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The Lake of Sighs (1959)

The Lake of Sighs (1959)

Drama Romance History
Release Date: 1959, January 1
Directors: Grigoris Grigoriou
Countries: Greece
Production: Karagiannis-Karatzopoulos
Cast: Irene Papas, Dimitris Kalivokas, Andreas Barkoulis, Eleni Zafeiriou, Theano Ioannidou, Tzavalas Karousos, Andreas Zisimatos, Roula Chrysopoulou

Overview:

Ioannina, in the beginning of the 19th century. The whole Greece is under Turks. Ioannina is governed by the fierce and vulgar Ali Pasas. Ali’s eldest son, Muchtar, falls in love with a young Greek widow, Frosyni. The problem is, he’s married to the vindictive and cruel Chanife. And the muslim penalty for having an affair with a married man is death…