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A fictionalized account of the Greek shipping magnate, Onassis, and his meeting and subsequent marriage to the widow of assassinated U.S. president, Jacqueline Kennedy.A fictionalized account of the Greek shipping magnate, Onassis, and his meeting and subsequent marriage to the widow of assassinated U.S. president, Jacqueline Kennedy.A fictionalized account of the Greek shipping magnate, Onassis, and his meeting and subsequent marriage to the widow of assassinated U.S. president, Jacqueline Kennedy.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
Marilù Tolo
- Sophia Matalas
- (as Marilu Tolo)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaBased upon the life of Jacqueline Kennedy who was married to President John F. Kennedy and Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis.
- Quotes
Liz Cassidy: You're an animal! How dare you! You bastard!
Theo Tomasis: God, what a woman! Let's go and make love.
- Crazy credits(Because this is so obviously inspired by Aristotle Onassis and Jackie Kennedy) "The characters in this film are fictitious and any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental".
- Alternate versionsVideo release features six minutes of additional footage.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Saturday Night Live: Buck Henry/Sun Ra (1978)
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To Thio or not to Thio
No pun intended - this very obviously and even without me knowing that much about him, is about Onassis and Jackie Kennedy. Mainly that is, because other characters will turn up too. Again I don't know all the players and all the relatives Onassis had (or maybe still has, offspring wise) - but I can tell this is about one of the richest mens this planet saw. The movie is not about how became wealthy either.
It is about an individual with money and his downfalls character wise and all that. Quinn who also has played Zorbas (in a way better rated movie than this, generally speaking) is of Italian descent. Just recently I read about big Greek historical (and fictional) people not being portrayed by anyone Greek. Not sure if that is a make it or break it case for you. But there is a saying between Italians and Greeks (Quinn being of Italian descent): una facia una ratsa (hope I wrote it correctly). Meaning we are alike to boil it down.
There are many things that remind us of Greece and greek mentality here. When I see him being open and loving, but also when I see a darker side in marriage and how he treats his son at times. No one is perfect - and one that has money may think he (or she) is invincible. A lot of drama, a lot of culture and life ... happening. Quinn was one of the greatest actors to grace the screen ... to greek the screen you say? Well that too.
It is about an individual with money and his downfalls character wise and all that. Quinn who also has played Zorbas (in a way better rated movie than this, generally speaking) is of Italian descent. Just recently I read about big Greek historical (and fictional) people not being portrayed by anyone Greek. Not sure if that is a make it or break it case for you. But there is a saying between Italians and Greeks (Quinn being of Italian descent): una facia una ratsa (hope I wrote it correctly). Meaning we are alike to boil it down.
There are many things that remind us of Greece and greek mentality here. When I see him being open and loving, but also when I see a darker side in marriage and how he treats his son at times. No one is perfect - and one that has money may think he (or she) is invincible. A lot of drama, a lot of culture and life ... happening. Quinn was one of the greatest actors to grace the screen ... to greek the screen you say? Well that too.
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- Aug 3, 2022
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- Gross US & Canada
- $14,672,713
- Gross worldwide
- $14,672,713
- Runtime1 hour 47 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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