Blood on the Land (Το Χώμα Βάφτηκε Κόκκινο) 58 years old

Vassilis Georgiades directed this tense drama, one of the final Greek films made before the 1967 coup which led to restrictions on film content. The plot concerns struggles between peasants and the wealthy estate-owners over division of land in the early part of the 20th century. This battle is contrasted with the rivalry of two brothers over a woman's affections. The performances are somewhat lacking, but Georgiades' assured direction and presentation of a little-known chapter of Greek history resulted in an Oscar nomination as "Best Foreign Film."

Credits

Manos Katrakis as Father Hormovas

Faidon Georgitsis as Yangos

Mairi Hronopoulou as Eirini

Notis Peryalis as Marinos Antypas

Angelos Antonopoulos as Kotsos

Blood on the Land Cast

Name	Character
Manos Katrakis He was 57, 76 years old when he died	as Father Hormovas
Faidon Georgitsis He was 27, 80 years old when he died	as Yangos
Mairi Hronopoulou She was 32, now 90 years old	as Eirini
Notis Peryalis He was 45, 89 years old when he died	as Marinos Antypas
Angelos Antonopoulos He was 33, now 92 years old	as Kotsos

Blood on the Land Crew

Name	Department
Vasilis Georgiadis as Director. He was 44 (78) years old when He died	Directing
Markos Zervas as Scenic Artist. He was 46 (83) years old when He died	Crew
Nikos Dimopoulos as Director of Photography. He was 40 (86) years old when He died	Camera
Mimis Plessas as Music. He was 42 (now 100) years old	Sound

Blood on the Land (58 years)

Release day: Tuesday, January 11, 1966
Runtime: 130 minutes