A Ripple in the Pond
1952 · 102 min · ★ 6.2 · Comedy
A peaceful, though extremely mean, family man, Manolis, is married for ten years to Veta. Some night he spends an astronomical amount of money at a night club, with his partner Giorgos and two pretty and cheerful Greek-American girls, Margaret and Evelyn. However, to his bad luck, Evelyn is no other but Vangelitsa, his wife’s cousin, who visits the next day for lunch.
Directed by Alekos Sakellarios · Written by Christos Giannakopoulos
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Vasilis Logothetidis Manolis Skoudris -
Ilia Livykou Evelyn -
Mary Lalopoulou Veta -
Vagelis Protopapas Giorgos -
Kaiti Lambropoulou Margaret -
Stephanos Stratigos -
Dina Stathatou Sofia -
Anna Roussou - M Mihalis Papadakis
- B Bebi Moraitopoulou
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Yorgos Karetas - D Dimitris Skoutaris singer
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