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Wake Up, Poor Periklis!

Wake Up, Poor Periklis!

Genres

Comedy

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To make his frivolous nephew see the error of his ways, a shipowner takes under his wing his bookish secretary to give her a complete makeover, bent on making him notice her. But, can the new and improved lady win the philanderer's heart?

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Greek

Runtime

90 mins

Rating

4/10

Release Date

01 January 1969

Country

Greece

Cast

Giorgos Panjas

Giorgos Panjas

Tonis Dimitrakas

Xenia Kalogeropoulou

Xenia Kalogeropoulou

Aspasia

Nikos Stavridis

Nikos Stavridis

Periklis Dimitrakas

Despoina Stylianopoulou

Despoina Stylianopoulou

Melpo

Dimitris Nikolaidis

Dimitris Nikolaidis

Babis

Lavrentis Dianellos

Lavrentis Dianellos

Captain Damianos

Mitsi Konstadara

Mitsi Konstadara

Fofo

Mary Kyvelou

Mary Kyvelou

Bouba

Alekos Zartaloudis

Alekos Zartaloudis

man at night club

Ellie Loizou

Ellie Loizou

Kiki

Giorgos Voutsinos

Giorgos Voutsinos

Makis Demiris

Makis Demiris

porter

Yannis Liakakos

Yannis Liakakos

Marina Pavlidou

Marina Pavlidou

Aggeliki

Mandalena

Mandalena

singer

Giorgos Zambetas

Giorgos Zambetas

singer

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