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1968
1968

1968

They won because they couldn't lose

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HistoryDocumentary

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A.E.K., the well-known Greek basketball team founded in 1924 by refugees from Constantinople, after 44 years, beats SLAVIA of Prague and wins the European Cup.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Greek

Runtime

93 mins

Rating

6.571/10

Release Date

25 January 2018

Country

Greece

Cast

Antonis Kafetzopoulos

Antonis Kafetzopoulos

Stelios Mainas

Stelios Mainas

Errikos Litsis

Errikos Litsis

Themis Panou

Themis Panou

Vasiliki Troufakou

Vasiliki Troufakou

Ieroklis Michaelidis

Ieroklis Michaelidis

Orfeas Avgoustidis

Orfeas Avgoustidis

Antonis Antoniou

Antonis Antoniou

Dimitris Mavropoulos

Dimitris Mavropoulos

Giorgos Mitsikostas

Giorgos Mitsikostas

Giannis Vouros

Giannis Vouros

Thodoris Katsafados

Thodoris Katsafados

Alexandros Amerikanos

Alexandros Amerikanos

Taxiarhis Hanos

Taxiarhis Hanos

Kostas Nikouli

Kostas Nikouli

Maria Antoulinaki

Maria Antoulinaki

Dimitra Mesimerli

Dimitra Mesimerli

Petra Mavridi

Petra Mavridi

Schoolgirl

Giorgos Souxes

Giorgos Souxes

Alexandros Zouridakis

Alexandros Zouridakis

Thomas

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