The Lucky One

The Lucky One

The Lucky One

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The Lucky One

1968

1h 20m

7.5(2 votes)

Comedy

Overview

A countryman arrives in Athens to make it big and becomes a millionaire overnight. However, a duo of swindlers has set their sights on getting their hands on his fortune. Will he discover the hard way that more money means more problems?

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Kostas Hatzihristos

Kostas Hatzihristos

Thymios Kabourlas

Nikos Rizos

Nikos Rizos

Stavros

Nikos Fermas

Nikos Fermas

Stamatis

Elsa Rizou

Elsa Rizou

Anthoula

Spyros Konstadopoulos

Spyros Konstadopoulos

president of village

Christos Kalavrouzos

Christos Kalavrouzos

Kitsos

Giorgos Oikonomou

Giorgos Oikonomou

Mitros

Miranta Zafiropoulou

Miranta Zafiropoulou

Suzanna

Giorgos Tzifos

Giorgos Tzifos

Thymios' boss

Giorgos Kosmidis

Creative team

Directed by: Errikos Thalassinos
Written by: Lakis Mihailidis
Produced by: Klearhos Konitsiotis

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