The Ogre of Athens (1956)

Name: The Ogre of Athens
Genre: Crime, Comedy, Thriller, Drama
Released: 1956-03-05
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Dinos Iliopoulos, Margarita Papageorgiou, Giannis Argyris, Thanasis Veggos, Marika Lekaki

The most biting, the most daring social satire

Crime
Comedy
Thriller
Drama

On New Year’s Eve, a timid bank clerk is mistaken for a notorious criminal mastermind who rules the streets of Athens. Embracing his mistaken identity comes with a price though, as his unwitting white lie begins to unravel.

Rating: 7.1 / 10 (41 votes)
Release date: March 5, 1956
Runtime: 1h 44m
Language: EL
Director: Nikos Koundouros
Status: Released