The Wicked World of Thanasis

Mar 19, 1979

1h 29m

★ 5.0

Overview

The film presents seven short stories of everyday madness: parking in Athens. Thanasis, the soccer referee. Thanasis, the projectionist at a porn theater. Thanasis, the extra in a pasta commercial. Thanasis, the hospital director. Thanasis, the undertaker. Thanasis, the sailor who suspects his wife is cheating on him.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Dinos Katsouridis

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Cast

Thanasis Mpesagiampesas

Thanasis Veggos

Narrator

Stefanos Linaios

Eleni

Vasia Trifylli

Kleovoulos

Antonis Papadopoulos

Evangelia Samiotaki

Sperantza Vrana

Giorgos

Vasilis Bouyiouklakis

Christos Zorbas

Eleni Filini

Stelios Lionakis

Mihalis Giannatos

Nikos Kapios

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