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The Greek Tycoon
Directed byJ. Lee Thompson
Produced byAllen Klein
Ely Landau
Written byMorton Fine
StarringAnthony Quinn
Jacqueline Bisset
Charles Durning
Raf Vallone
James Franciscus
Luciana Paluzzi
Music byLalo Schifrin
CinematographyAnthony Richmond
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date(s)1978
Running time107 minutes
IMDb profile
The Greek Tycoon is a 1978 film directed by J. Lee Thompson and starred by Anthony Quinn, Jacqueline Bisset, James Franciscus and Charles Durning.

The film is loosely based on the life of the Greek mogul Aristotle Onassis (Quinn) and his wife and former US first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (Bissett), widow of President John F. Kennedy, murdered in 1963.

Tagline: She was the most famous woman in the world. He was a peasant, a pirate, a shark. What he couldn't buy with money he stole with charm.
John Lee-Thompson (1 August, 1914 - 30 August, 2002), better known as J. Lee Thompson, was an English film director, active in England and Hollywood.

Early years

Thompson was born in Bristol, England, to a theatrical family.
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Allen Klein (born December 18, 1931) is an American businessman and record label executive. He is best known (and somewhat notorious) for his tenacious management of rock and roll performers in the 1960s, and the subsequent hostile acquisition and control of their works.
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For other people named Anthony Quinn see Anthony Quinn (disambiguation)


Anthony Quinn

Anthony Quinn
Birth name Antonio Rudolfo Oaxaca Quinn
Born March 21 1915(
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Jacqueline Bisset

Jaqueline Bisset on the red carpet at the 1989 Academy Awards
Birth name Winfred Jacqueline Fraser-Bisset
Born September 13 1944 (1944--)
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Charles Durning

Born January 28 1923 (1923--) (age 84)
Highland Falls, New York

Awards
Golden Globe Awards

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Raf Vallone

Birth name Raffaele Vallone
Born January 17 1916(1916--)
Tropea , Calabria ,  Italy
Died September 31 2002(
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James Grover Franciscus (January 31, 1934 – July 8, 1991) was a leading and supporting American actor. He was born in Clayton, Missouri. His first big role was as Detective Jim Halloran in the TV version of The Naked City. He was born and raised Roman Catholic.
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Luciana Paluzzi (born June 10, 1939 in Rome, Italy), is a redheaded Italian actress. She is best known for playing SPECTRE assassin Fiona Volpe in the fourth James Bond film Thunderball.
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Lalo Schifrin (born Boris Claudio Schifrin on June 21, 1932) is an Argentine pianist and composer, most famous for composing the "burning-fuse" theme tune from the television series.
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Universal Studios

Subsidiary
Founded June 8, 1912
Headquarters Universal City, California, United States

Key people Carl Laemmle, Founder
Ron Meyer, President/COO
Industry Motion pictures
Parent NBC Universal
Owner General Electric
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In home video: 1975 1976 1977 -1978- 1979 1980 1981     
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In home video: 1975 1976 1977 -1978- 1979 1980 1981     
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John Lee-Thompson (1 August, 1914 - 30 August, 2002), better known as J. Lee Thompson, was an English film director, active in England and Hollywood.

Early years

Thompson was born in Bristol, England, to a theatrical family.
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For other people named Anthony Quinn see Anthony Quinn (disambiguation)


Anthony Quinn

Anthony Quinn
Birth name Antonio Rudolfo Oaxaca Quinn
Born March 21 1915(
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Jacqueline Bisset

Jaqueline Bisset on the red carpet at the 1989 Academy Awards
Birth name Winfred Jacqueline Fraser-Bisset
Born September 13 1944 (1944--)
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James Grover Franciscus (January 31, 1934 – July 8, 1991) was a leading and supporting American actor. He was born in Clayton, Missouri. His first big role was as Detective Jim Halloran in the TV version of The Naked City. He was born and raised Roman Catholic.
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Charles Durning

Born January 28 1923 (1923--) (age 84)
Highland Falls, New York

Awards
Golden Globe Awards

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Mogul may mean:
  • Mogul is a powerful business leader also known as a Business magnate
  • Horwich Mogul, a class of mixed traffic 2-6-0 steam locomotive built between 1926 and 1932

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Aristotelis Sokratis (also Ari) Onassis (in Greek, Αριστοτέλης Ωνάσης) (January 15, 1906 – March 15, 1975) was the most famous shipping magnate of the 20th century.
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First Lady is a term applied to the wife of an elected male head of state.[1] Development of the title is credited to the United States, where it was first used in 1849, when United States President Zachary Taylor called Dolley Madison "First Lady" at her state funeral.
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Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis (July 28, 1929 – May 19, 1994) was the wife of John F. Kennedy from 1953 to 1963 and was known as Jacqueline Kennedy or Jackie Kennedy.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917–November 22, 1963), was the thirty-fifth President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963.

After Kennedy's leadership as commander of the USS PT-109
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Year 1963 (MCMLXIII
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