A lusty Greek shipping magnate courts the widow of an assassinated U.S. president.
05-12-1978
1h 47m
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Main Cast
Movie Details
Production Info
Director:
J. Lee Thompson
Production:
Universal Pictures, ABKCO Films
Revenue:
$14,000,000
Budget:
$6,500,000
Key Crew
Producer:
Allen Klein
Producer:
Ely A. Landau
Executive Producer:
Mort Abrahams
Executive Producer:
Howard Koch
Executive Producer:
Les Landau
Locations and Languages
Country:
US
Filming:
US
Languages:
en
Main Cast
Anthony Quinn
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His first film appearance was as a sailor in We the Living (1942), but Vallone was not interested in an acting career. Nevertheless, he was cast as a soldier competing with Vittorio Gassman for the love of Silvana Mangano in Riso amaro (Bitter Rice) (1949). The film became a neo-realist classic and Vallone was launched on an international career. In 2001 he published his autobiography, L'alfabeto della memoria, with Gremese (Rome).
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