The Dust of Time

6.4 (49 votes)• 2008• 128m•Released

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To trace the fading past of his parents, a grizzled Greek-American filmmaker decides to shoot a movie. By recounting the painful efforts of his mother to reunite with his musician father, his film spans more than half of the 20th century.

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Languages: English, German, Greek, Russian

Director: Theo Angelopoulos

Starring Cast: Willem Dafoe, Bruno Ganz, Michel Piccoli, Irène Jacob, Christiane Paul, Kostas Apostolidis

Cast

Willem Dafoe

Bruno Ganz

Jacob

Michel Piccoli

Spyros

Irène Jacob

Eleni

Christiane Paul

Helga

Kostas Apostolidis

Secretary

Tiziana Pfiffner

Young Eleni

Alexandros Mylonas

Man in the Train

Norman Mozzato

Hotel Manager

Reni Pittaki

Composer

Alessia Franchini

'A's Secretary

Valentina Carnelutti

Empfangschefin

Chantel Brathwaite

Young Eleni's Friend

Herbert Meurer

Doctor

Sviatoslav Yshakov

Grandfather

Vladimir Bogenko

Head of Conservatory

Ivan Nemtsev

German Organ Specialist

Petros Alatzas

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