A young painter returns to his hometown, Mystras, where he falls in love with the daughter of a family with whom his own family has a feud. The girl's father will kill her, thinking she is a man, since she had disguised herself as a man to save her lover.
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Irene Papas
Lena
Known for
The Odyssey
Z
Nikos Tzogias
Petros Petrokostas
Also in
Phaedra
Μία γυναίκα κατηγορείται
Eleni Zafeiriou
Gianna
Also in
The Auntie from Chicago
A Matter of Dignity
Giannis Argyris
Lambros
Also in
The Ogre of Athens
Loxandra
George Foundas
Mathios
Known for
Zorba the Greek
Never on Sunday
Lakis Skellas
Giannakos
Also in
The Godson
Brother Anna
Christina Kalogerikou
Mrs. Petrokosta
Also in
Stella
Horse and Carriage
Anthi Miliadi
Villager
Also in
Engagement
The She-Wolf
Anny Papageorgiou
Villager
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Frixos Iliadis Director · Manos Hatzidakis Composer Aristeidis Karydis-Fuchs Cinematographer
First release December 3, 1951 · Produced in Greece · Original title Νεκρή πολιτεία
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Finos Film
Production
Greece
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Original title
Νεκρή πολιτεία
Original language
Greek
Spoken on screen
Greek
Release dates
Greece · December 3, 1951
Theatrical · Source: IMDb
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