Movies

HomeMoviesSearchTV SeriesBookmarksView Source
The Counterfeit Coin
The Counterfeit Coin

The Counterfeit Coin

Genres

ComedyRomanceDrama

OverView

Four stories, humorous, romantic or dramatic, are linked by a counterfeit gold sovereign. It is made by the honest engraver in the first story, seduced by the charms of a young widow, and it subsequently passes into the hands of a beggar and a prostitute, a wealthy miser and a newly married couple where the husband is a poor artist.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Greek

Runtime

118 mins

Rating

7.6/10

Release Date

28 December 1955

Country

Greece

Cast

Vasilis Logothetidis

Vasilis Logothetidis

Anargyros Loumbardopoulos

Ilia Livykou

Ilia Livykou

Fifi

Mimis Fotopoulos

Mimis Fotopoulos

Beggar

Sperantza Vrana

Sperantza Vrana

Maria

Orestis Makris

Orestis Makris

Vasilis Mavridis

Ellie Lambeti

Ellie Lambeti

Aliki

Dimitris Horn

Dimitris Horn

Pavlos

Dimitris Myrat

Dimitris Myrat

Narrator

Vagelis Protopapas

Vagelis Protopapas

Dinos

Maria Kalamiotou

Maria Kalamiotou

Fanitsa

Lela Patrikiou

Lela Patrikiou

Mrs. Mavridou

Zoras Tsapelis

Zoras Tsapelis

Dimitris

Athanasia Moustaka

Athanasia Moustaka

Katerina (Aliki's nanny)

Giorgos Vlahopoulos

Giorgos Vlahopoulos

policeman

Lavrentis Dianellos

Lavrentis Dianellos

Anastasis

Vasilis Afentakis

Vasilis Afentakis

Giannis

Thanasis Tzeneralis

Thanasis Tzeneralis

George Phil

Nikos Fermas

Nikos Fermas

store keeper

Kostas Pomonis

Kostas Pomonis

Aliki's father

Loula Ioannidou

Loula Ioannidou

Fanitsa's mother

Rallis Angelidis

Rallis Angelidis

Giannis Ioannidis

Giannis Ioannidis

Despina Panayotidou

Despina Panayotidou

kiosk owner

Persa Vlahou

Persa Vlahou

Similar Movies

6.7

Bride Flight

October 2008 •Dutch

A romantic drama that charts the lives of three women from different backgrounds, forever changed when they emigrate to New Zealand as war brides.

6.5

Jumping for Joy

January 1956 •English

At the racetrack, cleaner, Willy Joy is tricked into buying Lindy Lou, a useless greyhound, who's not too healthy either. While getting the dog back in shape, Willy crosses paths with a gang of crooks who's specialty is fixing the races with doped dogs.

5.3

Summer Lovers

July 1982 •English

Michael Pappas and his girlfriend, Cathy, are enjoying the white sand beaches of a Greek island as well as the freewheeling nature of the locals. When Michael meets Lina, who is in Greece from Paris doing archaeological work, he is enamored with the beautiful foreigner. Cathy, unhappy about Lina getting close to Michael, confronts the woman -- only to be unexpectedly wooed by her charms as well.

4.0

Vandalism

July 1953 •English

Two young high school boys spike the punch at a Halloween party, mischievously let the air out of car tires, and finally steal a car to go for a joyride. They're caught and thrown in jail, and, as the narrator says, this proves that pranks lead to "habit-forming wildness," and, of course, such anti-social behavior cannot be allowed to happen

6.7

Frozen Land

January 2005 •Finnish

When a schoolteacher is sacked, he projects his bad mood at his troubled teenage son. The son, in turn, buys a CD player from a pawnshop with counterfeit money. This starts a chain reaction of misery as every victim projects his problems on to another person.

7.8

Nine Queens

August 2000 •Spanish

Two con artists try to swindle a stamp collector by selling him a sheet of counterfeit rare stamps, the "nine queens".

5.5

The Summer I Turned 15

March 1976 •Norwegian

The story Peter is telling the about a special summer, when he is invited over to summer holiday from bickering parents, to his aunt and uncle in the country. He's been there before, but this summer was quite one to remember.

