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The Ogre of Athens
A parody of a tragedy
Genres
CrimeComedyThrillerDrama
Overview
A peaceful, frightened little man is mistakenly identified as "The Dragon", a notorious criminal at large. He briefly and reluctantly rules the underworld until they realize their mistake.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
99 min
Release Date
1956-03-05
Status
Released
Original Language
Greek
Vote Count
31
Vote Average
7
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Dinos Iliopoulos
Thomas
Margarita Papageorgiou
Roula
Giannis Argyris
Hondros
Thanasis Veggos
Spathis
Marika Lekaki
Carmen
Kostas Stavrinoudakis
villain
Frixos Nassou
Kostas Stavrinoudakis
Manolis Vlachakis
Kostas Spagopoulos
Zizi Viopoulou
Kassi Janet
Andreas Douzos
Savvas Kalantzis
Notis Pitsilos
Nikos Tsachiridis
Alekos Tzanetakos
Anestis Vlahos
Zannino
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