Betty Arvaniti and Giannis Fertis in The Hot Month of August (1966)

The Hot Month of August

Original title: O zestos minas Avgoustos
Movie1966• 1h 19m
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A chance encounter with an international playboy and a clandestine affair with a cryptic married woman entangle an unsuspecting young man in a well-planned conspiracy. Has anyone emerged unscathed from the unbreakable shackles of passion?

Runtime
1h 19m
Released
1966
Country
Greece

Details

Release year: 1966

Storyline

A chance encounter with an international playboy and a clandestine affair with a cryptic married woman entangle an unsuspecting young man in a well-planned conspiracy. Has anyone emerged unscathed from the unbreakable shackles of passion?

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Did you know

• Doris Wishman is credited as co-director because she re-edited the movie for the U.S. market, adding several soft-core sex scenes without the knowledge or participation of director Sokrates Kapsaskis. This was the only version of the film ever released in the US.

• Film debut of Marie Liljedahl who has a very small role.

• Despite taking place in the summer, this film was actually shot in the winter.

User reviews

⭐ 6/10

arguably more picturesque than most of its ilk

šŸ‘ 1 Ā· 12/14/2025
⭐ /10

Wishman Tries Her Hand at a Jerry Warren

šŸ‘ 4 Ā· 3/4/2017
⭐ /10

Surprise: a good film from Greece & Doris

šŸ‘ 8 Ā· 6/10/2015

Technical specs

Sound mix
Mono
Aspect ratio
1.33 : 1
Color
Black and White
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