The Ogre of Athens

The Ogre of Athens (1956)

05/03/1956
Crime, Comedy, Thriller, Drama
1h 39m

A parody of a tragedy

Overview

A peaceful, frightened little man is mistakenly identified as "The Dragon", a notorious criminal at large. He briefly and reluctantly rules the underworld until they realize their mistake.

  • Nikos KoundourosDirector
  • Iakovos KabanellisWriter
  • Original Title

    Ο Δράκος

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    Greek

Keywords

  • cabaret
  • mistaken identity
  • serial killer

Top Billed Cast

Dinos Iliopoulos

Dinos Iliopoulos

Thomas

Margarita Papageorgiou

Margarita Papageorgiou

Roula

Giannis Argyris

Giannis Argyris

Hondros

Thanasis Veggos

Thanasis Veggos

Spathis

Marika Lekaki

Marika Lekaki

Carmen

Kostas Stavrinoudakis

villain

Frixos Nassou

Frixos Nassou

Kostas Stavrinoudakis

Manolis Vlachakis

Kostas Spagopoulos

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