A Dream of Kings

A Dream of Kings

Go ahead - measure the man, this dreamer of dreams, this outragous rebel, this tender, loving, magnificent animal

R 1969 · 107 min · ★ 6.0 · Drama

A Greek American father of a dying boy decides to take his son to Greece to breathe the clean air of his ancestors, in an attempt to save the boy's life. However, money is a problem.

Directed by Daniel Mann · Written by Ian McLellan Hunter

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