The Wicked World of Thanasis
1979 · 89 min · ★ 6.6 · Comedy
The film presents seven short stories of everyday madness: parking in Athens. Thanasis, the soccer referee. Thanasis, the projectionist at a porn theater. Thanasis, the extra in a pasta commercial. Thanasis, the hospital director. Thanasis, the undertaker. Thanasis, the sailor who suspects his wife is cheating on him.
Directed by Dinos Katsouridis · Written by Dinos Katsouridis
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Thanasis Veggos Thanasis Mpesagiampesas -
Stefanos Linaios Narrator -
Vasia Trifylli Eleni -
Antonis Papadopoulos Kleovoulos -
Evangelia Samiotaki -
Sperantza Vrana -
Vasilis Bouyiouklakis Giorgos -
Christos Zorbas -
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Stelios Lionakis -
Mihalis Giannatos -
Nikos Kapios
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