The Red Lanterns

The Red Lanterns

The Red Lanterns

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The Red Lanterns

"Daring! Realistic! Overwhelming!"

1963

2h 12m

7.0(27 votes)

Drama

Overview

The inextricably intertwined stories of five sex workers who live in a brothel at Pireas harbor.

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13 members

Acting

Τζένη Καρέζη

Eleni Niculescu

Τζένη Καρέζη

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Γιώργος Φούντας

Mihailos

Γιώργος Φούντας

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Δημήτρης Παπαμιχαήλ

Petros

Δημήτρης Παπαμιχαήλ

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Μάνος Κατράκης

Nikolas Maroukis, ship captain

Μάνος Κατράκης

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Μαίρη Χρονοπούλου

Mary Pana

Μαίρη Χρονοπούλου

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Φαίδων Γεωργίτσης

Angelos

Φαίδων Γεωργίτσης

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Δέσπω Διαμαντίδου

Madam Pari

Δέσπω Διαμαντίδου

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Ελένη Ανουσάκη

Myrsini

Ελένη Ανουσάκη

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Αλεξάνδρα Λαδικού

Anna Georganta

Αλεξάνδρα Λαδικού

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Νότης Περγιάλης

Old Man

Νότης Περγιάλης

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Ηρώ Κυριακάκη

Katerina

Ηρώ Κυριακάκη

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Κατερίνα Χέλμη

Marina Georgiadou

Κατερίνα Χέλμη

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Γρηγόρης Μπιθικώτσης

singer

Γρηγόρης Μπιθικώτσης

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