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The Lake of Sighs
1959 5.6 (5 votes) 1h 22m
Genres
History Drama Romance
Production Companies
Karagiannis-Karatzopoulos

The Lake of Sighs (Η Λίμνη των Στεναγμών)

Overview

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…

Key Crew

Director: Grigoris Grigoriou

Writer: Grigoris Grigoriou

Top Cast

Irene Papas
Irene Papas

Frosyni

Andreas Barkoulis
Andreas Barkoulis

Muhtar Pasha

Tzavalas Karousos
Tzavalas Karousos

Ali Pasha

Andreas Zisimatos

Tahir

Theano Ioannidou
Theano Ioannidou

Hanife

Eleni Zafeiriou
Eleni Zafeiriou

Ayah

Dimitris Kalivokas
Dimitris Kalivokas

Ioannis Kolettis

Roula Chrysopoulou
Roula Chrysopoulou

Zeibede

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