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Giannis Gionakis

Giannis Gionakis

Giannis Gionakis was a Greek actor in film and theater. Gionakis was born in Athens in 1922. He began his studies at the medical school, but was won over by acting and proceeded to study theatre at the Karolos Koun Dramatic School and the Greek Odeon. He became particularly well known for his comedic roles in movies, where he was associated with portrayals of kind but dim-witted people.

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Ρόκυ Νο 0, το Νούμερο (1986)

Young boxer tries to imitate Rocky Balboa as played by Sylvester Stallone. ...

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National Lampoon's Crazy holiday (1985)

Peter, a lively and wacky young, along with the equally crazy friends, erecting tents on a beach next to a luxury hotel, which makes a holiday of the girl, Anna, along with strict parents of, not the allow comes with this company. ...

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Μια παπαδιά στα μπουζούκια (1983)

Akakios, a local priest, embarks on a challenging mission to motivate youth. But his neglected wife Margarita starts frequenting the city's nightclubs, unaware that her niece is in love with the son of his most capable opponent, the mayor. ...

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Γύφτικη Κομπανία (1983)

When Tamtakos' house is brought down by the bulldozer a record company makes him a proposition for a new band. ...

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Ρόδα Τσάντα Και Κοπάνα (1982)

A major hit in the Greek cinemas at the time, this comedy by Omiros Efstratiadis is about a bunch of teenagers who make things difficult for their teachers. ...

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Ο αυτάκιας (1982)

A penniless swindler loses an ear during a fight with an angry, cheated husband and receives a bionic device that allows him to hear otherwise imperceptible sounds. But is his sensitive hearing a blessing or a curse? ...

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Τροχονόμος Βαρβάρα (1981)

Much to his surprise and not a moment too soon, the young long-term unemployed, Achilleas Taleporos, realises that his striking resemblance to his twin sister and traffic officer, Varvara, will finally land him a steady job, provided that he went the extra ...

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Κορόιδο Ρωμιέ (1981)

Potis and Fotis are partners in a supermarket. One cares about the company, while the other prefers to party with a wasteful lady. But, a beautiful shoplifter offers the opportunity to Fotis to discipline his partner. ...

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Taste from Greece (1980)

Anthology film with a number of sketches that satirize modern Greece. ...

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Ο Άνθρωπος που Έσπαγε Πλάκα (1972)

Lambros Konstantaras performs a wealthy gossip that has never worked, and all he has to do is make fun and jokes to others. But when he suddenly finds himself in the street, he realizes that life is not just fun and is forced to look for a job. ...

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Hero Bunker (1972)

Following the torpedoing of the destroyer Elli on August 15, 1940 on Tinos by an Italian submarine, war was declared, and the Italians attacked the Albanian front on October 28. From an outpost on the Greek-Albanian border, a military truck unexpectedly co ...

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Η Κρεβατομουρμούρα (1971)

Lawyer Savvas Tsiviklis receives a gift from an old girlfriend, Kiki Petachtidou, who has just returned from the Congo. The gift is two small wooden lions which, in order not to find his wife Koula and mad in the bedroom, gives them to a well-known young m ...

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O agathiáris kai i atsída (1971)

A self-made owner of a soft-drink factory decides to give the entire plant to his naive nephew as a present. Now, as two women vie for his attention, he is entangled in the theft of an ancient statuette. Who is friend, and who is foe? ...

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The Four Aces (1970)

An adaptation of "Romeo and Juliette" where the children of two rival shopkeepers fall in love and try to reconcile their fathers. ...

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Η Τύχη μου Τρελλάθηκε (1970)

An employee can not marry the girl, because of financial problems and stalked by her brother. So decide, together with the son of his boss, facing the same problems, to get each other's position. ...

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The madness of the square celibacy (1970)

An unmarried lawyer (John Gionakis), sworn enemy of marriage, resides where else? In celibacy Square. His uncle from abroad (Dionysis Papagiannopoulos) and landlady (Marika Nezer) want to marry. When he informed that in order to inherit the supposed dead u ...

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The Barber's Beauty (1969)

A barber tries to find husbands for his four sisters so that he can marry his fiancee. ...

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The Crooked Wood (1969)

Nikos, a grumpy and clumsy man, is the manager at a shoe factory and he's living with his wife and his niece. Everyone regards him as a curmudgeon, especially his niece who maintains a parallel relationship with Nikos' partner and a client and doesn't want ...

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Ο Πεθερόπληκτος (1968)

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 ...

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A Rich Without Money (1967)

A poor accountant, in order to raise money for his marriage, finds a second job in a luxury hotel where he accepts to change his name and life with a rich playboy who wants to try if women want him for his money . ...

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The Big Fool (1967)

Businessman Telis Birkas (Periklis Hristoforidis) decides to marry his daughter Antzela (Sasa Kastoura) with a nice guy, his accountant Dinos (Dinos Iliopoulos). Antzela though does not want to hear a word about it. Telis, decides to train Dinos in order f ...

