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The Ogre of Athens
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The Ogre of Athens

1956-03-05 · 104 min · ★ 7.1

Crime · Comedy · Thriller · Drama

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.

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Directors
Nikos Koundouros
Production companies
Athens Film Company
Countries
Greece
Status
Released

Top Cast

Dinos IliopoulosDinos IliopoulosThomas
Margarita PapageorgiouMargarita PapageorgiouRoula
Giannis ArgyrisGiannis ArgyrisHondros
Thanasis VeggosThanasis VeggosSpathis
Marika LekakiMarika LekakiCarmen
Kostas Stavrinoudakisvillain
Frixos NassouFrixos Nassou
Kostas Stavrinoudakis
Manolis Vlachakis
Kostas Spagopoulos
Zizi Viopoulou
Kassi JanetKassi Janet
Andreas DouzosAndreas Douzos
Savvas KalantzisSavvas Kalantzis
Notis PitsilosNotis Pitsilos
Nikos TsachiridisNikos Tsachiridis
Alekos TzanetakosAlekos Tzanetakos
Anestis VlahosAnestis Vlahos
ZanninoZannino

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