Rent The Ogre of Athens (1956)
4.0 of 5 from 45 ratings
1h 43min
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- Synopsis:
- Alone on New Year's eve, shy bank clerk Thomas (Dinos Iliopoulos) is mistaken for 'the ogre', a notorious criminal mastermind who rules the streets of Athens. Suddenly, people respect him - it's all he's ever wanted. But everything comes with a price and Thomas's naive lie has serious repercussions.
- Actors:
- Dinos Iliopoulos, Margarita Papageorgiou, Giannis Argyris, Thanasis Vengos, Theodoros Andriakopoulos, Marika Lekaki, Frixos Nassou, Kostas Stavrinoudakis, Manolis Vlachakis, Kostas Spagopoulos, Zizi Viopoulou, Kassi Janet, Andreas Douzos, Savvas Kalantzis, Notis Pitsilos, Nikos Tsachiridis, Alekos Tzanetakos, Anestis Vlahos, Zannino
- Directors:
- Nikos Koundouros
- Voiced By:
- Dionysis Papagiannopoulos
- Writers:
- Iakovos Kabanellis
- Aka:
- The Ogre / O Drakos
- Genres:
- Classics, Comedy, Drama
- Countries:
- Greece
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 17/11/2025
- Run Time:
- 104 minutes
- Languages:
- Greek Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.37:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- Introduction by Jonathan Franzen
- New Interview with Greek Film Expert Dimitris Papanikolaou on the 'Golden Age' of Greek Cinema
- New Interview with Critic Christina Newland
