A Bird in the Hand Is Worth Two in the Bush

A Bird in the Hand Is Worth Two in the Bush

1965 · 75 min · ★ 5.7 · Comedy

The daughter of a miser grocer react to their father's effort to marry with the man he approves. When her uncle from America and her older sister arrive, the situation radically changes, because the new arrivals happen to be open-minded and view things in a different light.

Directed by Panos Glykofrydis · Written by Kostas Nikolaidis

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