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1. Reflets de Cannes (1952– )
Documentary
The first show of the French television about movies; the only one dedicated to the Cannes Film Festival. Features interviews and backstage footage devoted to the event, the gala evenings, the competing films, and everyday life in Cannes.
Stars: François Chalais, Jean Cocteau, Marcel Achard, Michèle Morgan
Votes: 135
2. Odissea (1968)
GP | 109 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Odysseus' journey told in Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. After fighting in the Trojan War, Odysseus spends years trying to return home to Itaka.
Stars: Bekim Fehmiu, Carlo Alighiero, Leonard Steckel, Constantin Andrieu
Votes: 855
3. Ocean (1989– )
540 min | Drama
After defending his sister from a wealthy landowner's sex-crazed son, Asdrubale is forced to go into hiding while his parents and sister, Yaiza, deal with the landowner Don Matjias who plots to abduct them in order to find Asdrubale.
Stars: Irene Papas, Mario Adorf, Thomas Patti, Gregg Thomsen
Votes: 111
4. Living Famously (2002– )
60 min | Documentary, Biography
Stars: Caroline Quentin, David Thomson, Patrick Allen, Sheridan Morley
Votes: 21
5. Short Cuts (2002)
25 min | Family
Short Cuts depicts a group of students in a media studies class facing the challenges of growing up and using a camera to express themselves for their schoolwork.
Stars: Katie Barnes, Gemma Bishop, Damien Bodie, Alex Capelli
Votes: 52
6. De película (1982–1990)
60 min
Stars: Isabel Mestres, José Ruiz, Emilio Linder, María Salerno
Votes: 136
7. Z (1969)
M/PG | 127 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The public murder of a prominent politician and doctor amid a violent demonstration is covered up by military and government officials. A tenacious magistrate is determined not to let them get away with it.
Director: Costa-Gavras | Stars: Yves Montand, Irene Papas, Jean-Louis Trintignant, François Périer
Votes: 31,188 | Gross: $0.08M
8. Lion of the Desert (1980)
PG | 173 min | Biography, Drama, History
In 1929, Italian Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini appoints General Rodolfo Graziani as colonial governor to Italian Libya with orders to stamp-out all resistance from Libyan nationalists led by rebel guerrilla leader Omar Mukhtar.
Director: Moustapha Akkad | Stars: Anthony Quinn, Oliver Reed, Rod Steiger, Irene Papas
Votes: 17,267 | Gross: $3.27M
9. Film Genre (2002)
60 min | Documentary
Stars: Peter Firth, Donald Richie, Ridley Scott, Peter Bogdanovich
Votes: 27
10. The Message (1976)
PG | 177 min | Biography, Drama, History
This epic historical drama chronicles the life and times of Prophet Muhammad and serves as an introduction to early Islamic history.
Director: Moustapha Akkad | Stars: Anthony Quinn, Irene Papas, Michael Ansara, Johnny Sekka
Votes: 50,519
11. Kraft Theatre (1947–1958)
60 min | Drama
A well-received anthology series presenting live television dramas.
Stars: Ed Herlihy, Vaughn Taylor, Valerie Cossart, Dan Morgan
Votes: 219
12. El asesinato de Julio César (1972)
30 min | Short
Director: Raúl Araiza | Stars: Anthony Quinn, Irene Papas, Larry Dolgin, Giacomo Rossi Stuart
Votes: 50
13. The Ed Sullivan Show (1948–1971)
TV-G | 60 min | Music, Talk-Show
The classic prime time variety show most famous for its vaudeville acts and rock music performances.
Stars: Ed Sullivan, The Ray Bloch Orchestra, Ray Bloch, Johnny Wayne
Votes: 1,555
14. Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979)
150 min | Drama
A doctor in Fascist Italy is exiled to a remote village for his political views.
