''Madalena'' ( el, Μανταλένα) is a 1960 Greek

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

Dinos Dimopoulos Dinos Dimopoulos ( el, Ντίνος Δημόπουλος; 22 August 1921 – 28 February 2003) was a Greek actor, film director, screenwriter and theatre director. He directed more than 40 films between 1953 and 1993. His 1959 film ''Astero ...

. It was entered into the

1961 Cannes Film Festival The 14th Cannes Film Festival was held from 3 to 18 May 1961. The Palme d'Or went to the ''Une aussi longue absence'', directed by Henri Colpi and '' Viridiana'', directed by Luis Buñuel. The festival opened with '' Che gioia vivere'', directed ...

. The film won three awards in the 1st Thessaloniki Film Festival.

Plot

A girl lives on a small Greek island in the Aegean sea. She and her family live off the job of her father who has a little boat that ferries passengers to a neighboring island. When her father dies, she has to become the head of her family and take care of her brothers and sisters. As a working woman, she faces discrimination from the island's community. Despite many difficulties she doesn't give up. Frustrated, she decides to marry a rich farmer from the island. But the love of her main competitor overturns the situation.

Cast

Aliki Vougiouklaki Aliki Stamatina Vougiouklaki (Greek: Αλίκη Σταματίνα Βουγιουκλάκη Greek pronunciation: ˈlici stamaˈtina vuʝuˈklaci 20 July 1934 – 23 July 1996) was a Greek cinema and theater actress, singer and theatrical producer ...

as Madalena Charidimou *

Dimitris Papamichael Dimitris Papamichael ( el, Δημήτρης Παπαμιχαήλ ; 1934–2004) was a popular Greek actor and director. In 1965, he married Aliki Vougiouklaki, the so-called "national star" of Greece. The star couple remained married for a decad ...

as Labis Yokaris *

Pantelis Zervos Pantelis Zervos ( el, Παντελής Ζερβός, Born 1908 in Loutraki – January 22, 1982 in Athens) was a Greek theatrical and a film actor. Biography Zervos was born in Loutraki near Corinth in Perachora. He attended the Art Theatre S ...

as the priest * Thodoros Moridis (as Theodoros Moridis) as Giorgaras Yokaris * Yorgos Damasiotis as police captain *

Despo Diamantidou Despoina "Despo" Diamantidou ( el, Δέσπω Διαμαντίδου; 13 July 1916 – 18 February 2004) was a Greek actress. She appeared in more than seventy films from 1949 to 2003. She played Tatiana in Alan King's summer replacement sitcom, ' ...

as Mrs. Yoraki * Smaro Stefanidou as Pipitsa * Keti Lampropoulou as Rozina Yoraki * Lavrentis Dianellos as Kapetan Kosmas Charidimos *

Thanasis Vengos Thanasis Veggos (alternatively spelt Thanassis and/or Vengos; Greek language, Greek: Θανάσης Βέγγος; pronounced: ''Thanássis Véngos''; 29 May 19273 May 2011) was a Greece, Greek actor and director born in Neo Faliro, Piraeus. He perf ...

as the policeman * Spyros Kalogyrou as Giakoumis *

Periklis Christoforidis Periklis Christoforides (1907 – 30 September 1983) was an Ottoman-born Greek film actor. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1929 and 1979. He was born in Trebizond, Ottoman Empire, and died in Thessaloniki, Greece, following a ...

as Charisis * Maria Giannakopoulou *

Thanasis Tzeneralis Thanasis (Θανάσης) is a Greek given name, short for Athanasios (Αθανάσιος), which can mean "eternal life" or "immortal". Notable people with the name Thanasis or Thanassis include: *Thanasis Antetokounmpo (born 1992), Greek bask ...

(as Thanos Tzeneralis) as Baroutis * Mary Metaxa * Panos Karavousanos (as Panagiotis Karavousanos) as an islander * Nikos Flokas * Elena Apergi * Vasilis Kailas as Pantelakis Charidimos (as Vasilakis Kailas)

Awards

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Madalena (Film) 1960 films 1960 comedy films Greek comedy films 1960s Greek-language films Greek black-and-white films Films directed by Dinos Dimopoulos Films set in Greece Films set on islands Films set in the Mediterranean Sea Films scored by Manos Hatzidakis