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Word of Honour

Word of Honour

Genres

Drama

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Drama set in 1940 about a peasant who traverses Cyprus to pray at a monastery.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Greek

Runtime

153 mins

Rating

4.8/10

Release Date

01 January 2001

Country

Bulgaria

Cast

Georges Corraface

Georges Corraface

Evagoras

Valeria Golino

Valeria Golino

Afroditi

Giannis Voglis

Giannis Voglis

Andreas Hatziandreas

Ilias Aletras

Ilias Aletras

Odysseas

Tania Kazantzieva

Tania Kazantzieva

Magdalini

Neoklis Neokleous

Neoklis Neokleous

Teofanis

Andreas Vasileiou

Andreas Vasileiou

Ektoras

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