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The Father-in-Law
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The Father-in-Law

1968-11-20 · 90 min · ★ 5.5

Comedy

Xristos is married to the rich Rena. In fact the rich is his mother-in-law, who has big business abroad. In Greece the mother-in-law gives the hotel's managment to Xristos but also loads to him all the work. Desperate, he decides to slam the yoke and kill her ...

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Directors
Hristos Kyriakopoulos
Production companies
Afoi Kyriakopouloi
Countries
Greece
Status
Released

Top Cast

Giannis GionakisGiannis GionakisChristos Petefroutis
Despoina StylianopoulouDespoina StylianopoulouSoultana
Kleo SkouloudiKleo SkouloudiRena Petefrouti
Marika KrevataMarika KrevataOlympia
Giorgos GavriilidisGiorgos GavriilidisXenofon Hatzifardelis
Sotiris MoustakasSotiris MoustakasLavrentis
Nikos FermasNikos FermasMourdaris
Giorgos VelentzasGiorgos Velentzasjudge
Vasilis AvlonitisVasilis AvlonitisTheofrastos Karatourlekis
Dimitris VlahosDimitris VlahosAnastasios Papatselepis
Gina VoulgariGina VoulgariMiss Boutari
Giannis KostisGiannis KostisDionysis
Antonis PapadopoulosAntonis PapadopoulosAdolf Hitler
Ivonni VladimirouIvonni VladimirouMatina Mastrapa
Nikos ThiveosNikos Thiveosfisherman
Mairy HalkiaMairy HalkiaMrs. Papatselepi
Lazos TerzasLazos Terzasdoctor
Yanis AlexandridisYanis Alexandridismadman
ZanninoZanninoman at the nightclub (uncredited)
Giorgos ZambetasGiorgos Zambetassinger

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