The Daughter of the Sun
Η Κόρη Του Ήλιου
Synopsis
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.
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Dinos Dimopoulos
- Screenplay & Story
- Dinos Dimopoulos
- Original Title
- Η Κόρη Του Ήλιου
- Country of Origin
- Greece
- Spoken Languages
- Greek
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Production Studios
- Finos Film
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Dinos Dimopoulos
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Dinos Dimopoulos
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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 principal cast of The Daughter of the Sun includes Aliki Vougiouklaki, Kostas Karras, Nikos Galanos, Spyros Kalogirou, Pantelis Zervos.
When was The Daughter of the Sun released and how long is it?
The Daughter of the Sun was released in 1971 with a total runtime of 1h 32m.