6.9

Big Night

September 1996 •English

Primo and Secondo, two immigrant brothers, pin their hopes on a banquet honoring Louis Prima to save their struggling restaurant.

7.3

La Bamba

July 1987 •English

Los Angeles teenager Ritchie Valens becomes an overnight rock 'n' roll success in 1958, thanks to a love ballad called "Donna" that he wrote for his girlfriend. But as his star rises, Valens has conflicts with his jealous brother, Bob, and becomes haunted by a recurring nightmare of a plane crash just as he begins his first national tour alongside Buddy Holly.

6.2

The Other Side of Heaven

April 2001 •English

John H. Groberg, a middle class kid from Idaho Falls, crosses the Pacific to become a Mormon missionary in the remote and exotic Tongan island kingdom during the 1950's. He leaves behind a loving family and the true love of his life, Jean. Through letters and musings across the miles, John shares his humbling and sometimes hilarious adventures with "the girl back home", and her letters buoy up his spirits in difficult times. John must struggle to overcome language barriers, physical hardship and deep-rooted suspicion to earn the trust and love of the Tongan people he has come to serve. Throughout his adventure-filled three years on the islands, he discovers friends and wisdom in the most unlikely places. John H. Groberg's Tongan odyssey will change his life forever.

6.5

Year Zero

June 2004 •Hebrew

Through a mosaic of stories intertwined and created a current picture of the sad social and economic situation in Israel. Mother forced into prostitution to support her son; Blind man must survive after losing his dog; Son is looking for his rocker father's; Apartment owner complicates his life while entering the underworld...

7.3

The Man in the Moon

September 1991 •English

Maureen Trant and her younger sibling Dani share a strong connection, but local boy Court Foster threatens to throw their bond off balance. Dani and Court meet first and have a flirtatious rapport -- but when he meets Maureen, he falls hard and they begin a passionate affair. The new couple try to keep their love hidden from Dani, but she soon learns the truth, disavowing her sister. But a heartbreaking accident later reunites the girls.

7.0

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

November 2022 •English

World-famous detective Benoit Blanc heads to Greece to peel back the layers of a mystery surrounding a tech billionaire and his eclectic crew of friends.

6.2

Circle of Friends

April 1995 •English

Three girlhood friends now at college share first loves, first kisses and first betrayals. At the center of it all is the best-looking boy on campus. Can a self-conscious dreamer hook the biggest fish in the pond?

6.8

Far from Men

January 2015 •French

A French teacher in a small Algerian village during the Algerian War forms an unexpected bond with a dissident who is ordered to be turned in to the authorities.

5.8

Havana

December 1990 •English

During the revolution, a high-stakes gambler arrives in Cuba seeking to win big in poker games. Along the way, he meets and falls in love with the wife of a Communist revolutionary.

0.9

Valentino Returns

July 1989 •English

On a Saturday night, in a small 1950s Californian town, a young man, whose parents are an inch from a divorce, takes his brand new pink Cadillac for a spin to meet girls. He hooks up with the daughter of the town's radical preacher.

6.1

My Life in Ruins

June 2009 •English

A Greek tour guide named Georgia attempts to recapture her kefi (Greek for mojo) by guiding a ragtag group of tourists around Greece and showing them the beauty of her native land. Along the way, she manages to open their eyes to the wonders of an exotic foreign land while beginning to see the world through a new set of eyes in the process.

4.8

A poor Onassis

May 1969 •Greek

A poor accountant, but with the enigmatic name Agisilaos Onassis (Kostas Voutsas), who dreams of a great life, suddenly learns that he only has a month left to live. He abandons everything and, with the savings he has on his side, is leaving on an island to spend this last month of his life as rich.

5.0

Isaiah, Don't Dance

July 1969 •Greek

Lambros has a bizarre office that does crazy jobs, because he is not a fan of the "Fake pie to eat" theory, but he also puts his hand on every time he wants to reach a happy ending in a neighborhood. But he believes that marriage is a bad thing, until the day when the female Satan, using tricks similar to his own, appears in front of him.