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Written and directed by Elia Kazan (On the Waterfront, 1954), this story begins around 1900 centering on the life of a poor Greek in Turkey. A second-class citizen there, selling ice in the marketplace and enduring humiliation on a daily basis, he is determined to escape to America by way of Constantinople. Starring Stavros Topouzoglou and Vartan Damadian.
Year Released: 1963
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