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Lisa, Tosca of Athens

Lisa, Tosca of Athens

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Lisa (Xenia Kalogeropoulou) runs away from her father at the Athens airport because she does not want to marry a rich man from Paris whom her father has chosen for her. She hitchhikes to the city, where she meets Giorgos (Kostas Kakkavas) a handsome driver. Then, she runs away from him as well and tries to find her mother’s brother (Iordanis), whom she has never seen before. Her father publishes her photo in the newspapers and offers a reward of one hundred thousand drachmas to anyone who finds her. Lisa is now afraid that everyone can identify her, and so, in order to hide, she mingles with a group of tourists. However, she is unaware that her uncle is their guide. Giorgos has followed her in order to find out the reason she left him so suddenly, takes her in his car one more time, and they spend the night together.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Greek

Runtime

84 mins

Rating

4.7/10

Release Date

01 January 1959

Country

Greece

Cast

Xenia Kalogeropoulou

Xenia Kalogeropoulou

Lisa Papadea

Kostas Kakavas

Kostas Kakavas

Giorgos Vasileiou

Dionysis Papagiannopoulos

Dionysis Papagiannopoulos

Antonis Papadeas

Marika Krevata

Marika Krevata

Mrs Papadea

Mihalis Kalogiannis

Mihalis Kalogiannis

Kostas

Kostas Hatzihristos

Kostas Hatzihristos

Iordanis Kollaros

Fragiskos Manellis

Fragiskos Manellis

Babis

Giannis Sparidis

Giannis Sparidis

Timoleon Denaxas

Nanda Tzaka

Nanda Tzaka

Takis Hristoforidis

Takis Hristoforidis

Thanasis

Eleni Pappa

Eleni Pappa

Giannis Kostis

Giannis Kostis

Loukianos Rozan

Loukianos Rozan

Yorgos Diamantis

Yorgos Diamantis

Nana Mouskouri

Nana Mouskouri

singer

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