Wake Up, Poor Periklis!
Genres
Overview
To make his frivolous nephew see the error of his ways, a shipowner takes under his wing his bookish secretary to give her a complete makeover, bent on making him notice her. But, can the new and improved lady win the philanderer's heart?
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
90 min
Release Date
1969-01-01
Status
Released
Original Language
Greek
Vote Count
2
Vote Average
4
Giorgos Panjas
Tonis Dimitrakas
Xenia Kalogeropoulou
Aspasia
Nikos Stavridis
Periklis Dimitrakas
Despoina Stylianopoulou
Melpo
Dimitris Nikolaidis
Babis
Lavrentis Dianellos
Captain Damianos
Mitsi Konstadara
Fofo
Mary Kyvelou
Bouba
Alekos Zartaloudis
man at night club
Ellie Loizou
Kiki
Giorgos Voutsinos
Makis Demiris
porter
Yannis Liakakos
Marina Pavlidou
Aggeliki
Mandalena
singer
Giorgos Zambetas
singer
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