TMDb Rating
4.8/10
6 verified votes
The Lake of Sighs (1959)
HistoryDramaRomance
82 min
Plot Summary
Ioannina, in the beginning of the 19th century. The whole Greece is under Turks. Ioannina is governed by the fierce and vulgar Ali Pasas. Ali’s eldest son, Muchtar, falls in love with a young Greek widow, Frosyni. The problem is, he’s married to the vindictive and cruel Chanife. And the muslim penalty for having an affair with a married man is death…
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HistoryDramaRomanceGrigoris GrigoriouIrene PapasAndreas Barkoulis1959
Director
Grigoris Grigoriou
Top Cast
Irene PapasAndreas BarkoulisTzavalas KarousosAndreas ZisimatosTheano Ioannidou
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