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The Man Who Broke the Ice
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The Man Who Broke the Ice

1972-07-07 · 94 min · ★ 6.4

Comedy

Lambros Konstantaras performs a wealthy gossip that has never worked, and all he has to do is make fun and jokes to others. But when he suddenly finds himself in the street, he realizes that life is not just fun and is forced to look for a job. In the end, it turns out he had not lost his fortune as it was an idea his father had invented shortly before he died to be

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Directors
Kostas Karagiannis
Production companies
Karagiannis-Karatzopoulos
Countries
Greece
Status
Released

Top Cast

Labros KonstadarasLabros KonstadarasLazaros Hatziflokas
Xenia KalogeropoulouXenia KalogeropoulouStefania
Emilia IpsilantiEmilia IpsilantiHristina
Stavros XenidisStavros XenidisIeremias Talianidis
Giannis GionakisGiannis GionakisZaharias
Mitsi KonstadaraMitsi KonstadaraHarikleia
Zeta ApostolouZeta ApostolouNandia
Dimitris BislanisDimitris BislanisManolis
Nikitas PlatisNikitas PlatisIraklis Selemaras
Aliki ZografouAliki ZografouOlympia
Makis DemirisMakis DemirisMakis
Nikos TsoukalasNikos Tsoukalas
Andreas SyroyannisPetrakis
Alekos ZartaloudisAlekos Zartaloudisclothing merchant
Giorgos TzifosGiorgos TzifosMr. Stravogiannidis
Nikos PapahristosNikos Papahristosgambler

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