Blood on The Land
– Vassilis Georgiades directed this tense drama, one of the final Greek films made before the 1967 cou..
Vassilis Georgiades directed this tense drama, one of the final Greek films made before the 1967 coup which led to restrictions on film content. The plot concerns struggles between peasants and the wealthy estate-owners over division of land in the early part of the 20th century. This battle is contrasted with the rivalry of two brothers over a woman's affections. The performances are somewhat lacking, but Georgiades' assured direction and presentation of a little-known chapter of Greek history resulted in an Oscar nomination as "Best Foreign Film."
11 Jan 1966
Greek
Vasilis Georgiadis
Nikos Foskolos
Nikos Kourkoulos, Mairi Hronopoulou, Giannis Voglis, Faidon Georgitsis
In Greece, in the early part of the 20th century, two brothers from a wealthy landowning family have opposite views on how the poor workers who work on their land should be treated.