''A Dream of Kings'' is a 1969
drama
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film directed by
Daniel Mann
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and written by
Ian McLellan Hunter
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, adapted from the novel of the same name by
Harry Mark Petrakis
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.
The film stars
Anthony Quinn
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,
Irene Papas
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,
Sam Levene
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and
Inger Stevens
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in her final role, as she committed suicide two months after the film's release. Critics raved over Quinn's performance and those of the supporting cast.
Plot
Matsoukas, a Chicago-based Greek-American married to his long-suffering wife Caliope, learns that his son is dying. Convinced that the child will fare better in Greece, Matsoukas attempts to raise the airfare to send the family there. However, all of his sources of income vanish until he is forced to fix a dice game to raise the cash. His wife eventually raises the money by stealing from her mother. There is only enough for two seats. In the end, she sends Matsoukas and the boy off with tearful embraces. On the plane, Matsoukas looks around him and begins to smile.
Cast
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Anthony Quinn
Manuel Antonio Rodolfo Quinn Oaxaca (April 21, 1915 – June 3, 2001), known professionally as Anthony Quinn, was a Mexican-American actor. He was known for his portrayal of earthy, passionate characters "marked by a brutal and elemental v ...
as Matsoukas
*
Irene Papas
Irene Papas or Irene Pappas ( el, Ειρήνη Παππά, Eiríni Pappá, ; born Eirini Lelekou ( el, Ειρήνη Λελέκου, Eiríni Lelékou, link=no); 3 September 1929 – 14 September 2022) was a Greek actress and singer who starred ...
as Caliope
*
Inger Stevens
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Early life
Inger Stevens was born in Stockholm, Sweden, the eldest child of Per ...
as Anna
*
Sam Levene
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as Cicero
*
Val Avery
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as Fatsas
*
Radames Pera
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as Stavros
*Tamara Daykarhanova as Mother-in-law
*
Peter Mamakos
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Early life
Mamakos was of Greek descent. Mamakos' father owned Pilgrim restaurants in New England. Mamakos was sent to California to scout lo ...
as Falconis
*
James Dobson
James Clayton Dobson Jr.
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as Doctor
*
Zvee Scooler
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as Zenoitis
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as Kampana
*
Hard Boiled Haggerty
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as Turk
*
Alan Reed, Sr. as Fig King
Home video
''A Dream of Kings'' was released as a Region 1 fullscreen DVD by Warner Home Video on March 23, 2009, via its Warner Archive MOD (
manufacture-on-demand) service.
See also
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List of American films of 1969
This is a list of American films released in 1969.
''Midnight Cowboy'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
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C–G
H–M
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T–Z
Documentaries and shorts
See also
* 1969 in the United States
External links
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References
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1969 films
1969 drama films
American drama films
Films scored by Alex North
Films based on American novels
Films directed by Daniel Mann
Films set in Chicago
Films shot in Chicago
1960s English-language films
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