Blood on the Land

Blood on the Land (Greek: Το χώμα βάφτηκε κόκκινο, romanized: To homa vaftike kokkino, lit. 'The earth was painted red') is a 1966 Greek western[1] drama film directed by Vasilis Georgiadis. Its subject is conflict between landowners and agricultural workers in Thessaly in the early 20th century. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.[2]

Blood on the Land
Directed by	Vasilis Georgiadis
Written by	Nikos Foskolos
Starring	Nikos Kourkoulos
Cinematography	Nikos Dimopoulos
Release date	1966
Running time	130 minutes
Country	Greece
Language	Greek

Cast

• Nikos Kourkoulos as Odysseas Hormovas
• Mary Chronopoulou as Eirini
• Giannis Voglis as Rigas Hormovas
• Faidon Georgitsis as Giannos
• Zeta Apostolou
• Notis Peryalis as Marinos Antypas
• Eleni Kriti
• Angelos Antonopoulos as Kotsos
• Manos Katrakis as Father Hormovas
• Athinodoros Prousalis as a police officer

See also

• List of submissions to the 38th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Greek submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References

1. "Το ελληνικό γουέστερν και η υποψηφιότητα στο Hollywood για όσκαρ, στην κατηγορία καλύτερης ξενόγλωσσης ταινίας!" [The Greek western and its Hollywood nomination for Oscar, in Best Foreign Language Film category!]. ellinikoskinimatografos.gr (in Greek). April 14, 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
2. "The 38th Academy Awards (1966) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-11-06.

External links

• Blood on the Land at IMDb