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The Father-in-Law
O Petheropliktos
Genres
Comedy
Overview
Xristos is married to the rich Rena. In fact the rich is his mother-in-law, who has big business abroad. In Greece the mother-in-law gives the hotel's managment to Xristos but also loads to him all the work. Desperate, he decides to slam the yoke and kill her ...
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
90 min
Release Date
1968-11-20
Status
Released
Original Language
Greek
Vote Count
7
Vote Average
5
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Giannis Gionakis
Christos Petefroutis
Despoina Stylianopoulou
Soultana
Kleo Skouloudi
Rena Petefrouti
Marika Krevata
Olympia
Giorgos Gavriilidis
Xenofon Hatzifardelis
Sotiris Moustakas
Lavrentis
Nikos Fermas
Mourdaris
Giorgos Velentzas
judge
Vasilis Avlonitis
Theofrastos Karatourlekis
Dimitris Vlahos
Anastasios Papatselepis
Gina Voulgari
Miss Boutari
Giannis Kostis
Dionysis
Antonis Papadopoulos
Adolf Hitler
Ivonni Vladimirou
Matina Mastrapa
Nikos Thiveos
fisherman
Mairy Halkia
Mrs. Papatselepi
Lazos Terzas
doctor
Yanis Alexandridis
madman
Zannino
man at the nightclub (uncredited)
Giorgos Zambetas
singer
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