Barefoot in Athens
Appearance
Barefoot in Athens | |
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Directed by | George Schaefer |
Written by | Maxwell Anderson (play) Robert Husting (adaptation) |
Produced by | George Schaefer |
Starring | Peter Ustinov |
Music by | Bernard Green |
Release date | 1966 |
Running time | 76 min. |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Barefoot in Athens is a 1966 Emmy Award-winning Hallmark Hall of Fame television movie, directed by George Schaefer.
It stars Peter Ustinov, Geraldine Page, Anthony Quayle, Lloyd Bochner and Christopher Walken in his film debut.
The film was adapted by Robert Hartung from the 1951 Maxwell Anderson play of the same name and concerns the trial and last days of Socrates.
Ustinov won an Emmy Award for his performance in this film.
Cast
- Peter Ustinov — Socrates
- Geraldine Page — Xantippe
- Anthony Quayle — King Pausanias of Sparta
- Lloyd Bochner — Critias
- Christopher Walken — Lamprocles
- Eric Berry — Meletos
- Frank Griso — Lysis
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