Dead City

Dec 3, 1951

1h 16m

★ 6.0

Overview

A young painter returns to his hometown, Mystras, where he falls in love with the daughter of a family with whom his own family has a feud. The girl's father will kill her, thinking she is a man, since she had disguised herself as a man to save her lover.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Finos Film

Dead City Trailers

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Cast

Lena

Irene Papas

Petros Petrokostas

Nikos Tzogias

Gianna

Eleni Zafeiriou

Lambros

Giannis Argyris

Mrs. Petrokosta

Hristina Kalogerikou

Mathios

George Foundas

Giannakos

Lakis Skellas

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