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The Tough Guy(1961)
Status: Released
Date: 1961-10-30
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Time: 1h 18m
Overview:
Iraklis (Hercules) Leontopoulos is a low-paid employee with a heart of gold, who inherits a building together with its tenants. His easy disposition is his biggest problem because he can not collect any rents. In addition, he can not make any evictions nor can he demand any increase in the rents. Everything is about to change when his lawyer Aleka Palli makes him play the tough guy in order to collect the unpaid rents. The consequences of this transformation will be hilarious.
Languages: Greek.
Countries:
Greece
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Movie: The Tough Guy
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Κώστας Χατζηχρήστος
Iraklis Leontopoulos
Μάρθα Βούρτση
Aleka Palli
Μάρθα Καραγιάννη
Foula Davari
Κώστας Βουτσάς
Patatas
Σπεράντζα Βρανά
Loula
Τζόλυ Γαρμπή
Andromahi
Βαγγέλης Πρωτόπαπας
Kalogirou
Τάκης Χριστοφορίδης
police lieutenant
Κώστας Ναός
Berketis
Μαργαρίτα Αθανασίου
Marika
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Overview
Iraklis (Hercules) Leontopoulos is a low-paid employee with a heart of gold, who inherits a building together with its tenants. His easy disposition is his biggest problem because he can not collect any rents. In addition, he can not make any evictions nor can he demand any increase in the rents. Everything is about to change when his lawyer Aleka Palli makes him play the tough guy in order to collect the unpaid rents. The consequences of this transformation will be hilarious.
Release Date
1961-10-30
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