If Luck Favors You
Genres
Overview
A poor but very decent teacher, Telis, who has resigned from his job, finds a winning lottery ticket in the street. Suddenly, his life changes radically. But he then discovers that someone has put it in front of him deliberately.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
105 min
Release Date
1964-01-30
Status
Released
Original Language
Greek
Vote Count
6
Vote Average
7.2
Dimitris Papamichael
Telis Rinopoulos
Lilian Miniati
Margy
Dionysis Papagiannopoulos
Alekos
Hristos Tsaganeas
Fokion Karyadis
Nikos Rizos
Pelopidas Zarmis
Giannis Fermis
inspector
Periklis Hristoforidis
hotel manager
Souli Sabah
Polyxeni
Nikos Fermas
Nondas
Sapfo Notara
Koula
Margarita Athanasiou
Fofo
Aris Malliagros
Crowford
Zannino
henchman
Despoina Stylianopoulou
employee
Giorgos Vrasivanopoulos
Rikos
Errikos Kontarinis
Haramis
Dimitris Koukis
chauffer
Panos Nikolakopoulos
Erika Broyer
singer
Margarita Broyer
singer
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