Greece: Secrets of the Past

Greece: Secrets of the Past

40 mins | Documentary | Feb. 16, 2006

GREECE: SECRETS OF THE PAST, directed by two-time Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker Greg MacGillivray, is the stirring story of how a Greek archeologist of the 21st century is uncovering the secret history of his ancient ancestors who forged a society that continues to astound the world today with its ideas, inventions and achievements. Set against the breathtaking, azure vistas of the Greek Isles, the film merges a contemporary archeological “detective story” with some of the most advanced and painstaking digital re-creations ever undertaken for an IMAX® theatre film, with scenes that restore such centuries-old spectacles as the original Parthenon and the volcanic eruption that buried Santorini in 1646 BC.

Greece: Secrets of the Past

40 mins | Documentary | Feb. 16, 2006

Greece: Secrets of the Past
GREECE: SECRETS OF THE PAST, directed by two-time Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker Greg MacGillivray, is the stirring story of how a Greek archeologist of the 21st century is uncovering the secret history of his ancient ancestors who forged a society that continues to astound the world today with its ideas, inventions and achievements. Set against the breathtaking, azure vistas of the Greek Isles, the film merges a contemporary archeological “detective story” with some of the most advanced and painstaking digital re-creations ever undertaken for an IMAX® theatre film, with scenes that restore such centuries-old spectacles as the original Parthenon and the volcanic eruption that buried Santorini in 1646 BC.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers MacGillivray Freeman Films, Canadian Museum of Civilization
Original title Greece: Secrets of the Past
Directors Greg MacGillivray
Writers Stephen Judson, Jon Boorstin

Cast

Nia Vardalos

as Narrator

Christos Sourmelis

as Younger Christos Doumas

Marissa Becker

as Greek Painter's Model

Dain Blanton

as Himself

Christos Doumas

as Himself