The Ogre of Athens

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The Ogre of Athens

"A parody of a tragedy"

1956

1h 39m

7.0(31 votes)

Crime

Comedy

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Drama

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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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19 members

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Ντίνος Ηλιόπουλος

Thomas

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Μαργαρίτα Παπαγεωργίου

Roula

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Γιάννης Αργύρης

Hondros

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Θανάσης Βέγγος

Spathis

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Μαρίκα Λεκάκη

Carmen

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Κώστας Σταυρινουδάκης

villain

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Φρίξος Νάσσου

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Κώστας Σταυρινουδάκης

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Manolis Vlachakis

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Kostas Spagopoulos

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Zizi Viopoulou

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Kassi Janet

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Ανδρέας Ντούζος

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Σάββας Καλαντζής

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Νότης Πιτσιλός

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Νίκος Τσαχιρίδης

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Αλέκος Τζανετάκος

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Ανέστης Βλάχος

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Ζαννίνο

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