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Directed by | Elia Kazan |
Screenplay by | Elia Kazan |
Based on | America, America by Elia Kazan |
Produced by | Elia Kazan |
Starring | Stathis Giallelis |
Narrated by | Elia Kazan |
Cinematography | Haskell Wexler |
Edited by | Dede Allen |
Music by | Manos Hadjidakis |
Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 174 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
America America (British title The Anatolian Smile) is a 1963 American drama film directed, produced and written by Elia Kazan. It was inspired by the struggle of his uncle, Avraam Elia Kazantzoglou, to work his way to America, a land of dreams and opportunity. Kazan adapted the screenplay from his own 1962 book.