Film

The Lake of Sighs

1959 · 1h 22m · History · Drama · Romance

IMDb

6.4

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…

Irene Papas

Frosyni

Andreas Barkoulis

Muhtar Pasha

Tzavalas Karousos

Ali Pasha

Andreas Zisimatos

Tahir

Theano Ioannidou

Hanife

Eleni Zafeiriou

Ayah

Dimitris Kalivokas

Ioannis Kolettis

Roula Chrysopoulou

Zeibede

Nora Debonera

Mairi Formozi

Takis Hristoforidis

Aleka Iliopoulou

Panos Karavousanos

Dora Katsaropoulou

Vangelis Kazan

• Grigoris GrigoriouDirector · Writer

Release date

January 1, 1959

Status

Released

Original language

Greek

Runtime

1h 22m

Genres

History, Drama, Romance