A Hero in His Slippers

Nov 6, 1958

1h 25m

★ 7.1

Overview

A veteran general, living poorly but honestly with his wife and his daughter, is visited by his future son-in-law who informs him that he is going to immigrate to Australia. On the same day, his cousin Apostolos pays him a visit as well and tells him that the government intending to honor him has decided to construct his statue and place it at the small square in front of his house.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Anzervos

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Cast

General Labros Dekavallas

Vasilis Logothetidis

Popi Dekavalla

Ilia Livykou

Eirini Dekavalla

Nitsa Tsaganea

Julia Dekavalla

Sonia Zoidou

Apostolos Dekavallas

Lavrentis Dianellos

Kostas Stoupatis

Byron Pallis

Sotiris Lymberiadis

Vagelis Protopapas

Angelos Stamoulis

Giorgos Gavriilidis

junk dealer

Nikos Fermas

doctor

Thanasis Tzeneralis

Mihalis Papadakis

Yorgos Karetas

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