Director: Francesco Rosi | Stars: Gian Maria Volontè, Paolo Bonacelli, Alain Cuny, Lea Massari
Votes: 2,719 | Gross: $0.07M
15. Iphigenia (1977)
Not Rated | 127 min | Drama
To appease offended gods before going to war, a commander must sacrifice his favorite daughter to them but does so under the pretext of marrying her off.
Director: Michael Cacoyannis | Stars: Irene Papas, Kostas Kazakos, Kostas Karras, Tatiana Papamoschou
Votes: 2,128
16. Zorba the Greek (1964)
Not Rated | 142 min | Comedy, Drama
An uptight English writer travelling to Crete, on a matter of business, finds his life changed forever when he meets the gregarious Alexis Zorba.
Director: Michael Cacoyannis | Stars: Anthony Quinn, Alan Bates, Irene Papas, Lila Kedrova
Votes: 24,030
17. Electra (I) (1962)
Not Rated | 110 min | Drama
Living in exile after the death of their father, the grown children of a murdered and usurped king converge to exact eye-for-an-eye revenge.
Director: Michael Cacoyannis | Stars: Irene Papas, Giannis Fertis, Aleka Katselli, Theano Ioannidou
Votes: 1,800
18. Sarâb (1982)
110 min | Adventure
Mamluk is an unassuming, handsome young peasant who happens to have come along just in time to save the king from a fatal trap, and as a reward, the king offers him the amount of land he ... See full summary »
Director: Abdelhafidh Bouassida | Stars: Yorgo Voyagis, Bekim Fehmiu, Miroslav Machácek, Irene Papas
Votes: 27
19.
Odissea (1968)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(1968)
GP | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Directors: Franco Rossi, Mario Bava | Stars: Bekim Fehmiu, Irene Papas, Scilla Gabel, Fausto Tozzi
Votes: 25
20.
Odissea (1968)
Episode:
Episode #1.8
(1968)
GP | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Director: Franco Rossi | Stars: Bekim Fehmiu, Irene Papas, Renaud Verley, Marcella Valeri
Votes: 20
21. The Guns of Navarone (1961)
Not Rated | 158 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A team of Allied saboteurs is assigned an impossible mission: infiltrate an impregnable Nazi-held Greek island and destroy the two enormous long-range field guns that prevent the rescue of 2,000 trapped British soldiers.
Director: J. Lee Thompson | Stars: David Niven, Gregory Peck, Anthony Quinn, Anthony Quayle
Votes: 55,110 | Gross: $28.90M
22. Studio One (1948–1958)
60 min | Drama
A pinnacle of the Golden Age of Television, "Studio One" presented a wide range of memorable dramas and received eighteen Emmy nominations and five wins during its prestigious nine-year run on CBS.
Stars: Betty Furness, Paul Branson, Charlton Heston, Mary Sinclair
Votes: 328
23. Matinee Theatre (1955–1958)
60 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A daily anthology show, featuring original material, as well as adaptations of literary classics.
Stars: John Conte, Peter Hansen, Sarah Churchill, Johnny Crawford
Votes: 133
24. Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
PG | 145 min | Biography, Drama, History
King Henry VIII of England discards one wife, Catharine of Aragon, who has failed to produce a male heir, in favor of the young and beautiful Anne Boleyn.
Director: Charles Jarrott | Stars: Richard Burton, Geneviève Bujold, Irene Papas, Anthony Quayle
Votes: 8,085 | Gross: $2.07M
25.
Odissea (1968)
Episode:
Episode #1.7
(1968)
GP | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Director: Franco Rossi | Stars: Bekim Fehmiu, Irene Papas, Renaud Verley, Marcella Valeri
Votes: 21
26. The David Frost Show (1969–1972)
90 min | Talk-Show
American show featuring the popular British talk show host.
Stars: David Frost, Gerri Granger, Tiny Tim, Dana Valery
Votes: 247
27. Blood Wedding (1977)
80 min | Drama
In a small village in southern Morocco, Amrouch cannot, because of his social position, marry the daughter of a wealthy farmer from the nearby village. Based on Federico García Lorca's play.
