Eleni
Brief Synopsis
A journalist back in Greece investigates his mother's death in the civil war of the late 1940s.
Cast & Crew
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Peter Yates
Director
Kate Nelligan
Eleni Gatzoyiannis
John Malkovich
Nicholas Gage
Linda Hunt
Katina
Oliver Cotton
Katis
Ronald Pickup
Spiro Skevis
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Biography
Drama
War
Release Date
1985
Production Company
CBS Television Stations; Rank Film Laboratory
Distribution Company
Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution; Communications & Entertainment International Ltd; Gaumont; J Arthur Rank Organization; Nelson Entertainment; Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution
Location
Greece
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 57m
Synopsis
A journalist back in Greece investigates his mother's death in the civil war of the late 1940s.
Director
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Peter Yates
Director
Cast
Kate Nelligan
Eleni Gatzoyiannis
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John Malkovich
Nicholas Gage
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Linda Hunt
Katina
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Oliver Cotton
Katis
Ronald Pickup
Spiro Skevis
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Rosalie Crutchley
Grandmother
Glenne Headly
Joan
Dimitra Arliss
Ana--Czechoslovakia
Steve Plytas
Old Christos
Peter Woodthorpe
Grandfather
John Rumney
Lukas
Alison King
Lukas' Wife
Alfred Molina
Young Christos
Stefan Gryff
Tasso Levendis
Andrea Laskari
Nikola
Lisa Rose
Olga
Claudia Gough
Fotini
Maria Alvarez
Alexandra
Anhoula Vraca
Glykeria
Noam Almaz
Costas
Norman Chancer
Sidney
Leo Kharibian
Larry
Arlene Mazerolle
New York Secretary
Michael Zelniker
Sidney Cohn
Keram Malicki-sanchez
Nick'S Son
Adrienne Pocock
Nick'S Daughter
Anthony Stamboulieh
Minister Of Justice
Christiana Fragou
Ana--Greece
Michael Chesden
Nationalist On Horse
Miguel Pedregosa
Officer On Horse
Vic Tablian
1st Guerrilla
John Eastham
2nd Guerrilla
Georgia Clarke
1st Woman
Avril Clark
2nd Woman
Athena Voyatzis
Athens Secretary
Aaron Schwartz
Czech Officer
Patricia Carroll Brown
Katis' Wife
Theresa Tora
Katis' Daughter
Lisa Jakub
Katis' Granddaughter
Leon Lissek
Antoni
Aaron Schwartz
Alison King
Crew
Chic Anstiss
Camera Operator
Martin Atkinson
Set Decorator
Antonio Balandin
Special Effects Supervisor (Spain)
Debra Beers
Location Manager (Canada)
Alan Boyle
Makeup
Jacques M Bradette
Set Decorator (Canada)
Rosemary Burrows
Wardrobe Supervisor
Jeff Clifford
Special Effects Technician
Derek Cracknell
Assistant Director
Sue Crossland
Stunts
Angel Luis Del Diego
Makeup (Spain)
Andres Fernandez
Wardrobe Master (Spain)
Nicholas Gage
Producer
Nicholas Gage
Book As Source Material ("Eleni")
Pablo Garcia
Stunts
Marcia Gay
Assistant Director
Ginger Gemmell
Camera Operator
Fernando Gonzalez
Art Direction (Spain)
Laura Grumitt
Production Coordinator
Jill Gutteridge
Location Manager (London)
Peter Heslop
Assistant Director
Erikos Kalutas
Set Dresser
Barbara Kelly
Production Manager (Canada)
Edie Kerschl
Makeup (Canada)
Ken Lintott
Makeup
Kenneth Lintott
Makeup
Ray Lovejoy
Editor
Ignacio Matias
Stunts
Mary Mccready
Wardrobe Mistress (Canada)
Ray Merrin
Sound Rerecording
Tony Message
Sound Editor
Rachel Neale
Location Manager
Chris Newman
Assistant Director
Trilby Norton
Production Assistant (Spain)
Denise O'dell
Production Manager (Spain)
Pedro Paloma
Stunts
Mark Pick
Producer
Greg Powell
Stunt Coordinator
Tom Rand
Costume Designer
Jim Roddan
Sound Editor
Bill Rowe
Sound Rerecording Supervisor
Denise Ryan
Stunts
Elizabeth Scherberger
Assistant Director (Canada)
Carlos Scola
Assistant Director (Spain)
Diego Sempere
Production Manager (Spain)
Ivan Sharrock
Sound Recording
Bruce Smeaton
Music
Steve Spence
Art Direction
Nicholas Stevenson
Sound Effects Editor Supervisor
Victoriano Terron
Stunts
Steve Tesich
Screenwriter
Tip Tipping
Stunts
Eric Tomlinson
Sound Recording (Music)
Adrian Tucker
Video Operator (Canada)
Nick Vanoff
Producer
Roy Walker
Production Designer
Christopher Warren
Video Coordinator
Chris Webb
Stunts
Kit West
Special Effects Supervisor
Billy Williams
Director Of Photography
Nigel Wooll
Associate Producer
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Biography
Drama
War
Release Date
1985
Production Company
CBS Television Stations; Rank Film Laboratory
Distribution Company
Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution; Communications & Entertainment International Ltd; Gaumont; J Arthur Rank Organization; Nelson Entertainment; Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution
Location
Greece
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 57m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Fall November 1, 1985
Released in United States on Video April 27, 1988
Began shooting September 1984.
Released in United States Fall November 1, 1985
Released in United States on Video April 27, 1988