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THE BOY ON A DOLPHIN (1957)

A sponge diver ( Sofia Loren) on Hydra island discovers a sunken ship filled with artifacts, including a priceless ancient gold statue of a boy on a dolphin. She and her boyfriend enlist the help of an American archaeologist, but her boyfriend can't afford the asking price and ends up turning to an art collector for help.

DIRECTOR: JEAN NEGULESCO
FILMING LOCATION: HYDRA, ATHENS, RHODES, KORINTHOS, POROS, KALABAKA, DELOS, DELPHI, SANTORINI

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ZORBA THE GREEK (1964)

Zorba the Greek is one of those stories that capture the magic of Greek life. In it, Basil (Alan Bates), a young English man who has Greek roots heads to Crete so that he could inspect an abandoned mine that his father owns. While on the island, he meets an intriguing Greek man named Zorba (Anthony Quinn) and they strike up a friendship. Basil quickly learned that life wasn’t always easy and filled with happy times. However, with Zorba’s help, he learned how to enjoy life even when things were less than perfect.

DIRECTOR: MICHAEL CACOYIANNIS
FILMING LOCATION: CHANIA

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THE GUNS OF NAVARONE (1961)

This film was a major box office success and became one of the 1961 most important films. Many famous actors starred, like Gregory Peck, David Niven, Anthony Quinn, Stanley Baker, and Irene Papas.

DIRECTOR: J. LEE THOMPSON
FILMING LOCATION: RHODES

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BEFORE MIDNIGHT (2013)

On the last night of their idyllic Greek vacation, longtime lovers Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and Celine (Julie Delpy) reminisce about their lives together and what different choices might have brought.

DIRECTOR: RICHARD LINKLATER
FILMING LOCATION: KALAMATA

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THE TWO FACES OF JANUARY (2014)

A con artist ( Viggo Mortensen)and his wife (Kirsten Dunst) find themselves in deep trouble in Greece after the former murders a detective. To escape from Greece, they must trust a stranger (Oscar Isaac) who is inherently untrustworthy.

DIRECTOR: HOSSEIN AMINI
FILMING LOCATION: ATHENS, CHANIA, HERAKLION

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MAMMA MIA! (2008)

The story of a bride-to-be, Sophie (Amanda Seyfried) trying to find her real father told using hit songs by the popular 1970s group ABBA and her mother, Donna (Meryl Streep), an independent hotelier in a small Greek islands, known as Kalokairi.

DIRECTOR: PHYLIDA LLOYD
FILMING LOCATION: SKOPELOS, SKIATHOS, PELION

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CAPTAIN CORRELLI'S MANDOLIN

Dr. Iannis and his beautiful daughter, Pelagia (Penelope Cruz) live an idyllic life on the Greek island of Kefalonia; that is, until Italian forces occupy it during World War II and Capt. Corelli (Nicolas Cage) is placed in the Iannis home as a boarder. Corelli and Pelagia are quickly smitten with each other, but when the Nazis arrive, he must fight to liberate the island from the real enemy.

DIRECTOR: JOHN MADDEN
FILMING LOCATION: KEFALONIA

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GIRL ON THE BRIDGE (1999)

Adèle (Vanessa Paradis ) a waif who is unlucky in love decides to take her own life by jumping from a Paris bridge, when she gets a strange proposition from Gabor (Daniel Auteuil), a professional knife thrower. Together, their luck is unstoppable, and they have an almost psychic bond. But fidelity is not easy, even for those that are perfectly mached.

DIRECTOR: PATRICE LECONTE
FILMING LOCATION: ATHENS

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THE BIG BLUE (1988)

One of the most stunningly beautiful films ever made, "The Big Blue" features gorgeous underwater photography and spectacular location shooting in Amorgos Island. The film charts the competition and friendship of real-life champions Jacques Mayol and Enzo Maiorca (Enzo Molinari).The emotional intensity of the film experience and mystical themes of the story have made it a cult phenomenon.

DIRECTOR: LUC BESSON
FILMING LOCATION: AMORGOS

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