If the Violin Were a Bird

Mar 15, 1984

1h 18m

★ 6.3

Overview

A violinist, Lefteris, is constantly running around on account of his work - from the Symphonic Orchestra to the Church. One Sunday, an incident caused by the competition between two churches sends him to prison, where he tells the story of his life to a fellow-prisoner. He has had an eventful life, rich in both marriage and divorce.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Giorgos Karagiannis & Co.

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Cast

Lefteris Paganikakis

Sotiris Moustakas

Judge

Giannis Michalopoulos

Vlasis Boukas

Giannis Vogiatzis

Papa-Fotis

Thanos Papadopoulos

Evgenia

Stella Konstadinidou

Maria

Athina Mavromati

Anna

Vina Asiki

Evgenia's mother

Dimitra Seremeti

Tzimis

Ilias Kaklamanis

Evgenia's father

Alekos Zartaloudis

doctor

Kostas Palios

Mitsi

Lili Dertima

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