The Father-in-Law
The Father-in-Law

The Father-in-Law

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1968
1h 30m
5.0(7 votes)
Comedy

Overview

Xristos is married to the rich Rena. In fact the rich is his mother-in-law, who has big business abroad. In Greece the mother-in-law gives the hotel's managment to Xristos but also loads to him all the work. Desperate, he decides to slam the yoke and kill her ...

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20 members
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Γιάννης Γκιωνάκης

Christos Petefroutis

Γιάννης Γκιωνάκης
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Δέσποινα Στυλιανοπούλου

Soultana

Δέσποινα Στυλιανοπούλου
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Κλεώ Σκουλούδη

Rena Petefrouti

Κλεώ Σκουλούδη
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Μαρίκα Κρεββατά

Olympia

Μαρίκα Κρεββατά
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Γιώργος Γαβριηλίδης

Xenofon Hatzifardelis

Γιώργος Γαβριηλίδης
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Σωτήρης Μουστάκας

Lavrentis

Σωτήρης Μουστάκας
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Νίκος Φέρμας

Mourdaris

Νίκος Φέρμας
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Γιώργος Βελέντζας

judge

Γιώργος Βελέντζας
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Βασίλης Αυλωνίτης

Theofrastos Karatourlekis

Βασίλης Αυλωνίτης
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Δημήτρης Βλάχος

Anastasios Papatselepis

Δημήτρης Βλάχος
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Τζίνα Βούλγαρη

Miss Boutari

Τζίνα Βούλγαρη
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Γιάννης Κωστής

Dionysis

Γιάννης Κωστής
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Αντώνης Παπαδόπουλος

Adolf Hitler

Αντώνης Παπαδόπουλος
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Υβόνη Βλαδιμήρου

Matina Mastrapa

Υβόνη Βλαδιμήρου
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Νίκος Θηβαίος

fisherman

Νίκος Θηβαίος
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Μαίρη Χαλκιά

Mrs. Papatselepi

Μαίρη Χαλκιά
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Λάζος Τερζάς

doctor

Λάζος Τερζάς
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Γιάννης Αλεξανδρίδης

madman

Γιάννης Αλεξανδρίδης
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Ζαννίνο

man at the nightclub (uncredited)

Ζαννίνο
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Γιώργος Ζαμπέτας

singer

Γιώργος Ζαμπέτας

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