Director: Souheil Ben-Barka | Stars: Irene Papas, Laurent Terzieff, Djohra Bachene, Miloud Habachi
Votes: 28
28. Dead City (1951)
76 min | Drama
Petros finishes his studies and returns to his home, in Mystras. His mother expects him to continue an old vendetta of his ancestors, but he hasn't such intentions. On the contrary, he falls in love with Lena, member of the hostile family.
Director: Frixos Iliadis | Stars: Irene Papas, Nikos Tzogias, Eleni Zafeiriou, Giannis Argyris
Votes: 55
29. Two Girls on the Town (1961)
5 min | Short
Promotional featurette for the new feature film "The Guns of Navarone".
Stars: Irene Papas, Gia Scala
Votes: 11
30.
Odissea (1968)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(1968)
GP | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
20 years have passed in Ithaca since King Ulysses departed for Troy and never returned. The evil suitors eat his wealth, disturb the Queen, anxiously waiting for her to marry one of them, and insult the Prince, but Athena comes.
Director: Franco Rossi | Stars: Bekim Fehmiu, Irene Papas, Renaud Verley, Marina Berti
Votes: 23
31. Antigone (1961)
Not Rated | 93 min | Drama
Antigone defies her uncle's decree that her traitorous brother should go unburied and therefore find no rest in the afterlife; however, her actions have tragic consequences.
Director: Giorgos Tzavellas | Stars: Irene Papas, Manos Katrakis, Maro Kodou, Nikos Kazis
Votes: 889
32. Witness Out of Hell (1966)
83 min | Drama
Lea Weiss, a Polish Jewish woman, was first forced into prostitution at Auschwitz. Afterwards, she was victimized in medical experiments. Now, 20 years later, German war-crime prosecutors ... See full summary »
Director: Zivorad 'Zika' Mitrovic | Stars: Irene Papas, Daniel Gélin, Heinz Drache, Jean Claudio
Votes: 66
33. The Steps (1966)
92 min | Drama, Romance
Artist returns to Santorini, where she spent her childhood, to face the ghosts of her past and her present.
Director: Leonard Hirschfield | Stars: Irene Papas, Umberto Orsini, Takis Emmanuel, Spyros Fokas
Votes: 31
34. The Festival Game (1970)
55 min | Documentary
Directors: Tony Klinger, Mike Lytton | Stars: Omar Sharif, Britt Ekland, Jack Nicholson, Suzanna Leigh
Votes: 39
35.
Odissea (1968)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(1968)
GP | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Directors: Franco Rossi, Piero Schivazappa | Stars: Bekim Fehmiu, Irene Papas, Barbara Bach, Renaud Verley
Votes: 22
36.
Odissea (1968)
Episode:
Episode #1.6
(1968)
GP | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Director: Franco Rossi | Stars: Bekim Fehmiu, Irene Papas, Renaud Verley, Marcella Valeri
Votes: 20
37.
The Odyssey (1997)
Episode:
Part II
(1997)
PG-13 | 92 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
The greatest epic of the ancient world, Homer's Odyssey, is now magnificently recreated for television. Homer's tale recounts the journey of Odysseus, king of Ithaca & mastermind of the ... See full summary »
Director: Andrey Konchalovskiy | Stars: Armand Assante, Greta Scacchi, Isabella Rossellini, Bernadette Peters
Votes: 167
38.
Moses the Lawgiver (1974)
Episode:
Part VI
(1974)
PG | 60 min | Drama
In the series finale rebellion is triggered by Moses' harsh punishment of lawbreakers and by his scouting party's grim news that the Israelites must battle their way into Canaan.
Director: Gianfranco De Bosio | Stars: Irene Papas, Aharon Ipalé, Yosef Shiloach, Marina Berti
Votes: 14
39. The Odyssey (1997)
PG-13 | 176 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Follows Odysseus on his wanderings back to Ithaca following the Trojan War.
