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The face of the day

The face of the day

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Status

Released

Release Date

Aug 14, 1965

Runtime

1h 26m

Genres

Comedy

User Score

63%

Original Title

Το πρόσωπο της ημέρας

Production Companies

Afoi Roussopouloi-G. Lazaridis - D. Sarris - K. Psarras

Director

Orestis Laskos

Description

Grigoris (Kostas Voutsas), a shopkeeper from Katerini, wins the first prize at a radio station that covers his expenses for a week in Athens. Arriving in the capital, the members of two gangs think it is Polydoros, the man who was to carry a stolen ancient statue to sell it to a rich collector. Grigoris, by chance, acquires the statue, and the captain (Kostas Kazakos) of a gang, with the help of a charming woman (Eleni Prokopiou), tries to trap him. Eventually, Grigoris will be hunted by both the gangs and the police ...