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The Jerks
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The Jerks

1987-10-21 · 85 min · ★ 6.1

Comedy

Leonidas is tricked into thinking he will hit the jackpot by a guy from the underworld, Babis, also well-known on the street as "the teacher". So, he sets up an ad hoc gang with his close friends in order to rob a bank. The operation, however, is crowned by complete failure. Actually, Babis used Leonidas to create a diversion in order to rob a jeweler's shop. Leonidas flies into a rage and swears to take revenge on the "teacher". The scuffle that follows results in all of them ending up in hospital.

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Directors
Giorgos Konstantinou
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Countries
Greece
Status
Released

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Giorgos KonstantinouGiorgos KonstantinouLeonidas
Tasos PsomopoulosTasos PsomopoulosVlasis
Markos LezesMarkos LezesToufas
Frini ArvanitiFrini ArvanitiFroso
Kostas KaragiorgisKostas KaragiorgisBabis
Kostas PaliosKostas PaliosDoukas
Giannis VourosGiannis VourosMickey
Yiorgos PetrohilosYiorgos PetrohilosGogo
Linda GigaLinda GigaLiana
Kostas MakedosKostas MakedosFouskas
Dimitris VasmatzisDimitris VasmatzisLahtaras
Michalis ArsenisMichalis ArsenisKoufos

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