Classic Failure Case

Jan 1, 1987

★ 6.7

Overview

Meet Mastro-Yannis, who, together with his assistant Vlasis, is capable of turning your household upside down. The biggest mess-makers in town, they get involved in unbelievable situations, blunders, and romantic adventures every day, while defending their business against Meremet Service, a multinational company that wants to shut them down. In this film, Kostas Tsakonas was injured when he fell from a folding ladder while trying to climb up to the attic to fix a water heater, and filming was halted for ten days.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Giorgos Karagiannis & Co.

Classic Failure Case Trailers

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Cast

Μαστρο-Γιάννης

Kostas Tsakonas

Κα Χατζικουτουβέ (χαλασμένο πλυντήριο)

Magda Tsagani

Βλάσσης (βοηθός)

Tasos Kostis

customer

Nina Papazaphiropoulou

Μαρίνα (φίλη Ντόρας)

Poulheria Louka

Πελάτης (στρατιωτικός)

Dimitris Papagiannis

Γλυκερία (κοπέλα Βλάσση)

Teta Konstanta

Κούλα (γυναάκα μαστρο-Γιάννη)

Veta Betini

Πελάτισσα (ηλεκτρική σκούπα)

Frini Arvaniti

Πελάτης (χαλασμένο πλυντήριο)

Panos Nikolaidis

Ντόρα

Vera Gouma

Ταβερνιάρης

Dimitris Banos

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