The Wicked World of Thanasis

The Wicked World of Thanasis

The Wicked World of Thanasis

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The Wicked World of Thanasis

1979

1h 29m

6.6(5 votes)

Comedy

Overview

The film presents seven short stories of everyday madness: parking in Athens. Thanasis, the soccer referee. Thanasis, the projectionist at a porn theater. Thanasis, the extra in a pasta commercial. Thanasis, the hospital director. Thanasis, the undertaker. Thanasis, the sailor who suspects his wife is cheating on him.

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10 featured cast members

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Thanasis Veggos

Thanasis Veggos

Thanasis Mpesagiampesas

Stefanos Linaios

Stefanos Linaios

Narrator

Vasia Trifylli

Vasia Trifylli

Eleni

Antonis Papadopoulos

Antonis Papadopoulos

Kleovoulos

Evangelia Samiotaki

Evangelia Samiotaki

Sperantza Vrana

Sperantza Vrana

Vasilis Bouyiouklakis

Vasilis Bouyiouklakis

Giorgos

Christos Zorbas

Christos Zorbas

Eleni Filini

Eleni Filini

Stelios Lionakis

Stelios Lionakis

Creative team

Directed by: Dinos Katsouridis
Written by: Dinos Katsouridis
Giorgos Lazaridis
Produced by: Dinos Katsouridis

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