A Hero in His Slippers

A Hero in His Slippers

1958•1h 25m•7.1/10

ComedyDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.1/10(15)

A veteran general, living poorly but honestly with his wife and his daughter, is visited by his future son-in-law who informs him that he is going to immigrate to Australia. On the same day, his cousin Apostolos pays him a visit as well and tells him that the government intending to honor him has decided to construct his statue and place it at the small square in front of his house.

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Production

Anzervos

Language

EL

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Vasilis Logothetidis

Vasilis Logothetidis

General Labros Dekavallas

Ilia Livykou

Ilia Livykou

Popi Dekavalla

Nitsa Tsaganea

Nitsa Tsaganea

Eirini Dekavalla

Sonia Zoidou

Sonia Zoidou

Julia Dekavalla

Lavrentis Dianellos

Lavrentis Dianellos

Apostolos Dekavallas

Byron Pallis

Byron Pallis

Kostas Stoupatis

Vagelis Protopapas

Vagelis Protopapas

Sotiris Lymberiadis

Giorgos Gavriilidis

Giorgos Gavriilidis

Angelos Stamoulis

Nikos Fermas

Nikos Fermas

junk dealer

Thanasis Tzeneralis

Thanasis Tzeneralis

doctor

Mihalis Papadakis

Yorgos Karetas

Yorgos Karetas

Lefki Papazafeiropoulou

Taygeti

Taygeti

Alkis Yannakas

Alkis Yannakas

(uncredited)

Periklis Hristoforidis

Periklis Hristoforidis

Minister (uncredited)

Stathis Hatzipavlis

Stathis Hatzipavlis

(uncredited)

Kostas Stavrinoudakis

(uncredited)

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