Madame X (1954 film)

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Madame X
Directed by Orestis Laskos
Written by Alexandre Bisson (play)
Orestis Laskos
Starring Cybele
Vana Filippidou
CinematographyDinos Katsouridis
Edited byDinos Katsouridis
Release date
  • 1954 (1954)
Running time
109 minutes
CountryGreece
LanguageGreek

Madame X (Greek title I Agnostos) is a 1954 Greek drama film directed by Orestis Laskos. It is based on the 1908 play Madame X by French playwright Alexandre Bisson (1848-1912).

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Plot

A woman is thrown out of her home by her jealous husband and sinks into depravity. Twenty years later, she finds herself accused of murder for saving her son, who does not know who she is. He finds himself defending her without knowing her background.

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