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The Father-in-Law
The Father-in-Law

The Father-in-Law

O Petheropliktos

Genres

Comedy

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Xristos is married to the rich Rena. In fact the rich is his mother-in-law, who has big business abroad. In Greece the mother-in-law gives the hotel's managment to Xristos but also loads to him all the work. Desperate, he decides to slam the yoke and kill her ...

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Greek

Runtime

90 mins

Rating

5/10

Release Date

20 November 1968

Country

Greece

Cast

Giannis Gionakis

Giannis Gionakis

Christos Petefroutis

Despoina Stylianopoulou

Despoina Stylianopoulou

Soultana

Kleo Skouloudi

Kleo Skouloudi

Rena Petefrouti

Marika Krevata

Marika Krevata

Olympia

Giorgos Gavriilidis

Giorgos Gavriilidis

Xenofon Hatzifardelis

Sotiris Moustakas

Sotiris Moustakas

Lavrentis

Nikos Fermas

Nikos Fermas

Mourdaris

Giorgos Velentzas

Giorgos Velentzas

judge

Vasilis Avlonitis

Vasilis Avlonitis

Theofrastos Karatourlekis

Dimitris Vlahos

Dimitris Vlahos

Anastasios Papatselepis

Gina Voulgari

Gina Voulgari

Miss Boutari

Giannis Kostis

Giannis Kostis

Dionysis

Antonis Papadopoulos

Antonis Papadopoulos

Adolf Hitler

Ivonni Vladimirou

Ivonni Vladimirou

Matina Mastrapa

Nikos Thiveos

Nikos Thiveos

fisherman

Mairy Halkia

Mairy Halkia

Mrs. Papatselepi

Lazos Terzas

Lazos Terzas

doctor

Yanis Alexandridis

Yanis Alexandridis

madman

Zannino

Zannino

man at the nightclub (uncredited)

Giorgos Zambetas

Giorgos Zambetas

singer

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