America, America (1963) | |
| Director(s) | Elia Kazan |
| Producer(s) | Elia Kazan, Charles H. Maguire (associate) |
| Top Genres | Drama, Romance |
| Top Topics | Period Piece |
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America, America (1963) was a Drama - Romance Film directed by Elia Kazan and produced by Elia Kazan and Charles H. Maguire.
America, America was inducted into the National Film Registry in 2001.
Academy Awards 1963 --- Ceremony Number 36 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Director | Elia Kazan | Nominated |
| Best Picture | Elia Kazan, Producer | Nominated |
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Aratoon Kebabian:
[to Stavros] You know, I've never seen a face like you except in a cage.
Garabet: [Philosophically] There's too much dirt for a broom.
Garabet: [Talking about money] Now then, big money. Big money is fertile. It procreates. How I don't know. But it reproduces itself. Every time you look, there's more, but there's only two ways men like us can get big money... steal it, or, if you're young, marry. But you can't get it by work.
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Garabet: [Philosophically] There's too much dirt for a broom.
Garabet: [Talking about money] Now then, big money. Big money is fertile. It procreates. How I don't know. But it reproduces itself. Every time you look, there's more, but there's only two ways men like us can get big money... steal it, or, if you're young, marry. But you can't get it by work.
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Facts about
Kazan began shooting in Istanbul, but was concerned that Turkish officials would object to some of the material content and moved his base of production to Greece.
Estelle Helmsley, who plays the Greek grandmother, was actually an African-American actress.
Of all the films he had directed, this one was Elia Kazan's favorite film, as it was very personal to him.
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Estelle Helmsley, who plays the Greek grandmother, was actually an African-American actress.
Of all the films he had directed, this one was Elia Kazan's favorite film, as it was very personal to him.
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