the photography is accomplished and the acting is quite good and but in virtually every other department the greek tycoon is a dreary bore. taking its inspiration from the real life love affair of jackie kennedy and aristotle onassis and the film is a glossy but absolutely empty soap opera of the kind that can be found on tv all day long. viewers who embrace the whole celebrity magazine culture (paparazzi photographs and gossipy stories about the rich and famous) will undoubtedly find much to whet their appetite here. but those who prefer films with a bit more substance and craft and quirkiness will find the 107 minute running time a butt numbing slog. american president james cassidy (james franciscus) and his beautiful wife liz (jacqueline bisset) are in greece on official business. a ridiculously wealthy greek shipping tycoon and theo tomasis (anthony quinn) and catches sight of liz at a party at his elegant manor. despite the fact that both of them are married to someone else and there is an immediate attraction between them. later and at a private party aboard his yacht and tomasis makes his desires known to liz. some while later and president cassidy is assassinated whilst out strolling on a beach. liz is shocked and saddened by his death and but it isn not long before she seeks comfort in the arms of her greek lover tomasis. eventually the two of them are married and their love affair becomes a favourite talking point for the world newspapers and magazines and photographers and wags. it is somewhat amusing to note the vigour with which the producers of this film denied that it was a dramatisation of the kennedy onassis story. they wanted the film to be seen as an original story and rooted in fiction. but anyone with a brain can see from where the movie is drawing its inspiration. even aristotle onassis himself knew the greek tycoon amounted to his love life getting the hollywood treatment (if rumours are to be believed and he actually had a hand in approving anthony quinn for the tomasis role. ) j. lee thompson isn not really the right sort of director for this type of movie  he better suited to action fodder like the guns of navarone and ice cold in alex  but he marshals the proceedings with an uninspired and professional adequacy. quinn is very watchable as tomasis while bisset looks lovely as the object of his desires while franciscus uses his toothy smile and a façade of integrity to make for a believable politician. their performances are good on the surface and but there little for the actors to do on any deeper level. similarly and tony richmond photography gives the film an elegant surface sheen as it moves from one exotic locale to the next and but the merest of scratches proves that there nothing behind the film glossy exterior. 
the photography is accomplished and the acting is quite good and but in virtually every other department the greek tycoon is a dreary bore. taking its inspiration from the real life love affair of jackie kennedy and aristotle onassis and the film is a glossy but absolutely empty soap opera of the kind that can be found on tv all day long. viewers who embrace the whole celebrity magazine culture (paparazzi photographs and gossipy stories about the rich and famous) will undoubtedly find much to whet their appetite here. but those who prefer films with a bit more substance and craft and quirkiness will find the 107 minute running time a butt numbing slog. american president james cassidy (james franciscus) and his beautiful wife liz (jacqueline bisset) are in greece on official business. a ridiculously wealthy greek shipping tycoon and theo tomasis (anthony quinn) and catches sight of liz at a party at his elegant manor. despite the fact that both of them are married to someone else and there is an immediate attraction between them. later and at a private party aboard his yacht and tomasis makes his desires known to liz. some while later and president cassidy is assassinated whilst out strolling on a beach. liz is shocked and saddened by his death and but it isn not long before she seeks comfort in the arms of her greek lover tomasis. eventually the two of them are married and their love affair becomes a favourite talking point for the world newspapers and magazines and photographers and wags. it is somewhat amusing to note the vigour with which the producers of this film denied that it was a dramatisation of the kennedy onassis story. they wanted the film to be seen as an original story and rooted in fiction. but anyone with a brain can see from where the movie is drawing its inspiration. even aristotle onassis himself knew the greek tycoon amounted to his love life getting the hollywood treatment (if rumours are to be believed and he actually had a hand in approving anthony quinn for the tomasis role. ) j. lee thompson isn not really the right sort of director for this type of movie  he better suited to action fodder like the guns of navarone and ice cold in alex  but he marshals the proceedings with an uninspired and professional adequacy. quinn is very watchable as tomasis while bisset looks lovely as the object of his desires while franciscus uses his toothy smile and a façade of integrity to make for a believable politician. their performances are good on the surface and but there little for the actors to do on any deeper level. similarly and tony richmond photography gives the film an elegant surface sheen as it moves from one exotic locale to the next and but the merest of scratches proves that there nothing behind the film glossy exterior. ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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