Stars: Armand Assante, Greta Scacchi, Isabella Rossellini, Bernadette Peters
Votes: 16,038
40. Don't Torture a Duckling (1972)
Not Rated | 105 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
When a southern Italian town is rocked by a string of child murders, the police and two urban outcasts search for the culprit amid scapegoating within the superstitious community.
Director: Lucio Fulci | Stars: Florinda Bolkan, Barbara Bouchet, Tomas Milian, Irene Papas
Votes: 10,631
41. We Still Kill the Old Way (1967)
Not Rated | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A leftist professor wants the truth about two men killed during a hunting party; but the mafia, the Church and corrupt politicians don't want him to learn it.
Director: Elio Petri | Stars: Gian Maria Volontè, Irene Papas, Gabriele Ferzetti, Laura Nucci
Votes: 1,764
42. Anxiety (1998)
110 min | Drama
They are famous, weighed down by honour, celebrated, highly esteemed - aged and ancient. The father, in an attempt to save his son from becoming decrepit tries to drive his son to suicide. ... See full summary »
Director: Manoel de Oliveira | Stars: Luís Miguel Cintra, José Pinto, Isabel Ruth, Leonor Silveira
Votes: 398
43. One of Those (1953)
89 min | Drama
Rocco and his brother Martino are two rich country-estate owners who descend upon the city in search of adventure.
Director: Aldo Fabrizi | Stars: Totò, Lea Padovani, Peppino De Filippo, Aldo Fabrizi
Votes: 107
44. Over Easy (1977–1982)
30 min | Talk-Show
A talk show with news, interviews, and entertainment aimed at the older viewer.
Stars: Hugh Downs, Peter Ustinov, Eartha Kitt, Imogene Coca
Votes: 17
45. The Trojan Women (1971)
GP | 105 min | Drama
The women of Troy face enslavement after the fall of their city.
Director: Michael Cacoyannis | Stars: Katharine Hepburn, Vanessa Redgrave, Geneviève Bujold, Irene Papas
Votes: 1,689 | Gross: $0.11M
46.
MGM Parade (1955–1956)
Episode:
Episode #1.30
(1956)
30 min | Documentary
Host Walter Pidgeon admits that he made himself available to host this episode if only to be able to discuss the film career of the legendary Greta Garbo. He mentions her short stint of ... See full summary »
Director: Leonard Spigelgass | Stars: Lew Ayres, James Cagney, Marie Dressler, Conrad Nagel
Votes: 18
47.
The Odyssey (1997)
Episode:
Part I
(1997)
PG-13 | 120 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Odysseus, the king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Ithaca, is called to service in the Trojan War after the birth of his son Telemachus, much to the dismay of his wife Queen Penelope. ... See full summary »
Director: Andrey Konchalovskiy | Stars: Armand Assante, Greta Scacchi, Isabella Rossellini, Bernadette Peters
Votes: 177
48. The Battle of Sutjeska (1973)
PG | 130 min | War
In 1943, 20,000 Yugoslav partisans led by Tito find themselves encircled by 120,000 well-armed Axis troops in the mountains of Bosnia and must break out of encirclement.
Director: Stipe Delic | Stars: Richard Burton, Ljuba Tadic, Velimir 'Bata' Zivojinovic, Irene Papas
Votes: 1,822
49. Un bambino di nome Gesù (1990 TV Movie)
190 min | Drama, History
The film attempts to fill in the "missing years" of Jesus, from ages 3 through 12. When King Herod orders that all Hebrew male children under the age of three be slain, Joseph moves his ... See full summary »
Director: Franco Rossi | Stars: Matteo Bellina, Bekim Fehmiu, María del Carmen San Martín, Alessandro Gassmann
Votes: 137
50. Climax! (1954–1958)
Unrated | 60 min | Drama
This was an anthology series that presented a different story and different set of characters on each episode. It ran from 1954 to 1958 and featured Casino Royale of James Bond fame, which led to two theatrical movies of the same name.
Stars: William Lundigan, Art Gilmore, Mary Costa, Michael Rennie
Votes: 257