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