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The Big Fool
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The Big Fool

1967-01-01 · 92 min · ★ 8.7

Comedy

Businessman Telis Birkas (Periklis Hristoforidis) decides to marry his daughter Antzela (Sasa Kastoura) with a nice guy, his accountant Dinos (Dinos Iliopoulos). Antzela though does not want to hear a word about it. Telis, decides to train Dinos in order for him to win his daughter's heart. Training does not go so well and so the call in the big guns.

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Directors
Kostas Karagiannis
Production companies
Karagiannis-Karatzopoulos
Countries
Greece
Status
Released

Top Cast

Dinos IliopoulosDinos IliopoulosDinos Dinos
Sasa KastouraSasa KastouraAntzela Birka
Periklis HristoforidisPeriklis HristoforidisTelis Birkas
Joly GarbiJoly GarbiOurania Birka
Vangelis PloiosVangelis PloiosDoulis
Giannis GionakisGiannis GionakisRirikos
Fotis MetaxopoulosFotis Metaxopoulosdancer
Andreas DouzosAndreas Douzoshimself
Mariana KourakouMariana Kourakouherself
Makis DemirisMakis Demirishotel manager
Giorgos KyriakidisGiorgos Kyriakidisdirector
Ersi DoxakopoulouErsi DoxakopoulouAngela's friend
Artemis PipineliArtemis Pipinelisecretary
Aliki Iliopouloumaid
Kostas Hatzopoulos
Lena Agiouni
Apostolos SouglakosApostolos Souglakosman at the night club

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