Never on Sunday
Original title: Pote tin Kyriaki
“The Happy Street-Walker of Piraeus...”
1960 · 1 h 37 min
Directed by 
Jules Dassin
Jules DassinCast
Melina Mercouri Jules Dassin 
Giorgos Fountas Titos Vandis Mitsos Ligizos Despo Diamantidou
Credits
Written by: Jules Dassin
Plot
An American tourist and scholar, Homer, goes to the Greek port of Piraeus and tries to reform a free-spirited prostitute, Ilya, by teaching her about Greek culture, in a warm comedy-drama with an Oscar-winning song.
Sinekatalog’s take
A warm, joyful and charming Greek comedy.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (6,691 votes)
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