The Daughter of the Sun (1971)
The plain of Thessaly, 1910. The tenant farmers suffer untold hardships, both from the Arvanites invaders who ravage and seize their possessions and from the chief landlord of the area Stratos Karatzas, who claims the lion’s share of their harvest. The dynamic daughter of one of the tenant farmers, Maya, who is about to get married to a young farmer, Lefteris, leads their struggle for better conditions and confronts Karatzas – as well as his niece Vgenio, who also wants Lefteris. The latter plots and succeeds to separate them. Lefteris leaves for the army and Karatzas persuades Maya to marry him. Lefteris is captured during an ambush set by the Turks, but in the end he is set free and returns to Maya’s arms forever.
Director: Dinos Dimopoulos
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 92 min
Release Date: December 27, 1971
Cast
- Aliki Vougiouklaki - Magia Vali
- Kostas Karras - Lefteris
- Nikos Galanos - Pantelis Karatzas
- Spyros Kalogirou - Stratos Karatzas
- Pantelis Zervos - Father Stefanos
- Notis Peryalis - Thanasis Dimitrelis
- Lavrentis Dianellos - Stamatis Valis
- Nonika Galinea - Vgenio
- Jenny Zaharopoulou
- Dimitris Bislanis
Screenplay
Production: Finos Film
Country: Greece
Language: ελληνικά
Original Language: el
More Films by Director: Dinos Dimopoulos
More Films in Genre: Drama
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The Daughter of the Sun about?
- The plain of Thessaly, 1910. The tenant farmers suffer untold hardships, both from the Arvanites invaders who ravage and seize their possessions and from the chief landlord of the area Stratos Karatzas, who claims the lion’s share of their harvest. The dynamic daughter of one of the tenant farmers, Maya, who is about to get married to a young farmer, Lefteris, leads their struggle for better conditions and confronts Karatzas – as well as his niece Vgenio, who also wants Lefteris. The latter plots and succeeds to separate them. Lefteris leaves for the army and Karatzas persuades Maya to marry him. Lefteris is captured during an ambush set by the Turks, but in the end he is set free and returns to Maya’s arms forever.
- Who directed The Daughter of the Sun?
- The Daughter of the Sun was directed by Dinos Dimopoulos.
- Who stars in The Daughter of the Sun?
- The Daughter of the Sun stars Aliki Vougiouklaki, Kostas Karras, Nikos Galanos, Spyros Kalogirou, Pantelis Zervos, Notis Peryalis.
- How long is The Daughter of the Sun?
- The Daughter of the Sun has a runtime of 1h 32m (92 minutes).
- What genre is The Daughter of the Sun?
- The Daughter of the Sun is a Drama film.
- Where was The Daughter of the Sun produced?
- The Daughter of the Sun was produced in Greece.