A Matter of Earnestness (1965)
Overview
Minister Andreas Mavrogialouros (Labros Konstadaras) visits the village of his electoral district, Platanias for the inauguration of a maternity hospital. After an accident, he finds his voters' dissatisfaction and the scams of his partners. He, therefore, decides to step down from the government and bring order to his life, starting from his wife and his daughter.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | el |
| Popularity | 1.4511 |
Directed By
Alekos Sakellarios
Crew
Alekos Sakellarios
Alekos Sakellarios
Mimis Plessas
Andreas Andreadakis
Markos Zervas
Haralambos Alepis
Kostas Sakadakis
Alekos Sakellarios
Mimis Kasimatis
Mimis Antoniou
Stavros Kelesidis
Christos Giannakopoulos
Markos Zervas
Markos Dalezios
Mikes Damalas
Vasilis Syropoulos
Pavlos Filippou
TOP CAST
Labros Konstadaras
Andreas Mavrogialouros
Dionysis Papagiannopoulos
Thodoros Grouezas
Niki Linardou
Aliki Mavrogialourou
Andreas Douzos
Giorgos
Giorgos Gavriilidis
Kostas
Melpo Zarokosta
Nanta Mavrogialourou
Mitsi Konstadara
Labena
Takis Hristoforidis
Mr. Efstathiou
Giota Soimoiri
Katina
Haris Panayotou
Panagos
Olga Mayer
Laura
Christos Doxaras
Sotiris
Lilian Sourtzi
Tasia
Nikitas Platis
Fotis
Nasos Katakouzinos
Panagos' friend
Giorgos Grigoriou
Kostas (driver)
Dinos Karydis
Aliki's friend
Makis Demiris
Nikolaos Lahouris
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