The Lucky One

Jan 1, 1968

1h 20m

★ 6.0

Overview

A countryman arrives in Athens to make it big and becomes a millionaire overnight. However, a duo of swindlers has set their sights on getting their hands on his fortune. Will he discover the hard way that more money means more problems?

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Th. Damaskinos & V. Michaelides

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Cast

Thymios Kabourlas

Kostas Hatzihristos

Stavros

Nikos Rizos

Stamatis

Nikos Fermas

Anthoula

Elsa Rizou

president of village

Spyros Konstadopoulos

Kitsos

Christos Kalavrouzos

Mitros

Giorgos Oikonomou

Suzanna

Miranta Zafiropoulou

Thymios' boss

Giorgos Tzifos

Giorgos Kosmidis

Thanasis Giokas

Takis Sabaziotis

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