Film

Eleni

1985 · 1h 54m · Drama · History

The Echo of a Mother's Voice. Fuels a Son's Revenge.

IMDb

6.9

Rotten Tomatoes

83%

Nick is a writer in New York when he gets posted to a bureau in Greece. He has waited 30 years for this. He wants to know why his mother was killed in the civil war years earlier. In a parallel plot line we see Nick as a young boy and his family as they struggle to survive in the occupied Greek hillside. The plot lines converge as Nick's investigations bring him closer to the answers.

Kate Nelligan

Eleni

John Malkovich

Nicholas 'Nick' Gage

Linda Hunt

Katina

Oliver Cotton

Katis

Ronald Pickup

Spiro

Rosalie Crutchley

Grandmother

Glenne Headly

Joan

Dimitra Arliss

Ana (Czechoslovakia)

Steve Plytas

Christos

Lisa Jakub

Katis' Granddaughter

• Peter YatesDirector
• Steve TesichScreenplay
• Nicholas GageNovel
• Billy WilliamsDirector of Photography
• Bruce SmeatonOriginal Music Composer
• Ray LovejoyEditor
• Noel DavisCasting

Release date

November 1, 1985

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 54m

Rated

PG

Genres

Drama, History

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