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Wake up Vassili
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Wake up Vassili

1969-04-13 · 81 min · ★ 6.8

Comedy

Vasilis is a poor conservative man who works in a company and tends to buy the lottery very often - but with no luck. His life will turn upside down when his younger sister turns out to be an anarchist and gets involved with a leftist rebellious man he already knows and hates. Eventually, in an ironic twist of faith, the two of them will earn millions and gain the exact lifestyle they used to fight against and Vasilis will lose his mind.

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Directors
Giannis Dalianidis
Production companies
Finos Film
Countries
Greece
Status
Released

Top Cast

Giorgos KonstantinouGiorgos KonstantinouVasilis Vasilakis
Elena NathanailElena NathanailDina Vasilaki
Alekos AlexandrakisAlekos AlexandrakisManos Apostolou
Giorgos MihalakopoulosGiorgos MihalakopoulosTimoleon Fanfaras
Eleni ZafeiriouEleni ZafeiriouAntigoni Vasilaki
Tasso KavadiaTasso KavadiaMrs. Farlakou
Giorgos TsitsopoulosGiorgos TsitsopoulosPeriklis
Dimitris KoukisDimitris Koukis
Christos DoxarasChristos DoxarasThodoros
Periklis HristoforidisPeriklis HristoforidisNikos
Yiouli StamoulakiYiouli Stamoulaki
Aggelos MavropoulosAggelos MavropoulosMadhouse doctor
Nasos KedrakasNasos Kedrakaslottery agent
Kokka Stylianou
Eva FridakiEva Fridaki
Anthi GounariAnthi Gounari
Sotiris TzevelekosSotiris Tzevelekos
Lola Mazaraki

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