Runaway Bride
1962 · 79 min · ★ 6.6 · Comedy
In her delicate bridal gown and bent on finding her beloved, a determined would-be wife flees from a dreadful marriage of convenience and enlists the help of a kind wandering salesman. Can anyone stand in the way of a woman in love?
Directed by Alekos Sakellarios · Written by Alekos Sakellarios
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Jenny Karezi Kaiti Alexopoulou -
Thanasis Veggos Harilaos -
Nikos Rizos truck driver -
Koulis Stoligas police sergeant -
Giannis Gionakis hotel owner -
Paris Alexander Dimitris -
Petros Kyriakos band's leader -
Mary Metaxa Elpiniki Alexopoulou -
Vasilis Kailas Kostakis Bakaouras -
Giannis Malouhos Kitsaras -
Kostas Mendis Mitsos Skordareas -
Lefteris Giftopoulos
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