America America

"One man's struggle to the golden shore"

1963 2h 54m EN

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7.0

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67%

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7.7

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★7.0TMDB · 101🍅67%Rotten Tomatoes●72Metacritic★7.7IMDB · 6,419

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Synopsis

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A young Anatolian Greek, entrusted with his family's fortune, loses it en route to Istanbul and dreams of going to America.

“One man's struggle to the golden shore”

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Cast

Stathis Giallelis
Stavros Topouzoglou
Frank Wolff
Vartan Damadian
Harry Davis
Isaac Topouzoglou
Elena Karam
Vasso Topouzoglou
Estelle Hemsley
Grandmother Topouzoglou
Gregory Rozakis
Hohannes Gardashian
Lou Antonio
Osman
Salem Ludwig
Odysseus Topouzoglou

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Elia Kazan
Writers: Elia Kazan
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 174 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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ERA

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63 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Elia Kazan, shot by Haskell Wexler. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Manos Hatzidakis. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Dede Allen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Stathis Giallelis and Frank Wolff and Harry Davis carry the top of the cast.

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ERA

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Marketing tagline: "One man's struggle to the golden shore".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0056825 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Elia Kazan directs. Haskell Wexler behind the camera. Manos Hatzidakis scores. Dede Allen cuts. A long sit — settle in. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Clocks in at 174 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
263 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by Elia Kazan, shot by Haskell Wexler. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Manos Hatzidakis. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Dede Allen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Stathis Giallelis and Frank Wolff and Harry Davis carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "One man's struggle to the golden shore".
8IMDB entry: tt0056825 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 12 themes, including "immigrant", "based on novel or book", "american dream", "greek".