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Lisa, Tosca of Athens
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Lisa, Tosca of Athens

1959-01-01 · 84 min · ★ 5.6

Romance · Comedy

Lisa (Xenia Kalogeropoulou) runs away from her father at the Athens airport because she does not want to marry a rich man from Paris whom her father has chosen for her. She hitchhikes to the city, where she meets Giorgos (Kostas Kakkavas) a handsome driver. Then, she runs away from him as well and tries to find her mother’s brother (Iordanis), whom she has never seen before. Her father publishes her photo in the newspapers and offers a reward of one hundred thousand drachmas to anyone who finds her. Lisa is now afraid that everyone can identify her, and so, in order to hide, she mingles with a group of tourists. However, she is unaware that her uncle is their guide. Giorgos has followed her in order to find out the reason she left him so suddenly, takes her in his car one more time, and they spend the night together.

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Directors
Sokrates Kapsaskis
Production companies
Delta film
Countries
Greece
Status
Released

Top Cast

Xenia KalogeropoulouXenia KalogeropoulouLisa Papadea
Kostas KakavasKostas KakavasGiorgos Vasileiou
Dionysis PapagiannopoulosDionysis PapagiannopoulosAntonis Papadeas
Marika KrevataMarika KrevataMrs Papadea
Mihalis KalogiannisMihalis KalogiannisKostas
Kostas HatzihristosKostas HatzihristosIordanis Kollaros
Fragiskos ManellisFragiskos ManellisBabis
Giannis SparidisGiannis SparidisTimoleon Denaxas
Nanda TzakaNanda Tzaka
Takis HristoforidisTakis HristoforidisThanasis
Eleni Pappa
Giannis KostisGiannis Kostis
Loukianos Rozan
Yorgos Diamantis
Nana MouskouriNana Mouskourisinger

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