The Teacher was One Hell of a Man
1970 · 83 min · ★ 6.5 · Comedy
The teacher of a primary school in a mountainous village, arrives in Athens to force a rich businessman to keep his promise and to build a new school in the village.
Directed by Kostas Karagiannis · Written by Giorgos Lazaridis
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Kostas Voutsas Evlabios Mandekas -
Dionysis Papagiannopoulos Babis Hanos -
Eleni Erimou Ria Hanou -
Andreas Filippides Jack -
Anna Paitatzi Jenny Hanou -
Athinodoros Prousalis president of the community -
Giorgos Moshidis Haris -
Antonis Papadopoulos Kyriakos -
Nikos Papanastasiou Doris Hanos -
Vasia Trifylli Matina -
Kakia Panagiotou Foteini Mandeka -
Yanis Alexandridis policeman
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