Δολλάρια και όνειρα

Jan 1, 1956

1h 27m

★ 0.0

Overview

To locate the heir of $500,000, an affluent Greek-American places an announcement in the newspaper, and hundreds of potential plutocrats start flocking to the city. Will he ever find the lucky one? Is love more important than money?

Genres

Comedy

Romance

Production Companies

Studio Eleftheriadis

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Cast

Mary

Anna Synodinou

James Pery

Nikos Kazis

Vasilis Afentakis

Tasos Kalogirou

Stavros Xenidis

Miranta

Miranta Myrat

Landlady

Marika Nezer

Peter Spirus

Dimitris Myrat

Alkistis Gaspari

Kostas Hatzihristos

Melpo Kalogirou

Nasos Kedrakas

Antigoni Koukouli

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