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Director
  
Michael Cacoyannis

Country
  
Greece

7.8/10
IMDb

Duration
  

Language
  
Greek

Windfall in Athens movie poster

Release date
  
1954 (1954)

Windfall in Athens (Greek: Kyriakatiko xypnima, Greek: Κυριακάτικο Ξύπνημα) is a 1954 Greek comedy film directed by Michael Cacoyannis. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.

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Plot

Mina, a beautiful, care-free salesgirl for a milliner's shop, is robbed by two urchins while she is enjoying a Sunday morning swim. The lottery ticket she had in her purse ends up being bought by a charming, penniless young musician, and eventually wins the lottery. The two engage in a legal battle for the lottery money, but end up falling in love.

Cast

  • Ellie Lambeti as Mina Labrinou
  • Dimitris Horn as Alexis Lorentzatos
  • Giorgos Pappas as Pavlos Karayannis
  • Tasso Kavadia as Liza Karayanni
  • Margarita Papageorgiou as Irini Labrinou
  • Sapfo Notara as Miss Ketty
  • Theano Ioannidou
  • Hrysoula Pateraki as Mrs. Labrinou
  • Kiki Persi
  • Thanasis Veggos

    • References

    Windfall in Athens Wikipedia
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    Windfall in Athens IMDb Windfall in Athens themoviedb.org