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The Tough Guy
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The Tough Guy

1961-01-01 · 80 min · ★ 8.0

Comedy

A diamond of inestimable value will become the apple of discord and the cause of an incredible mess between a gang of criminals, the police, the priests of a parish, and... the savages of a jungle tribe!

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Directors
Hristos Apostolou
Production companies
Elkin Film
Countries
Greece
Status
Released

Top Cast

Nikos StavridisNikos StavridisNikitas Porfyris
Effie MelaMrs. Delimeri
Nikos XanthopoulosNikos Xanthopoulosmonk
Dimitris NikolaidisDimitris NikolaidisDetective X
Despoina StylianopoulouDespoina StylianopoulouLeonora
Manolis Kaselakis
Rallis AngelidisRallis Angelidisdirector
Natasa Apostolou
Niki Perdikloni
Georgios Lefentarios
Christos DoxarasChristos Doxaras
Dimitris Vareias
Alekos DaropoulosAlekos Daropoulos
Efi PapatheodorouEfi Papatheodorou
Stefanos Xydis
Giorgos EconomidisGiorgos Economidis
Max RomanMax Roman
Lilian SourtziLilian Sourtzi
Thanos GrammenosThanos Grammenos
Georgios Owen

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