CrimeComedyThrillerDrama
The Ogre of Athens
“The most biting, the most daring social satire”
On New Year’s Eve, a timid bank clerk is mistaken for a notorious criminal mastermind who rules the streets of Athens. Embracing his mistaken identity comes with a price though, as his unwitting white lie begins to unravel.
Directed by Nikos Koundouros
71
User score
37 votes
Status
Released
Released
March 5, 1956
Runtime
1h 44m
Language
Greek
Top cast
Dinos Iliopoulos
Thomas
Margarita Papageorgiou
Roula
Giannis Argyris
Hondros
Thanasis Veggos
Spathis
Marika Lekaki
Carmen
Kostas Stavrinoudakis
villain
Frixos Nassou
Kostas Stavrinoudakis
Manolis Vlachakis
Kostas Spagopoulos
Zizi Viopoulou
Kassi Janet
Andreas Douzos
Savvas Kalantzis
Notis Pitsilos
Nikos Tsachiridis
Alekos Tzanetakos
Anestis Vlahos
Zannino
