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The Ogre of Athens
The Ogre of Athens

The Ogre of Athens

A parody of a tragedy

Genres

CrimeComedyThrillerDrama

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Greek

Runtime

99 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

05 March 1956

Country

Greece

Cast

Dinos Iliopoulos

Dinos Iliopoulos

Thomas

Margarita Papageorgiou

Margarita Papageorgiou

Roula

Giannis Argyris

Giannis Argyris

Hondros

Thanasis Veggos

Thanasis Veggos

Spathis

Marika Lekaki

Marika Lekaki

Carmen

Kostas Stavrinoudakis

Kostas Stavrinoudakis

villain

Frixos Nassou

Frixos Nassou

Kostas Stavrinoudakis

Kostas Stavrinoudakis

Manolis Vlachakis

Manolis Vlachakis

Kostas Spagopoulos

Kostas Spagopoulos

Zizi Viopoulou

Zizi Viopoulou

Kassi Janet

Kassi Janet

Andreas Douzos

Andreas Douzos

Savvas Kalantzis

Savvas Kalantzis

Notis Pitsilos

Notis Pitsilos

Nikos Tsachiridis

Nikos Tsachiridis

Alekos Tzanetakos

Alekos Tzanetakos

Anestis Vlahos

Anestis Vlahos

Zannino

Zannino

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