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  • The Message
  • The Message review by A customer from Enfield, UK
    Rated - 0.0 stars Boring 9 March 2007
    ...could not watch it all, i got bored after 15 minutes. How did Anthony Queen and Irene Papas were drawn into this I don't know!!!! ...   Read customer review
  • Zorba The Greek
  • Zorba The Greek review by A customer from Sunny Wolverhampton On Sea
    Rated - 5.0 stars A CLASSIC - LOVED IT 15 October 2007
    ...ge life 40 years ago - although the hounding and murder of the beautiful widow (Irene Papas) and the pillaging of the Ritz Hotel after the death of Madame Hortense were di...   Read customer review
  • Oasis Of Fear
  • Oasis Of Fear review by A customer from Cheltenham
    Rated - 4.0 stars A Lost Gem, Found At Last 10 November 2008
    ...a three hander between the actors Ray Lovelock (Dick), Onella Muti (Ingrid) and Irene Papas (Barabara). Oasis Of Fear takes you far from where the movie began, essentia...   Read customer review

Irene Papas - filmography


  • Captain Corelli's Mandolin on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Nicolas Cage,  Penelope Cruz,  John Hurt
    Director: John Madden
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    In keeping with Hollywood's time-honoured tradition of turning celebrated novels into cinematic spectacles, director John Madden brings Louis de Berniere's acclaimed 1994 work, CORELLI'S MANDOLIN, to life. Set on the Greek island of Cephalonia in 1940, the film tells the story of the beautiful ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 11,987 members
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  • High Season on DVD (1987)
    Starring: Jacqueline Bisset,  James Fox,  Irene Papas
    Director: Clare Peploe
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Katharine is a talented photographer living on an idyllic Greek island. Unfortunately, the only thing that's clicking is her camera, until she finds herself surrounded by crazies, spies, smugglers, love-sick tourists, a teenage daughter and an ex-husband.
    2.5 stars out of 5 45% from 111 members
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  • Lion Of The Desert on DVD (1980)
    Starring: Anthony Quinn,  Oliver Reed,  Rod Steiger
    Director: Moustapha Akkad
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    The year is 1929 and dictator Mussolini, infuriated by the 20 year war waged by Bedouin patriots to combat Italian colonisation, orders his new military Governor to crush the Bedouins and capture their leader, Mukhtar. But Mukhtar has other plans and leads his men on a fearless battle to rid Africa ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 452 members
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  • Christ Stopped At Eboli on DVD (1979)
    Starring: Paolo Bonacelli,  Alain Cuny,  Lea Massari
    Director: Francesco Rosi
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Based on an autobiographical novel by Carlo Levi, Cristo si e fermato a Eboli stars Gian-Maria Volonte as Levi, a prominent anti-fascist author and artist who, during Mussolini's regime was exiled to Eboli, a tiny village in Southern Italy. The government believed Levi's controversial views would ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 585 members
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  • Bloodline on DVD (1979)
    Starring: Ben Gazzara,  Romy Schneider,  James Mason
    Director: Terence Young
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Suspense thriller based on the best-selling novel by Sidney Sheldon. When Sam Roffe, president of a multinational pharmaceutical company, is killed while mountain-climbing, his beautiful daughter Elizabeth (Audrey Hepburn) inherits the controlling interest of his empire - and almost immediately ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 45% from 122 members
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  • The Message (2 discs) on DVD (1977)
    Starring: Anthony Quinn,  Irene Papas,  Michael Ansara
    Director: Moustapha Akkad
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
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    This handsomely-mounted historical epic concerns the birth of the Islamic faith and the story of the prophet Mohammed -- who, in accordance with the tenants of Islam, is never seen or heard (any physical depiction of the prophet is considered a heinous sin within the faith). In Mecca in the 7th ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 1,103 member
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  • Oasis Of Fear on DVD (1971)
    Starring: Ornella Muti,  Irene Papas,  Ray Lovelock
    Director: Umberto Lenzi
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
