
The Tough Guy
1961-01-01 · 80 min · ★ 8.0
A diamond of inestimable value will become the apple of discord and the cause of an incredible mess between a gang of criminals, the police, the priests of a parish, and... the savages of a jungle tribe!
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- Directors
- Hristos Apostolou
- Production companies
- Elkin Film
- Countries
- Greece
- Status
- Released
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Nikos StavridisNikitas Porfyris
Nikos Xanthopoulosmonk
Dimitris NikolaidisDetective X
Despoina StylianopoulouLeonora
Rallis Angelidisdirector
Christos Doxaras
Alekos Daropoulos
Efi Papatheodorou
Giorgos Economidis
Max Roman
Lilian Sourtzi
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