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Never on Sunday

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Never on Sunday
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NR,1hr 31min
Genres:
Comedy,Drama
Released:
January 1, 1960
Director:
Jules Dassin
Distributor:
Lopert Pictures Corporation
Starring:
Melina Mercouri, Jules Dassin, Georges Foundas  ...more
Synopsis: In this globally acclaimed comedy drama, eccentric, tough, and carefree Ilya (Melina Mercouri) is one of those characters who makes her mark on film history, and who made an internationally known star out of Mercouri. Ilya is a prostitute in the port of Piraeus with a definite sense of social and economic justice. The aptly named Homer (director Jules Dassin, later to marry his star) arrives in Greece, meets the irrepressible Ilya, and decides she needs more of the traditional Greek culture and less ... Full Synopsis
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Michael Costello, AMG Review
Forced out of Hollywood by the blacklist, noted noir director Jules Dassin (Brute Force [1949], Rififi [1954]) took a detour from his customary genre to make this entertaining comedy on a shoe-string budget. To his surprise, it became an international hit. The story, a twist on the legend of Pygmalion, concerns an academic type (Dassin) who journeys to Greece in hopes of understanding why it's lost ... Full Review
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