Never on Sunday (1960)

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Country: Greece
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Release: 1960-10-01
Director: Jules Dassin
Writers: Jules Dassin
Language: English | Greek | Russian
Stars: Melina Mercouri , Jules Dassin , Giorgos Foundas , Titos Vandis , Mitsos Ligizos , Despo Diamantidou , Dimos Starenios , Dimitris Papamichael , Alexis Solomos , Aleka Katselli
Runtime: 97 min
Awards: Won 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 8 nominations total
AKA: Aldrig på en söndag (Sweden) , Never on Sunday (Canada) , 痴漢嬌娃 (Hong Kong) , Ei koskaan sunnuntaisin (Finland) , Aldri på en søndag (Norway) , Никога в неделя (Bulgaria) , Vasárnap soha (Hungary) , Nunca en domingo (Argentina) , Nigdy w niedzielę (Poland) , Sonntags... nie! , Mai di domenica (Italy) , Pote tin Kyriaki , Ποτέ την Κυριακή (Greece) , Never on Sunday (United Kingdom) , Nunca aos Domingos (Brazil) , Nunca en domingo (Mexico) , Никогда в воскресенье , Aldrig om søndagen (Denmark) , Nunca ao Domingo (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , 日曜はダメよ (Japan) , Nunca en domingo (Spain) , Niciodata duminica (Romania) , Never on Sunday , Jamais le dimanche (France, French Republic) , Pazar günü asla (Turkey) , Never on Sunday (United States of America) , Nikoli v nedeljo (Slovenia)
Plot: Beautiful and corrupt, sociable and sensitive, Ilya, an independent, happy-go-lucky streetwalker in the bustling Port of Piraeus, is the talk of the town. Intrigued by her character, the love-smitten American intellectual and amateur philosopher, Homer Thrace, sets his sights on becoming Ilya's Pygmalion, and in the process, attempt to explain the decline of the great Ancient Greek civilisation. Of course--as Ilya belongs to no one, and the handsome Greek-Italian dockhand, Tonio, is bent on winning her heart--this is a challenging task, especially when proud Ilya swears that she leads a full and exciting life. Now, the romantic philhellene has two short weeks to accomplish his task. Will he learn a thing or two about life, and maybe, just maybe, find the secret of happiness?
IMDB:tt0054198