The Murderess 1974
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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.
- Released: 1974-06-13
- Runtime: 90 minutes
- Genre: Drama
- Stars: Maria Alkeou, Natalia Alkaiou, Costas Darlasis, Elpidoforos Gotsis, Eleni Ioannou
- Director: Costas Ferris, Alexandros Papadiamantis, Costas Ferris, Dimos Theos, Alexandros Papadiamantis
