America America

America America
Film poster
Directed byElia Kazan
Screenplay byElia Kazan
Based onAmerica, America
by Elia Kazan
Produced byElia Kazan
StarringStathis Giallelis
Narrated byElia Kazan
CinematographyHaskell Wexler
Edited byDede Allen
Music byManos Hadjidakis
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • December 15, 1963 (1963-12-15)
Running time
174 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

America America (British title The Anatolian Smile) is a 1963 American drama film directed, produced and written by Elia Kazan. It was inspired by the struggle of his uncle, Avraam Elia Kazantzoglou, to work his way to America, a land of dreams and opportunity. Kazan adapted the screenplay from his own 1962 book.