Never on Sunday
Original Title
Pote tin Kyriaki- Director: Jules Dassin
- Writer: Jules Dassin
- Producer: Jules Dassin, Vassily Lambiris
CGiii Comment
"The Happy Street-Walker of Piraeus..."
Beautiful and corrupt, sociable and sensitive, Ilya, an independent, happy-go-lucky streetwalker in the bustling Port of Piraeus, is the talk of the town. Intrigued by her character, the love-smitten American intellectual and amateur philosopher, Homer Thrace, sets his sights on becoming Ilya's Pygmalion, and in the process, attempt to explain the decline of the great Ancient Greek civilisation. Of course--as Ilya belongs to no one, and the handsome Greek-Italian dockhand, Tonio, is bent on winning her heart--this is a challenging task, especially when proud Ilya swears that she leads a full and exciting life. Now, the romantic philhellene has two short weeks to accomplish his task. Will he learn a thing or two about life, and maybe, just maybe, find the secret of happiness?
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Cast & Characters
Melina Mercouri (as Ilya)
Jules Dassin (as Homer Thrace)
Giorgos Foundas (as Tonio (as Georges Foundas))
Titos Vandis (as Giorgos)
Mitsos Ligizos (as Captain)
Despo Diamantidou (as Despo)
Dimos Starenios (as Skoupidis)
Dimitris Papamichael (as British Seaman (as Dimitri Papamichael))
Alexis Solomos (as Mr. Noface)
Aleka Katselli
Faidon Georgitsis (as British Seaman)
Giorgos Foras (as (as George Foras))
Nikos Fermas (as Waiter)
Giannis Fermis (as Man Missing the Tramway)
Hristoforos Zikas (as (as Christos Zikas))
Thanasis Vengos (as Thanasis (as Thanassis Veggos))
Koula Agagiotou (as Prostitute)
Artemis Matsas (as Lawyer)
Kostas Doukas
Panos Karavousanos (as Spyros (as Panos Karavoussanos))
Soula Kyriakidou (as (as Tasia Kyriakidou))
Stefanos Skopelitis (as Street Organ Player)
Popi Gika
Kostas Nikoloudis
Nikos Tsachiridis (as Man in Shipyard (uncredited))