Barefoot in Athens

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Barefoot in Athens
Directed byGeorge Schaefer
Produced byGeorge Schaefer
Written byMaxwell Anderson
(play)
Robert Husting
(adaptation)
StarringPeter Ustinov
Music byBernard Green
Release date
1966
Running time
76 min.
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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.

Plot[edit]

The film concerns the trial and last days of Socrates.

Cast[edit]

Production[edit]

Development[edit]

The film was adapted by Robert Hartung from the 1951 Maxwell Anderson play of the same name.

Reception[edit]

Awards[edit]

Ustinov won an Emmy Award for his performance in this film.

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