

The Father-in-Law
1968-11-20 · 90 min · ★ 5.5
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
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Giannis GionakisChristos Petefroutis
Despoina StylianopoulouSoultana
Kleo SkouloudiRena Petefrouti
Marika KrevataOlympia
Giorgos GavriilidisXenofon Hatzifardelis
Sotiris MoustakasLavrentis
Nikos FermasMourdaris
Giorgos Velentzasjudge
Vasilis AvlonitisTheofrastos Karatourlekis
Dimitris VlahosAnastasios Papatselepis
Gina VoulgariMiss Boutari
Giannis KostisDionysis
Antonis PapadopoulosAdolf Hitler
Ivonni VladimirouMatina Mastrapa
Nikos Thiveosfisherman
Mairy HalkiaMrs. Papatselepi
Lazos Terzasdoctor
Yanis Alexandridismadman
Zanninoman at the nightclub (uncredited)
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