The Ogre of Athens

Mar 5, 1956

1h 44m

★ 7.0

A parody of a tragedy

Overview

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.

Genres

Crime

Comedy

Thriller

Drama

Production Companies

Athens Film Company

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Cast

Thomas

Dinos Iliopoulos

Roula

Margarita Papageorgiou

Hondros

Giannis Argyris

Spathis

Thanasis Veggos

Carmen

Marika Lekaki

villain

Kostas Stavrinoudakis

Frixos Nassou

Kostas Stavrinoudakis

Manolis Vlachakis

Kostas Spagopoulos

Zizi Viopoulou

Kassi Janet

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