Wake Up, Poor Periklis!

Wake Up, Poor Periklis!

Wake Up, Poor Periklis!

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Wake Up, Poor Periklis!

1969

1h 30m

4.8(4 votes)

Comedy

Overview

To make his frivolous nephew see the error of his ways, a shipowner takes under his wing his bookish secretary to give her a complete makeover, bent on making him notice her. But, can the new and improved lady win the philanderer's heart?

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Karagiannis-Karatzopoulos

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Giorgos Panjas

Giorgos Panjas

Tonis Dimitrakas

Xenia Kalogeropoulou

Xenia Kalogeropoulou

Aspasia

Nikos Stavridis

Nikos Stavridis

Periklis Dimitrakas

Despoina Stylianopoulou

Despoina Stylianopoulou

Melpo

Dimitris Nikolaidis

Dimitris Nikolaidis

Babis

Lavrentis Dianellos

Lavrentis Dianellos

Captain Damianos

Mitsi Konstadara

Mitsi Konstadara

Fofo

Mary Kyvelou

Mary Kyvelou

Bouba

Alekos Zartaloudis

Alekos Zartaloudis

man at night club

Ellie Loizou

Ellie Loizou

Kiki

Creative team

Directed by: Kostas Andritsos
Written by: Giorgos Lazaridis

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