| A Dream of Kings | |
| Director: | Daniel Mann |
| Producer: | Jules Schermer |
| Starring: | Anthony Quinn Irene Papas Inger Stevens Sam Levene |
| Music: | Alex North |
| Cinematography: | Richard H. Kline |
| Editing: | Ray Daniels Walter Hannemann |
| Distributor: | National General Pictures |
| Runtime: | 110 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Budget: | $3 million[1] |
A Dream of Kings is a 1969 drama film directed by Daniel Mann and written by Ian McLellan Hunter, adapted from the novel of the same name by Harry Mark Petrakis.[2] The film stars Anthony Quinn, Irene Papas, Sam Levene and Inger Stevens in her final role, as she committed suicide two months after the film's release. Critics raved over Quinn's performance and those of the supporting cast.[3]
Matsoukas, a Chicago-based Greek-American married to his long-suffering wife Caliope, learns that his son is dying. Convinced that the child will fare better in Greece, Matsoukas attempts to raise the airfare to send the family there. However, all of his sources of income vanish until he is forced to fix a dice game to raise the cash. His wife eventually raises the money by stealing from her mother. There is only enough for two seats. In the end, she sends Matsoukas and the boy off with tearful embraces. On the plane, Matsoukas looks around him and begins to smile.
A Dream of Kings was released as a Region 1 fullscreen DVD by Warner Home Video on March 23, 2009, via its Warner Archive MOD (manufacture-on-demand) service.