Island of Love
It's the Place Where They Invented It!
1963 | 113m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Morton DaCosta |
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| Writer: | David R. Schwartz, Leo Katcher |
| Staring: |
| Con artist Steve Blair persuades Tony Dallas, a Manhattan gangster, to finance a movie about Adam and Eve by offering the female lead to Tony's stripper girl friend, Cha Cha Miller. The film is such a disaster, however, that Steve and his writer, Paul Ferris, decide to escape on a freighter to Greece. En route, Steve learns that the island of Paradeisos has lost its tourist trade because it has no apparent historical or mythological heritage. Intrigued, he hits upon the scheme of turning Paradeisos into a legendary island of love and taking a cut from all commercial enterprises. After planting Greek antiquities in the waters surrounding the island, Steve induces Paul to "recover" them, thus causing the tourist trade to increase. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 12, 1963 |
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| Director: | Morton DaCosta |
| Writer: | David R. Schwartz, Leo Katcher |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | greece, gangster, starlet, hydra |
| Production Companies | Belgrave |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: Apr 30, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Robert Preston | Steve Blair |
| Tony Randall | Paul Ferris |
| Giorgia Moll | Elena Harakas |
| Walter Matthau | Tony Dallas |
| Betty Bruce | Cha Cha Miller |
| Vassili Lambrinos | Professor Georg Pappas |
| Michael Constantine | Andy |
| Oliver Johnston | Prof. Krumwitz |
| Titos Vandis | Father Anaxagoras |
| Miranta Myrat | Mama Harakas |
| Lewis Charles | Louie |
| Peter Mamakos | Nick |
| Cozette Hutner | Belly Dancer |
| Norma Varden | Wife in Nightclub (uncredited) |
| Larri Thomas | |
| Michael Apostoulou | (uncredited) |
| Jan Arvan | (uncredited) |
| Kostas Baladimas | Old Sailor (uncredited) |
| Kathy Bennett | Newlywed (uncredited) |
| Willie Bloom | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
| Henry Corden | (uncredited) |
| Yanik de Pardos | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Nick Dimitri | Hood (uncredited) |
| Kirk Elliot | (uncredited) |
| Stavros Farmakis | Dignitary (uncredited) |
| Andreas Fillipedes | Hadjidaks (uncredited) |
| Marianne Gaba | (uncredited) |
| Sam Harris | Husband in Nightclub (uncredited) |
| Barbara Hines | (uncredited) |
| Charlene Holt | (uncredited) |
| Theodoros Kamenidis | Painter (uncredited) |
| Stacy Keach, Sr. | Doctor (uncredited) |
| Lou Krugman | Official (uncredited) |
| Mitsos Ligizos | (uncredited) |
| Victor Lundin | Hood (uncredited) |
| Effie Mela | Charmer (uncredited) |
| Lilian Miniati | Eunice Miranda (uncredited) |
| Priamus Mitromaras | (uncredited) |
| Hans Moebus | Premier Guest (uncredited) |
| Mike Morelli | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
| Rita Mousouri | (uncredited) |
| Danny Mummert | (uncredited) |
| Sol Murgi | Newlywed (uncredited) |
| Nikos Neogenis | (uncredited) |
| Patricia Olson | (uncredited) |
| Owen Orr | Hood (uncredited) |
| Emma Palmese | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
| Cosmos Panayotidis | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Nikos Pashalidis | (uncredited) |
| Paul Ravel | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
| Ken Raymond | Assistant Director (uncredited) |
| Lois Roberts | (uncredited) |
| Tony Rollins | Hood (uncredited) |
| Clark Ross | Waitress (uncredited) |
| Thodoros Roubanis | (uncredited) |
| Tony Roux | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
| Dianne Simpson | (uncredited) |
| Stephen Soldi | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
| Yovanna | Singer (uncredited) |
| Andreas Zambikies | (uncredited) |
| Joe Garcio | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| David R. Schwartz | Writer |
| Leo Katcher | Story |
| Morton DaCosta | Director |
| Harry Stradling Sr. | Director of Photography |
| George James Hopkins | Set Decoration |
| William H. Ziegler | Editor |
| Edward Carrere | Art Direction |
| George Duning | Original Music Composer |
| Donfeld | Costume Design |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Morton DaCosta | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
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| 2024 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
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