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Bad, Cold, and Cantankerous
Bad, Cold, and Cantankerous

Bad, Cold, and Cantankerous

Genres

Comedy

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Financially hard-pressed, a good-hearted coffee-shop owner asks his twin brother and famous actor for a loan; but, when he faints and collapses on stage, it's up to him to save the day, and his sibling's reputation. Is he up for the task?

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Greek

Runtime

83 mins

Rating

5.2/10

Release Date

01 January 1969

Country

Greece

Cast

Kostas Hatzihristos

Kostas Hatzihristos

Thymios / Kostas Papahatzis

Mimis Fotopoulos

Mimis Fotopoulos

Vasilis

Manos Katrakis

Manos Katrakis

Alekos Valiris

Takis Miliadis

Takis Miliadis

Giannis Repas

Ketty Panou

Ketty Panou

Anna Papahatzi

Maria Ioannidou

Maria Ioannidou

Pagona

Elpida Braoudaki

Elpida Braoudaki

Eva Fridaki

Eva Fridaki

Eleni

Dimitris Bislanis

Dimitris Bislanis

Thodoros

Nikos Fermas

Nikos Fermas

Karakitsos

Antonis Papadopoulos

Antonis Papadopoulos

open-air film manager

Christos Kalavrouzos

Christos Kalavrouzos

Danos Lygizos

Danos Lygizos

Giorgos

Panos Vellias

Panos Vellias

Mitsos

Hristos Daktylidis

Hristos Daktylidis

Antonis Liotsis

Antonis Liotsis

young actor

Popi Deligianni

Popi Deligianni

Thodoros Kefalopoulos

Thodoros Kefalopoulos

villager

Haroula Labraki

Haroula Labraki

singer

Giorgos Loukakis

Giorgos Loukakis

judge (uncredited)

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