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The Ogre of Athens

The Ogre of Athens
★ 7.1/10•1956•1h 44m•Crime•Comedy•Thriller

The most biting, the most daring social satire

On New Year’s Eve, a timid bank clerk is mistaken for a notorious criminal mastermind who rules the streets of Athens. Embracing his mistaken identity comes with a price though, as his unwitting white lie begins to unravel.

Nikos Koundouros · Director

Iakovos Kabanellis · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 44m
LanguageEL
Release DateMar 5, 1956

Actors

Dinos Iliopoulos

Dinos Iliopoulos

Thomas

Margarita Papageorgiou

Margarita Papageorgiou

Roula

Giannis Argyris

Giannis Argyris

Hondros

Thanasis Veggos

Thanasis Veggos

Spathis

Marika Lekaki

Marika Lekaki

Carmen

Kostas Stavrinoudakis

villain

Frixos Nassou

Frixos Nassou

Kostas Stavrinoudakis

Manolis Vlachakis

Kostas Spagopoulos

Zizi Viopoulou

Kassi Janet

Kassi Janet

Andreas Douzos

Andreas Douzos

Savvas Kalantzis

Savvas Kalantzis

Notis Pitsilos

Notis Pitsilos

Nikos Tsachiridis

Nikos Tsachiridis

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