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Box office. $305,102. Eleni is the 1985 film adaptation of the memoir Eleni by Greek-American journalist Nicholas Gage. Directed by Peter Yates with a screenplay by Steve Tesich, the film stars John Malkovich, Kate Nelligan, Linda Hunt and Glenne Headly .
Dec 21, 1985 · Eleni: Directed by Peter Yates. With Kate Nelligan, John Malkovich, Linda Hunt, Oliver Cotton. A mother's love for her children leads to a son's revenge for her death in this dramatic thriller that begins during the Greek civil war.
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- Drama, War
- Peter Yates
- 1985-12-21
Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. "Eleni" is based on the true story of a New York Times reporter who went searching for his past in Greece. The reporter's name is Nicholas Gage. As a very young boy, he is sent to America to join relatives at the end of World War II.
In 1948, after arranging for her children to flee to America to escape the turbulence of the Greek Civil War, Eleni Gage (Kate Nelligan) is executed by the communists occupying her village.
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- Peter Yates
- PG
- Kate Nelligan
Based on the autobiographical novel by Nicholas Gage, Eleni traces Gage's search for the truth behind the execution of his Greek mother Eleni. John Malkovich...
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- 32.3K
- helenalief
Eleni. A mother's love for her children leads to a son's revenge for her death in this dramatic thriller beginning during the Greece civil war. The powerful cast includes Kate Nelligan, John Malkovich and Linda Hunt. IMDb 6.9 1 h 56 min 1985. PG. Drama · Military and War. This video is currently unavailable. to watch in your location. Details.
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Overview. Nick is a writer in New York when he gets posted to a bureau in Greece. He has waited 30 years for this. He wants to know why his mother was killed in the civil war years earlier. In a parallel plot line we see Nick as a young boy and his family as they struggle to survive in the occupied Greek hillside.
