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A parody of a tragedy - The Ogre of Athens
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Title: The Ogre of Athens

Release Date: 5 Mar 1956

Runtime: 1h 39m

Genre: Crime, Comedy, Thriller, Drama

Director: Athens Film Company

Production Companies: Athens Film Company

Overview: A peaceful, frightened little man is mistakenly identified as "The Dragon", a notorious criminal at large. He briefly and reluctantly rules the underworld until they realize their mistake.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7 (31 votes)

Cast

  • Thomas: Dinos Iliopoulos
  • Roula: Margarita Papageorgiou
  • Hondros: Giannis Argyris
  • Spathis: Thanasis Veggos
  • Carmen: Marika Lekaki
  • villain: Kostas Stavrinoudakis
  • : Frixos Nassou
  • : Kostas Stavrinoudakis
  • : Manolis Vlachakis
  • : Kostas Spagopoulos
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