List of the best Irene Papas movies: Electra(1962), Erendira(1983), The Message(1977), We Still Kill the Old Way(1967), Z(1969), Party(1996), Eboli(1979), Anne of the Thousand Days(1969), The Desperate Ones(1968), High Season(1987), Tribute to a Bad Man(1956), Into the Night(1985) ... ...
Drama
Greece
1962
110 Minutes
Irene Papas Aleka Katselli Giannis Fertis Theano Ioannidou Notis Peryalis Takis Emmanuel
daughter husband brother mother lover king brooding dreamy emotional raw ancient greece village mountain farmhouse battlefield greek drama moral dilemma grief murder justice
Living in exile after the death of their father, the grown children of a murdered and usurped king converge to exact eye-for-an-eye revenge.
Drama
Mexico|France|West Germany
1983
103 Minutes
Grandmother Amadis
Irene Papas Claudia Ohana Michael Lonsdale Oliver Wehe
While Erendira, a beautiful teenage girl, has a surreal mystical vision, her grandmother's house catches on fire and burns to the ground. Her grandmother holds Erendira responsible and, in ... See full summary »
Drama, History
Lebanon|Libya|Kuwait|Morocco|UK|Saudi Arabia|Egypt
1977
180 Minutes
uncle leader wife muslim passionate positive mecca medina battlefield market islam mohammad religious persecution battle rise underdog 7th century
This epic historical drama chronicles the life and times of Prophet Muhammad and serves as an introduction to early Islamic history.
Crime, Drama
Italy
1967
92 Minutes
Gian Maria Volonte Irene Papas Gabriele Ferzetti Salvo Randone Laura Nucci Franco Tranchina Luigi Pistilli Luciana Scalise
A leftist professor wants the truth about two men killed during a hunting party; but the mafia, the Church and corrupt politicians don't want him to learn it.
Mystery & Thriller
1969
127 Minutes
Yves Montand Irene Papas Jean-Louis Trintignant Jacques Perrin Charles Denner François Périer Pierre Dux Julien Guiomar Bernard Fresson Renato Salvatori Marcel Bozzuffi
political activist government official doctor murderer dark dense powerful greece city hospital police corruption political corruption city life accident cover-up rivalry sacrifice 1960s
A judge (Jean-Louis Trintignant) proves a leftist's (Yves Montand) hit-and-run death was a Fascist plot.
Drama
Netherlands|India
1996
95 Minutes
Michel Piccoli Irene Papas Leonor Silveira Rogério Samora Sofia Alves
India's Project X type of film.
Drama
1979
118 Minutes
Gian Maria Volonte Irene Papas Paolo Bonacelli Alain Cuny Léa Massari François Simon Antonio Allocca
artist mayor sister villager physician profound powerful solemn italy village countryside fascism class distinctions political unrest isolation unlikely allies carlo levi discovery transformation 1930s
A fact-based account of author-artist Carlo Levi's political exile in a remote Italian village during the 1930s.
Drama, History
UK
1969
145 Minutes
Queen Katherine of Aragon
Richard Burton Geneviève Bujold Irene Papas Anthony Quayle John Colicos Michael Hordern Katharine Blake Peter Jeffrey Joseph O'Conor William Squire Valerie Gearon
king queen cardinal maid pope heir dark hedonistic england royal court london king henry viii anne boleyn catherine of aragon divorce religion royalty forbidden love fall 16th century
King Henry VIII of England discards one wife, Catharine of Aragon, who has failed to produce a male heir, in favor of the young and beautiful Anne Boleyn.
Drama
1968
104 Minutes
Ajmi
Two Polish brothers (Maximilian Schell, Raf Vallone) escape from Siberia and head for Afghanistan, wooing two women on the way.
Comedy
1987
92 Minutes
Penelope
Jacqueline Bisset James Fox Irene Papas Sebastian Shaw Kenneth Branagh Lesley Manville Robert Stephens
A photographer (Jacqueline Bisset) reunites with her husband (James Fox) and gets involved with a spy on the island of Rhodes.
Western
1956
95 Minutes
Jocasta Constantine
James Cagney Don Dubbins Irene Papas Stephen McNally Vic Morrow James Griffith Onslow Stevens James Bell Jeanette Nolan Chubby Johnson Royal Dano
rancher cowboy wife thief dark gripping melodramatic united states ranch valley vigilantism farming love triangle theft horses revenge wretched excess transformation 1870s
An Easterner (Don Dubbins) goes to work for a Colorado rancher (James Cagney) who keeps law and order with a rope.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
USA
1985
115 Minutes
Shaheen Parvici
Jeff Goldblum Michelle Pfeiffer Richard Farnsworth Irene Papas Kathryn Harrold Paul Mazursky Roger Vadim Dan Aykroyd David Bowie Bruce McGill Vera Miles
thief assassin engineer wife husband depressed person amusing madcap lighthearted airport car jewelry theft crime ring infidelity running away adventure pursuit transformation love 1980s
After discovering that his wife is cheating on him, an insomniac aerospace engineer accidentally meets, and tries to help a beautiful model on the run from some extremely dangerous people.
Adventure, Romance, Drama
Italy|France
1954
88 Minutes
Faidia
Georges Marchal Gianna Maria Canale Renato Baldini Irene Papas Carlo Sposito Nerio Bernardi
Teodora, a Roman courtesan and former slave girl, marries the Roman emperor Justinian and assumes the throne as Empress of Rome. But the divide between nobility and slave is too great. ... See full summary »
Drama
Spain
1998
118 Minutes
Vieja pagana
Aitana Sánchez-Gijón Juan Diego Jesus Cabrero Irene Papas Mercedes Sanz-Bernal María Galiana
wife husband shepherd pagan villager bleak melodramatic dark spain village countryside farm fertility infidelity mental breakdown gossip resentment marriage fall discovery
Yerma wants a child but with her dispassionate husband have failed to conceive. On the other hand , Victor courts her but the sense of caste and honor prevent from surrendering to him.
Drama
1985
115 Minutes
Mother Giuseppina
Ben Cross James Mason Maximilian Schell Irene Papas Karl Heinz Hackl Riccardo Cucciolla Angelo Infanti Paolo Malco Tom Felleghy Delia Boccardo
An Italian bishop (James Mason) puts a young priest (Ben Cross) in charge of hiding Jews in a Nazi-occupied city.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1964
118 Minutes
Sophia
Hayley Mills Eli Wallach Peter McEnery Pola Negri Joan Greenwood Irene Papas Sheila Hancock Michael Davis Paul Stassino John Le Mesurier Andre Morell
young woman aunt criminal hotel owner love interest wealthy woman engaging gripping moving suspenseful thrilling crete island crime scene yacht church hotel cover-up jewel smuggling romance
A teenager encounters romance, intrigue and a search for stolen jewels during her visit to the island of Crete.
Drama, War
UK|USA
1961
157 Minutes
Maria Pappadimos
Gregory Peck David Niven Anthony Quinn Stanley Baker Anthony Quayle James Darren Irene Papas Gia Scala James Robertson Justice Richard Harris
captain explosives expert resistance fighter security head soldier sister engaging tense brash gripping intense greece boat mountain village island cliff sabotage covert operations mountain climbing
A team of allied saboteurs are assigned an impossible mission: infiltrate an impregnable Nazi-held island and destroy the two enormous long-range field guns that prevent the rescue of 2,000 trapped British soldiers.