The Gambler

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The Gambler

1964

1h 34m

6.9(22 votes)

Comedy

Overview

About Aleka who is obsessed with playing cards and the efforts of her husband to make her quit this bad "habit".

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17 members

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Ρένα Βλαχοπούλου

Aleka Oikonomidou

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Λάμπρος Κωνσταντάρας

Andreas Oikonomidis

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Κώστας Βουτσάς

Lakis Oikonomidis

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Λίλλη Παπαγιάννη

Lele

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Χλόη Λιάσκου

Nina Oikonomidou

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Σαπφώ Νοταρά

Marigo

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Νίκος Φέρμας

Vangos Kapsouris

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Άγγελος Μαυρόπουλος

General

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Γιώργος Βρασιβανόπουλος

Giannakis (Mpamias)

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Περικλής Χριστοφορίδης

Unknown Role

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Ραφαήλ Ντενόγιας

Evangelopoulos

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Νάσος Κεδράκας

Nikolopoulos

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Νικήτας Πλατής

Pameinos Stravokanis

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Θάνος Μαρτίνος

Unknown Role

Directing

Γιάννης Δαλιανίδης

Unknown Role

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Γιώργος Λουκάκης

doctor

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Eva Barton

Unknown Role

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