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A Dream of Kings is a 1969 drama film directed by Daniel Mann and written by Ian McLellan Hunter, adapted from the novel of the same name by Harry Mark Petrakis.[2] The film stars Anthony Quinn, Irene Papas, Sam Levene and Inger Stevens in her final role, as she committed suicide two months after the film's release.

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A Dream of Kings
Directed by	Daniel Mann
Written by	Ian McLellan Hunter
Based on	A Dream of Kings by Harry Mark Petrakis
Produced by	Jules Schermer
Starring	Anthony Quinn Irene Papas Inger Stevens Sam Levene
Cinematography	Richard H. Kline
Edited by	Ray Daniels Walter Hannemann
Music by	Alex North
Distributed by	National General Pictures
Release date	December 15, 1969 (1969-12-15)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$3 million[1]

Plot

Matsoukas, a Chicago-based Greek-American married to his long-suffering wife Caliope, learns that his son is dying. Convinced that the child will fare better in Greece, Matsoukas attempts to raise the airfare to send the family there. However, all of his sources of income vanish until he is forced to fix a dice game to raise the cash. His wife eventually raises the money by stealing from her mother. They take the trip but Matsoukas stays behind to avoid further humiliating his wife.

Cast

• Anthony Quinn as Matsoukas
• Irene Papas as Caliope
• Inger Stevens as Anna
• Sam Levene as Cicero
• Val Avery as Fatsas
• Radames Pera as Stavros
• Tamara Daykarhanova as Mother-in-law
• Peter Mamakos as Falconis
• James Dobson as Doctor
• Zvee Scooler as Zenoitis
• Bill Walker as Kampana
• Hard Boiled Haggerty as Turk
• Alan Reed, Sr. as Fig King

Home video

A Dream of Kings was released as a Region 1 fullscreen DVD by Warner Home Video on March 23, 2009 via its Warner Archive MOD (manufacture-on-demand) service.

See also

• List of American films of 1969

References

External links

• A Dream of Kings at IMDb

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