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The Murderess
The Murderess

The Murderess

7.0/10
June 13, 1974
90 minutes
Costas Ferris
Drama

Overview

An adaptation of one of the greatest greek novellas ('The Murderess' by Alexandros Papadiamantis). Fragkogiannou (Maria Alkaiou), a hard-done by, deranged woman after a life full of hardship, recalls the past by her newborn girl grandchild’s crib. Her mother was a wicked woman and one of her sons was a criminal. Lost in a haze, she strangles the baby as she is concvinced that girls can cause their family only trouble. Later, she lets a little girl drown in a well, while she drowns three other little girls, one of whom is a newborn baby. This is her way of sparing children and parents of the inevitable suffering in life.

Movie Details

Release Date

June 13, 1974

Runtime

90 minutes

Director

Costas Ferris

Rating

7.0/10

Cast

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