
How did we end up like this, Sotiris?
1972-01-10 · 92 min · ★ 7.5
A humble clerk gets his lucky break when a compassionate man offers him a well-paying job. Now, his relatives all want a piece of his salary, as his mother-in-law is telling everyone that he is rich. Is there an easy way out of this mess?
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- Directors
- Stelios Tatasopoulos
- Production companies
- Stelios Tatasopoulos, Aris Vrahatis
- Countries
- Greece
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Nikos TsoukasSotiris Avgerinos
Nikos StavridisDiamantis Lekatsas
Nitsa MaroudaSoula
Antonis PapadopoulosKitsos
Deppy GeorgiouMarigo
Marika KrevataAndromahi
Elpida BraoudakiHaroula Avgerinou
Evangelia SamiotakiKoula Lekatsa
Iakovos Psarras
Nikos ThiveosLefteris
Giorgos Oikonomou
Giannis Fyrios
Giorgos Gavriilidis
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