I limni ton stenagmon (1959)

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Country: Greece
Genres: Drama, History, Romance
Release:
Director: Grigoris Grigoriou
Writers: Grigoris Grigoriou
Language: Greek
Stars: Irene Papas , Andreas Barkoulis , Andreas Zisimatos , Theano Ioannidou , Dimitris Kallivokas , Eleni Zafeiriou , Tzavalas Karousos , Takis Hristoforidis , Hristoforos Zikas , Yiorgos Olimbios
Runtime: 82 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Η κυρά Φροσύνη και ο Αλή Πασάς (Greece) , Η λίμνη των στεναγμών (Greece) , The Lake of Sighs (United States of America) , I limni ton stenagmon , Η κυρά Φροσύνη και ο Αλή Πασάς (Στη λίμνη των στεναγμών) (Greece) , The Lake of Sighs , The Lake of Sighs (United Kingdom)
Plot: 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...
IMDB:tt0220615