1 / 8
ERA
Did you know
Released 19 years ago.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
Cast
Nick Ashdon
El Greco
Juan Diego Botto
Niño de Guevara
Laia Marull
Jerónima de las Cuevas
Lakis Lazopoulos
Nikolos
Sotiris Moustakas
Titian
Dimitra Matsouka
Francesca
Dina Consta
Maid
Giorgos Hristodoulou
Duke Da Rimi
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Yannis Smaragdis
- Writers
- Jackie Pavlenko, Yannis Smaragdis
- Languages
- Hungarian, Italian, Greek, English, Spanish
- Countries
- Greece, Spain, Hungary
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
Did you know?
Fun facts 🍿
2 / 8
WORLD
Did you know
Dialogue crosses 5 languages: Hungarian, Italian, Greek, English, Spanish.
MoodPlayr · trivia#02
3 / 8
WORLD
Did you know
International production across 3 countries: Greece, Spain, Hungary.
MoodPlayr · trivia#03
4 / 8
DIRECTOR
Did you know
Directed by Yannis Smaragdis, shot by Aris Stavrou. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
MoodPlayr · trivia#04
5 / 8
DIRECTOR
Did you know
Original score by Vangelis. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
MoodPlayr · trivia#05
6 / 8
DIRECTOR
Did you know
Editor Yannis Tsitsopoulos shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
MoodPlayr · trivia#06
7 / 8
CAST
Did you know
Nick Ashdon and Juan Diego Botto and Laia Marull carry the top of the cast.
MoodPlayr · trivia#07
8 / 8
FACT
Did you know
Marketing tagline: "Can Darkness Win Light?".
MoodPlayr · trivia#08
Cinephile deep dive
The take
Yannis Smaragdis directs. Aris Stavrou behind the camera. Vangelis scores. Yannis Tsitsopoulos cuts. Produced in Greece, Spain, Hungary. Dialogue in Hungarian, Italian, Greek, English, Spanish.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 19 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 5 languages: Hungarian, Italian, Greek, English, Spanish.
- 3International production across 3 countries: Greece, Spain, Hungary.
- 4Directed by Yannis Smaragdis, shot by Aris Stavrou. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Vangelis. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Yannis Tsitsopoulos shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Nick Ashdon and Juan Diego Botto and Laia Marull carry the top of the cast.
- 8Marketing tagline: "Can Darkness Win Light?".
- 9IMDB entry: tt0905329 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 10Only 44 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Aris Stavrou
- Original score
- Vangelis
- Editing
- Yannis Tsitsopoulos
- Runtime
- 119 min · 1h 59m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- IMDB
- El Greco (2007)
Also by
Yannis Smaragdis
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Graal
GR
Greek Film Centre
GR
- HE
Hellenic Culture Organization
ERT
GR
- LE
Le Spot
- MA
Max Productions
GR
- MI
Ministerio de Cultura
- MO
Motion Picture Public Foundation of Hungary
HU
ICEC
ES
Key crew
- ScriptPhil Parker
- Line ProducerAlbert Espel
- ProducerGiorgos Fragos
- Line ProducerNicola Rosada
- ScriptDimitris Nollas
- ProducerRaimon Masllorens
- ProducerEleni Smaragdi
- ProducerDénes Szekeres
- EditorYannis Tsitsopoulos
- Assistant CameraThodoros Mihopoulos
- Lighting DesignEleftheria Deko
- Lighting ArtistEleftheria Deko
- Sound MixerKostas Varympopiotis
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2009-05-22· Source: IMDB
Also known as
International titles
- El grecoGR
- Ελ ΓκρέκοGR
