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The Counterfeit Coin (1955)

Genre : Comedy, Romance, Drama

Runtime : 1H 58M

Director : Yorgos Tzavellas

Synopsis

Four stories, humorous, romantic or dramatic, are linked by a counterfeit gold sovereign. It is made by the honest engraver in the first story, seduced by the charms of a young widow, and it subsequently passes into the hands of a beggar and a prostitute, a wealthy miser and a newly married couple where the husband is a poor artist.

Actors

Vasilis Logothetidis
Vasilis Logothetidis
Anargyros Loumbardopoulos
Ilia Livykou
Ilia Livykou
Fifi
Mimis Fotopoulos
Mimis Fotopoulos
Beggar
Sperantza Vrana
Sperantza Vrana
Maria
Orestis Makris
Orestis Makris
Vasilis Mavridis
Maria Kalamiotou
Maria Kalamiotou
Fanitsa
Ellie Lambeti
Ellie Lambeti
Aliki
Dimitris Horn
Dimitris Horn
Pavlos
Dimitris Myrat
Dimitris Myrat
Narrator
Vagelis Protopapas
Vagelis Protopapas
Dinos
Giorgos Vlahopoulos
Giorgos Vlahopoulos
policeman
Lavrentis Dianellos
Lavrentis Dianellos
Anastasis
Lela Patrikiou
Lela Patrikiou
Mrs. Mavridou
Athanasia Moustaka
Athanasia Moustaka
Katerina (Aliki's nanny)
Zoras Tsapelis
Zoras Tsapelis
Dimitris
Vasilis Afentakis
Vasilis Afentakis
Giannis
Thanasis Tzeneralis
Thanasis Tzeneralis
George Phil
Nikos Fermas
Nikos Fermas
store keeper
Kostas Pomonis
Kostas Pomonis
Aliki's father
Loula Ioannidou
Loula Ioannidou
Fanitsa's mother
Rallis Angelidis
Rallis Angelidis
Giannis Ioannidis
Giannis Ioannidis
Despina Panayotidou
Despina Panayotidou
kiosk owner
Persa Vlahou
Persa Vlahou

Crews

Yorgos Tzavellas
Yorgos Tzavellas
Director
Manos Hatzidakis
Manos Hatzidakis
Music
Kostas Theodoridis
Kostas Theodoridis
Cinematography
Giorgos Tsaoulis
Giorgos Tsaoulis
Cinematography
Giorgos Tsaoulis
Giorgos Tsaoulis
Editor
Emmanouil Kalogeropoulos
Emmanouil Kalogeropoulos
Property Master
Giorgos Niagasas
Giorgos Niagasas
Sound
Giorgos Sklavis
Giorgos Sklavis
Still Photographer
Nikos Varveris
Nikos Varveris
Makeup Artist
Yorgos Tzavellas
Yorgos Tzavellas
Writer
Pavlos Papadopoulos
Pavlos Papadopoulos
Set Decoration
Nikos Nikolaidis
Nikos Nikolaidis
Set Decoration
Napoleon Eleftheriou
Napoleon Eleftheriou
Assistant Director
Grigoris Danalis
Grigoris Danalis
Assistant Camera
Takis Kontos
Takis Kontos
Assistant Sound Engineer

Posters and backgrounds

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