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Eleni

  • 19851985
  • PGPG
  • 1h 54m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
1.6K
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Eleni (1985)
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A mother's love for her children leads to a son's revenge for her death in this dramatic thriller that begins during the Greek civil war.A mother's love for her children leads to a son's revenge for her death in this dramatic thriller that begins during the Greek civil war.A mother's love for her children leads to a son's revenge for her death in this dramatic thriller that begins during the Greek civil war.
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
1.6K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Peter Yates
  • Writers
    • Nicholas Gage(book)
    • Steve Tesich(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Kate Nelligan
    • John Malkovich
    • Linda Hunt
  • Director
    • Peter Yates
  • Writers
    • Nicholas Gage(book)
    • Steve Tesich(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Kate Nelligan
    • John Malkovich
    • Linda Hunt
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 33User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
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    Kate Nelligan
    Kate Nelligan
    • Eleni
    John Malkovich
    John Malkovich
    • Nick
    Linda Hunt
    Linda Hunt
    • Katina
    Oliver Cotton
    Oliver Cotton
    • Katis
    Ronald Pickup
    Ronald Pickup
    • Spiro
    Rosalie Crutchley
    Rosalie Crutchley
    • Grandmother
    Glenne Headly
    Glenne Headly
    • Joan
    Dimitra Arliss
    Dimitra Arliss
    • Ana (Czechoslovakia)
    Steve Plytas
    Steve Plytas
    • Christos
    Peter Woodthorpe
    Peter Woodthorpe
    • Grandfather
    Jon Rumney
    Jon Rumney
    • Lukas
    Alison King
    • Lukas' Wife
    Leon Lissek
    Leon Lissek
    • Antoni
    Stefan Gryff
    • Tasso
    Andrea Laskari
    • Nikola
    Lisa Rose
    • Olga
    Claudia Gough
    • Fotini
    Maria Calvente
    • Alexandra
    • Director
      • Peter Yates
    • Writers
      • Nicholas Gage(book)
      • Steve Tesich(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    • 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.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Silver Bullet/Twice in a Lifetime/Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins/Dim Sum (1985)

    User reviews33

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    7/10
    Decent Story But In A Word: Grim
    This is another of those supposedly based-on-a-true story accounts, this one dealing with a man's (writer Nicholas Gage) quest to return to his native Greece and avenge his mother's death which occurred 30 years earlier.

    This is not an uplifting story but it's not depressing, either.....but it is grim. It begins with the Grecian mother protecting her kids from the vicious Communisits of the late 1940s. The film switches back and forth from that period to modern-day but it's never disjointed. The acting by John Malkovich, Kate Nelligan and Linda Hunt is excellent and the scenery is pleasing and very little, if any, profanity if memory serves me. It's a decent film but not anything I'd watch more than once.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 21, 1985 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Елені
    • Filming locations
      • Greece
    • Production companies
      • CBS Entertainment Production
      • CBS Theatrical Films
      • Eleni Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $12,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $305,102
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $27,875
      • Nov 3, 1985
    • Gross worldwide
      • $305,102
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 54 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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