Dark Odyssey
Dark Odyssey ★★ 1957
Metzger's first feature tells the tragic tale of a young Greek seaman who jumps ship in New York in order to avenge his sister's rape. He finds himself conflicted between his masculine sense of family honor and love when he falls for a Greek-American woman. Director's cut includes the original theatrical trailer. 85m/B VHS, DVD . David Hooks, Edward Brazier, Jeanne Jerrems; D: William Kyr-iakis, Radley Metzger; W: William Kyriakis, Radley Metzger; C: Peter Erik Winkler; M: Laurence Rosenthal.
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HEK-tur
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