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Cast
Giannis Gionakis
as Spiros Dokos
Niki Linardou
as Marianna Dokou
Dionysis Papagiannopoulos
as Kleanthis Fragkopoulos
Nikos Rizos
as Gerasimos
Vasilis Avlonitis
as real estate agent
Rita Mousouri
as Sofia Dokou
Haris Panayotou
as Manolis
Giorgos Vrasivanopoulos
as Dimitris
Hristos Kazantzidis
as director
Eva Evangelidou
as Aristea
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1966
Runtime1h 35m
LanguageGreek
CertificationNR
GenresComedy
Votes5
DirectorKostas Lyhnaras
WritersAlekos Sakellarios
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.6 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsMy Sister Deserves a Beating
About My Sister Deserves a Beating
A mad man, Spyros, wants to marry Marianna, his lively sister. He wants to give her a dowry apartment, but his money is not enough for that. So he has to ask for a loan from his boss. The boss refuses to serve him but as soon as he knows Marianna, he changes his mind. Spyros tries to think of Marianna, who is smirked for his boss's mistress, but he only manages to lose his job. He wants to marry her with the poor and honest electrician Manolis, who is in love with her.
Directed by Kostas Lyhnaras, My Sister Deserves a Beating leans on a strong ensemble — Giannis Gionakis, Niki Linardou, Dionysis Papagiannopoulos — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about comedy titles of 1966.
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