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    Also known as DIRTY PICTURES this fabulously trippy sexploitation thriller from Umberto Lenzi (PARANOIA, NIGHTMARE CITY, CANNIBAL FEROX) is a lost classic long unavailable to fans of classy kinky flicks.RTwo young, sexually-free hippies, Dick (Ray Lovelock) and Ingrid (Ornella Muti) finance their ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 50% from 155 members
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  • Z (1969)
    Starring: Yves Montand,  Irene Papas,  Jean-Louis Trintignant
    Director: Costa Gavras
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Costa-Gavras chronicles the overthrow of the democratic government in Greece. When a liberal politician is murdered in an attack during a peace demonstration, the right wing established figures in the military and the police try and hide not only their parts in it, but try to cover up the murder as ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 79% from 77 members
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  • Z (1969)
    Starring: Yves Montand,  Irene Papas,  Jean-Louis Trintignant
    Director: Costa-Gavras
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Following the murder of a prominent leftist, an investigator tries to uncover the truth while government officials attempt to cover up their roles.
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 13 members
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  • The Moon Spinners on DVD (1964)
    Starring: Hayley Mills,  Peter McEnery,  Eli Wallach
    Director: James Nielson
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Two American tourists on holiday in Greece find themselves accused of being international jewel thieves. They must uncover the identity of the real crook, or face the unpleasant prospect of spending several years in a Greek prison. A light mystery/romance from the Disney people.
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 171 members
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  • Zorba The Greek on DVD (1964)
    Starring: Anthony Quinn,  Alan Bates,  Irene Papas
    Director: Michael Cacoyannis
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Michael Cacoyannis's powerful film starring Anthony Quinn garnered seven Academy Award nominations including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor. On the Greek isle of Crete, Basil (Alan Bates), a shy, inhibited writer from England is befriended by Zorba, a boisterous, gregarious peasant with ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 1,025 member
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  • The Guns Of Navarone on DVD (1961)
    Starring: Gregory Peck,  David Niven,  Anthony Quinn
    Director: J. Lee Thompson
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    The guns of Navarone are huge Nazi cannons, installed on an Aegean island behind enemy lines. Anthony Quayle is the officer assigned by the British to lead a task force to put the guns out of commission. When Quayle is injured, the mission winds up in the relatively inexperienced hands of Gregory ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 5,324 members
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  • Tribute to a Bad Man (1956)
    Starring: James Cagney,  Irene Papas,  Vic Morrow
    Director: Robert Wise
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    The catch-all title Tribute to a Bad Man had been floating around MGM for years (at one point, it was the working title for The Bad and the Beautiful) before it was finally affixed to this big-budget western. Originally intended as a vehicle for Spencer_Tracy, the film was recast with James_Cagney ..read more »
    5 stars out of 5 100% from 1 member
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Irene Papas facts

5 most recent films

Captain Corelli's Mandolin - 3.0 stars
High Season - 2.5 stars
Lion Of The Desert - 3.5 stars
Christ Stopped At Eboli - 3.5 stars
Bloodline - 2.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Z - 4.0 stars
The Message - 3.5 stars
Anne Of The Thousand Days - 3.5 stars
The Guns Of Navarone - 3.5 stars
Lion Of The Desert - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

The Fifth Offensive - 3.0 stars
Z - 3.5 stars
The Guns Of Navarone - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
Tribute to a Bad Man - 5.0 stars
Bloodline - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Anthony Quinn - 8 times - show films
Martin Benson - 4 times - show films
Johnny Sekka - 4 times - show films
Michael Ansara - 4 times - show films
Andre Morell - 4 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Moustapha Akkad - 5 times - show films
Umberto Lenzi - 2 times - show films
J. Lee Thompson - 2 times - show films
Terence Young - 1 times - show films
Francesco Rosi - 1 times - show films