Dark Odyssey | |
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Directed by | Radley Metzger William Kyriakis |
Screenplay by | Radley Metzger William Kyriakis James Vlamos |
Produced by | Radley Metzger William Kyriakis James Vlamos |
Starring | Athan Karras Jeanne Jerrems David Hooks Rosemary Torri Edward Brazier Nicholas Zapnoukayas Ariadne Zapnoukayas |
Cinematography | Peter Erik Winkler |
Edited by | Radley Metzger William Kyriakis |
Music by | Laurence Rosenthal |
Production company | Era KM Films |
Distributed by | Audubon Films Era KM Films First Run Features |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
Country | USA |
Language | English |
Dark Odyssey is a 1961 American erotic drama film directed by Radley Metzger.[1][2][3]
An immigrant from Greece arrives in New York City to search for the man who mistreated his sister.
Dark Odyssey was favorably reviewed by The New York Times.[4][5] According to film reviewer Howard Thompson, the film is a "thoughtful, unpretentious and creatively turned little drama ... a fresh, economical approach to an ancient dramaturgical formula".[4] Gary Morris, another film reviewer, describes the film as having "visual beauty and emotional power" and being a "literal Greek tragedy shot on location in New York City".[6] Film critic Dan Georgakas describes the film as the "best film featuring Greek American characters ever made".[7] Dark Odyssey has been described, by one reviewer, as having a neorealistic style similar to Elia Kazan's On the Waterfront (1954) and Martin Ritt's Edge of the City (1957).[8]