Classic Failure Case

Classic Failure Case

1987 · ★ 7.2 · Comedy

Meet Mastro-Yannis, who, together with his assistant Vlasis, is capable of turning your household upside down. The biggest mess-makers in town, they get involved in unbelievable situations, blunders, and romantic adventures every day, while defending their business against Meremet Service, a multinational company that wants to shut them down. In this film, Kostas Tsakonas was injured when he fell from a folding ladder while trying to climb up to the attic to fix a water heater, and filming was halted for ten days.

Directed by Takis Vougiouklakis · Written by Thanos Tsambras

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Kostas Tsakonas Μαστρο-Γιάννης
Magda Tsagani Κα Χατζικουτουβέ (χαλασμένο πλυντήριο)
Tasos Kostis Βλάσσης (βοηθός)
Nina Papazaphiropoulou customer
Poulheria Louka Μαρίνα (φίλη Ντόρας)
Dimitris Papagiannis Πελάτης (στρατιωτικός)
Teta Konstanta Γλυκερία (κοπέλα Βλάσση)
Veta Betini Κούλα (γυναάκα μαστρο-Γιάννη)
Frini Arvaniti Πελάτισσα (ηλεκτρική σκούπα)
Panos Nikolaidis Πελάτης (χαλασμένο πλυντήριο)
Vera Gouma Ντόρα
Dimitris Banos Ταβερνιάρης

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