Blood on the Land (Το Χώμα Βάφτηκε Κόκκινο) 58 years old

Blood on the Land

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."

Credits

Blood on the Land Cast

Name Character
Manos Katrakis He was 57, 76 years old when he died as Father Hormovas
Faidon Georgitsis He was 27, 80 years old when he died as Yangos
Mairi Hronopoulou She was 32, now 91 years old as Eirini
Notis Peryalis He was 45, 89 years old when he died as Marinos Antypas
Angelos Antonopoulos He was 33, now 92 years old as Kotsos

Blood on the Land Crew

Name Department
Vasilis Georgiadis as Director. He was 44 (78) years old when He died Directing
Markos Zervas as Scenic Artist. He was 46 (83) years old when He died Crew
Nikos Dimopoulos as Director of Photography. He was 40 (86) years old when He died Camera
Mimis Plessas as Music. He was 42 (now 100) years old Sound
Blood on the Land poster
Blood on the Land (58 years)

  • Release day: Tuesday, January 11, 1966
  • Runtime: 130 minutes