The Voice of the Heart (1943 film)

The Voice of the Heart (Greek: Η φωνή της καρδιάς) is a 1943 Greek drama film directed by Dimitris Ioannopoulos and starring Aimilios Veakis, Dimitris Horn and Ketty Panou.^[1] It was one of only of a handful of Greek films produced during the Occupation of Greece during the Second World War. Location shooting took place around Kifissia in Athens. It enjoyed great success with audiences and critics.^[2]

The Voice of the Heart
Directed by	Dimitris Ioannopoulos
Written by	Dimitris Ioannopoulos
Produced by	Filopoimin Finos Giorgos Kavoukidis Angelo John Metas Caroline Metas
Starring	Aimilios Veakis Dimitris Horn Ketty Panou
Cinematography	Prodromos Meravidis
Music by	Christos Cheropoulos
Production companies	Fika Films Finos Films
Release date	29 April 1943 (1943-04-29)
Running time	79 minutes
Country	Greece
Language	Greek

Synopsis

After many years in prison a man returns to his old house, hoping to meet the daughter he has never known while she has been growing up.

Cast

• Aimilios Veakis as Spyros
• Dimitris Horn as Petros
• Ketty Panou as Lila
• Labros Konstadaras as Tzortzis
• Alekos Livaditis as Alexis
• Nitsa Tsaganea as Stella
• Pantelis Zervos
• Nikos Matthaios
• Smaroula Giouli
• Vana Filippidou
• Stelios Vokovich
• Sotiria Iatridou
• Smaro Veaki
• Giannis Kondoulis
• Eleni Halkousi
• Vana Theohary

References

1. Karalis p.36
2. Cinema and the Swastika. p.153

Bibliography

• Karalis, Vrasidas . A History of Greek Cinema. A&C Black, 2012.
• Winkel, Roel Vande & Welch, David (ed.) Cinema and the Swastika: The International Expansion of Third Reich Cinema. Palgrave MacMillan, 2011.

External links

• The Voice of the Heart at IMDb