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America, America (1963) was a Drama - Romance Film directed by Elia Kazan and produced by Elia Kazan and Charles H. Maguire.

America, America was inducted into the National Film Registry in 2001.

Academy Awards 1963 --- Ceremony Number 36 (source: AMPAS)

AwardRecipientResult
Best DirectorElia KazanNominated
Best PictureElia Kazan, ProducerNominated
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Garabet: [Philosophically] There's too much dirt for a broom.


Aratoon Kebabian: [Sleepily in his bed aboard ship] Bertha... how do flies get on a ship?


Aratoon Kebabian: [to Stavros] You know, I've never seen a face like you except in a cage.


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Estelle Helmsley, who plays the Greek grandmother, was actually an African-American actress.
Kazan speaks the credits at the end but omits voicing his own name.
Of all the films he had directed, this one was Elia Kazan's favorite film, as it was very personal to him.
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Released 1963
Inducted 2001
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