Modern Greeks: Melina Mercouri (TV 2007)
"Syghronoi Ellines: Melina Merkouri" (original title)

She was born Anna Amalia Mercouri or Maria Amalia Mercouri, and became well-known to international audiences when she starred in the 1960 film Never on Sunday, directed by her husband Jules... See full summary »

Director:

Demetres Anagnostopoulos

Writer:

Frieda Bubie

Storyline

She was born Anna Amalia Mercouri or Maria Amalia Mercouri, and became well-known to international audiences when she starred in the 1960 film Never on Sunday, directed by her husband Jules Dassin. Nominated for an Academy award for Never on Sunday, she went on to star in such films as Topkapi, Phaedra, and Gaily, Gaily. Her first film Stella (1955) was directed by Michael Cacoyannis, the director of Zorba the Greek, and was nominated for the Golden Palm at the 1955 Cannes Film Festival. As Minister of Culture, she initiated the launch of the Cultural Capital of Europe. Athens inaugurated this institution in 1986. Mercouri advocated the return of the Parthenon Marbles that Lord Elgin removed from the Parthenon. She died in 1994 in a New York hospital at the age of 73 from lung cancer

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Taglines:

I was born Greek

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Genres:

Documentary | Biography

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Details

Country:

Greece

Language:

English French Greek

Release Date:

16 March 2007 (Greece)

Also Known As:

Modern Greeks: Melina Mercouri

Filming Locations:

Athens, Greece

Company Credits

Production Co:

Multichoice Hellas-Nova

Technical Specs

Runtime:

52 min

Color:

Color

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