El Greco (film)

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El Greco
Directed by	Yannis Smaragdis
Produced by	Albert Espel Raimon Masllorens Eleni Smaragdi Dénes Szekeres
Written by	Jackie Pavlenko Dimitris Siatopoulos
Starring	Nick Ashdon Juan Diego Botto Laia Marull Lakis Lazopoulos Dimitra Matsouka Sotiris Moustakas Dina Konsta Giorgos Hristodoulou Dimitris Kalivokas Yorgos Charalabidis Theo Zouboulidis Lida Protopsalti Katerina Helmy Fermí Reixach Roger Coma Giorgos Karamihos
Music by	Vangelis
Cinematography	Aris Stavrou
Editing by	Yannis Tsitsopoulos
Distributed by	AudioVisual S.A. Greece
Release date(s)	18 October 2007
Running time	119'
Country	Greece
Language	English, Greek
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El Greco is a Greek film about the life of the Greek painter Doménicos Theotokópoulos (El Greco). It was produced in 2007, directed by Yannis Smaragdis and written by Jackie Pavlenko and Dimitris Siatopoulos (book).

1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Original soundtrack album
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Plot

A dramatization of the life of 16th century Greek painter, Doménicos Theotokópoulos, who, in search of freedom and love, sets off from Crete and goes to Venice and finally Toledo.

[edit] Cast

Nick Ashdon as El Greco
Juan Diego Botto as Niño de Guevara
Laia Marull as Jerónima de las Cuevas
Lakis Lazopoulos as Nicolos
Dimitra Matsouka as Francesca
Sotiris Moustakas (†) as Titian
Dina Konsta as Maid
Giorgos Hristodoulou as Da Rimi
Dimitris Kalivokas as Chacon
Yorgos Charalabidis as Greco's Father
Theo Zouboulidis as Manousos
Lida Protopsalti as Carcadil's Wife
Katerina Helmy as Spanish Noble Woman
Fermí Reixach as Don Miguel de las Cuevas
Roger Coma as Paravicino

[edit] Original soundtrack album

Main article: El Greco Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

An audio CD with the original soundtrack composed by Vangelis was released in Greece on December 20, 2007, only a few days after the international release of the 25th Anniversary edition of the Blade Runner soundtrack.^[1]