phil Sanderson	....	assistant editor
Toby Yates	....	trainee assistant editor

Music Department
Cilla Beirne	....	music assistant
Eric Tomlinson	....	music mixer

Other crew
Debra Beers	....	location manager: Canada
Marc Dassas	....	location manager
Prudence Emery	....	publicist: Canada
Chester Eyre	....	lab liaison
Laura Grumitt	....	production coordinator
Jak King	....	production accountant
Susan King	....	assistant accountant
Jaklyn Madduk	....	dialogue coach
Margarita McDermott	....	production coordinator: Spain
Rachel Neale	....	location manager
Trilby Norton	....	production assistant: Spain
Elizabeth Pontsa	....	assistant accountant: Canada
Ann Tasker	....	publicist
David E. Van Houten	....	publicity designer
Chris Warren	....	video coordinator
Dudley Wood	....	assistant accountant
Nikos Doukas	....	location manager (Greece) (pre-production) (uncredited)

Production Companies

• CBS Entertainment Production
• Eleni Productions

Distributors

• Embassy Home Entertainment (19??) (USA) (DVD)
• Embassy Home Entertainment (19??) (USA) (VHS)
• Embassy Home Entertainment (19??) (USA) (laserdisc)
• Globo Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• Warner Bros. Pictures

Other Companies

• Berman's and Nathan's  costumes
• Joe Dunton Cameras America  camera equipment
• Lee Lighting  grip and lighting equipment
• Morris Angel & Son Ltd.  costumes
• Olympic Sound Studios  music recorded at
• Pinewood Studios  post-productions
• Rank Film Laboratories  titles
• Thorn EMI Elstree Studios  re-recording

Runtime:

114 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:PG | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Canada

Company:

CBS Entertainment Production

Trivia:

Based on a true story, over 28,000 Greek children were forcibly taken from their parents and sent to various Communist countries, before the end of the Greek Civil War in 1949. The Greek Civil War was the first battle of the war against Communism and it was an important victory for the Allied Forces.

Outstanding

Powerful performances all around in this tale of a family's struggle to escape the Greek Civil War after World War II. Based on a true story, and with a powerful performance by Kate Nelligan as the title character. John Malkovich does not disappoint as her son who seeks to avenge his mother's execution. Oscar winner Linda Hunt also gives a fine supporting performance. A gripping, suspenseful mystery!