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Cast
Thanasis Veggos
as Thanasis / Athanasia / Lefteris
Dionysis Papagiannopoulos
as Balamoutis
Giorgos Tsitsopoulos
as Fesaras
Lydia Lenossi
as Balamoutis' secretary
Antonis Papadopoulos
as Thomas
Evangelia Samiotaki
as Gerta
Stratos Pahis
as Epameinondas Temperlekis
Zannino
as Iraklis
Mihalis Giannatos
as Patroklos
Giorgos Velentzas
as police director
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1973
Runtime1h 30m
LanguageGreek
CertificationNR
GenresComedy
Votes1
DirectorErrikos Thalassinos
WritersGiorgos Lazaridis
TypeFeature Film
Rating9.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThe Charlatan
About The Charlatan
An immigrant in Germany works hard to support his father and sister, who live in Greece. When he is forced to return home, he discovers that he has no money because the bank where he kept his savings has gone bankrupt. So he returns hidden in a refrigerated truck and arrives frozen, which starts a battle between refrigerator advertisers over who will convince him to advertise their refrigerators.
Directed by Errikos Thalassinos, The Charlatan leans on a strong ensemble — Thanasis Veggos, Dionysis Papagiannopoulos, Giorgos Tsitsopoulos — 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 1973.
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