What Did You Do in the War, Thanassi? (1971)
Overview
A wild tale of mistaken identity set during the Nazi occupation of Greece and starring the great Thanasis Vengos. Thanasis is called upon, during the Occupation, to testify at the trial of a tavern owner accused of serving cat meat to his customers. He too is accused of perjury and imprisoned with some resistance fighters. The resistance fighters escape, but Thanasis remains in his cell. He is accused of being Ivan, the notorious ringleader of certain revolutionaries.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | el |
| Popularity | 1.356 |
Directed By
Dinos Katsouridis
Crew
Mimis Plessas
Dinos Katsouridis
Dinos Katsouridis
Dinos Katsouridis
Giorgos Arvanitis
Asimakis Gialamas
TOP CAST
Thanasis Veggos
Thanasis Karathanasis
Efi Roditi
Danai
Antonis Papadopoulos
Hans
Kaiti Lambropoulou
Kleopatra
Katerina Gogou
Froso Karathanasi
Nikitas Platis
Thodoros
Mihalis Giannatos
italian officer
Giannis Fyrios
judge
Kostas Stavrinoudakis
worker
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