America America

America America

1963 · 174 min · EN · PG · 6.9 (74 votes)
Dir. Elia Kazan · Starring Stathis Giallelis, Frank Wolff, Harry Davis, Elena Karam, Estelle Hemsley, Gregory Rozakis · Music Manos Hatzidakis

One man's struggle to the golden shore

DramaHistory

A young Anatolian Greek, entrusted with his family's fortune, loses it en route to Istanbul and dreams of going to America.

VIBE

A sweeping, earnest epic about the relentless pursuit of a distant dream. It captures the profound yearning for a better life against a backdrop of historical upheaval and personal hardship.

epicyearningsomberhopefulsteadyhistorical dramasweeping cinematographycharacter-drivenimmigrationthe american dreamperseverancecultural identity
immigrantbased on novel or bookamerican dreamgreekpovertymassacrehardship19th centuryottoman empirearmeniananatoliaturkeyconstantinople
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