Never on Sunday (1960)
May 24, 1960Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Melina Mercouri
Ilya
Jules Dassin
Homer Thrace
George Foundas
Tonio
Titos Vandis
Giorgos
Mitsos Ligizos
Captain
Despo Diamantidou
Despo
Dimos Starenios
Skoupidis
Dimitris Papamichael
British Seaman
Alexis Solomos
Mr. Noface
Faidon Georgitsis
British Seaman
Aleka Katselli
Actress
Nikos Fermas
Waiter
Manos Hatzidakis
Composer
Giannis Fermis
Man Missing the Tramway
Jacques Natteau
Cinematographer
Roger Dwyre
Editor
Thanasis Veggos
Thanasis
Koula Agagiotou
Prostitute
Artemis Matsas
Lawyer
Panos Karavoussanos
Spyros
Stefanos Skopelitis
Street Organ Player
Nikos Tsachiridis
Man in Shipyard (uncredited)
Vassily Lambiris
Associate Producer
Marios Stavropoulos
Production Manager
George Koukopoulos
Assistant Director
Stefanos Vlachos
Assistant Production Manager
Antonis Bairaktaris
Sound
Anna Armaou
Makeup Artist
Malvina Tsougiopoulou
Makeup Artist
Alekos Tzonis
Art Direction
Theoni V. Aldredge
Costume Design
Mihalis Grigoriou
Assistant Director
Thanasis Georgiadis
Sound
Deni Vachlioti
Set Decoration
Simoni Kyriakidou
Kostas Doukas
Hristoforos Zikas
Giorgos Foras
Popi Gika
Kostas Nikoloudis
Media.
Details.
Release DateMay 24, 1960
Original NameΠοτέ την Κυριακή
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 31m
Budget$151,000
Box Office$8,000,000
Filming LocationsGreece
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Never on Sunday (Greek: Ποτέ την Κυριακή, Poté tin Kyriakí) is a 1960 Greek romantic comedy film starring, written by and directed by Jules Dassin.
The film tells the story of Ilya, a contented Greek prostitute (Melina Mercouri), and Homer (Dassin), an earnest American classicist. Homer attempts to steer her toward morality while Ilya attempts to make Homer more relaxed. The original screenplay examines the impact of intellectual imperialism upon indigenous Joie de vivre. It constitutes a variation of the Pygmalion plus "hooker with a heart of gold" story.The film's bouzouki theme became a hit and the film won the Academy Award for Best Original Song (Manos Hadjidakis for "Never on Sunday"). It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Mercouri), Best Costume Design, Black-and-White, Best Director and Best Writing, Story and Screenplay as Written Directly for the Screen (both Dassin). Mercouri won the award for Best Actress at the 1960 Cannes Film Festival.