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Anakatosouras (1967)

Thomas Karatoulpanis (Dinos Iliopoulos) is a naive employee at a car show in the Thessaloniki International Trade Fair. Because of his modest personality he is constantly criticised by his mother-in-law, his uncle and his boss. The only one who supports hi ...

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The Greedy (1967)

The daughter of a factory owner beats with her car, the unemployed and hungry Chris, and her father from the obligation to recruit staff. Life Christos changing for the better and all you want to complete the happiness is to marry the daughter of his boss. ...

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To ploio tis haras (1967)

A large group of people with different temperaments, traveling from Piraeus to New York, with the ocean liner "Olympia". On the trip they will meet each other, to live entertaining moments, misunderstandings, and share their dreams. ...

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Μίνι Φούστα Και Καράτε (1967)

A tenant who wants to write an armed forces officer's biography falls head over heels with his beautiful niece instead. As his friend falls in love with the same girl, they all meet with his sour landlady. But, can one put love on hold? ...

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Η Αδελφή Μου Θέλει Ξύλο (1966)

A mad man, Spyros, wants to marry Marianna, his lively sister. He wants to give her a dowry apartment, but his money is not enough for that. So he has to ask for a loan from his boss. The boss refuses to serve him but as soon as he knows Marianna, he chang ...

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My Brother, the Lord (1966)

A car electrician, Charis, spends all his money on tailors in order to give the appearance of a "lord". He constantly fights with his brother, Vasilis, who is also a day laborer (painter), saddled with all the joint expenses of the house. Charis believes t ...

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O tetraperatos (1966)

A vibrant cafe owner struggles to attract the girl of his dreams. Who knows, with a bit of luck and sharp wits, life can sometimes be a bed of roses. ...

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Ησαΐα χόρευε (1966)

Isaiah and Anargyros are partners and keep together a wedding bureaux office. Things are not going well lately, and Isaiah's wife, Kallirroi, is in charge of helping the situation. She finds a bridegroom for her daughter, a wealthy family. But the groom is ...

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Eva Has Not Sinned (1965)

A pretty and chubby woman, Eva, Fontas ex- wife, is now married to the neighborhood's tavern owner, Menelaos, who gives her a hard time being unbelievably jealous. His jealousy is sparked off by the large number of admirers his wife has, as well as the mal ...

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Μπετόβεν και Μπουζούκι (1965)

A dedicated classical music tutor who keeps burning bridges with everyone in the name of art is unwilling to reconcile with his successful bouzouki player neighbour. But, can those two bury the hatchet for their children's sake? ...

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And All 14 Were Wonderful! (1965)

Four cousins inherit a rich uncle. In order to do this, however, they must first fulfill the terms that each uncle has laid down in his covenant. ...

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A Bird in the Hand Is Worth Two in the Bush (1965)

The daughter of a miser grocer react to their father's effort to marry with the man he approves. When her uncle from America and her older sister arrive, the situation radically changes, because the new arrivals happen to be open-minded and view things in ...

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The Stupid Face (1965)

Two persons try to become rich using an... armchair. ...

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Everything the People Wants (1964)

Thanasis (Giannis Gionakis) succumbs to the pressure of his wife (Kati Lambropoulou) and buys an old car that turns out to be a shame. Until he can get rid of it and take back his money, there will be a number of misunderstandings and confusions, comic sit ...

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Another One for the Million (1964)

The honest and meticulous cashier, Savvas, works in a business and is often pressured by his wife's siblings to embezzle money from his job and lend it to them. When his manager, leaving on a trip, entrusts him with a million drachmas without a receipt, Sa ...

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Κόσμος και Κοσμάκης (1964)

Yearning to make a fast buck, a suave swindler and his statuesque fiancée approach a factory owner and his wife who thirsts to break into the high-end social circles, unbeknownst to them that he is on to them. Will he get rid of them? ...

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Giannis Messed Up (1964)

A retired General sends his nephew, Giannis, to Athens so to settle into a job. One day, Giannis discovers that a stolen suitcase which has given him to guard contains something suspicious. The naïve Giannis decides to hand it over to the police. The rich ...

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Εξωτικές Βιταμίνες (1964)

A middle-aged womaniser takes in his distant cousin, who has fled from an arranged marriage, and she decides to use a potent love potion to seduce the unattainable object of her desire. Can a dash of exotic vitamins help her succeed? ...

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Seven Days of Lying (1963)

Lukas and Sotiris hate the work but are forced to make ends meet working as salesman of books. In one visit, Luke would accept a proposal from the hostess, Fofi to represent her husband in the eyes of Julia's aunt, as long as you remain in Greece. ...

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Τρίτη και 13 (1963)

A chain of bizarrely perfect and utterly extraordinary coincidences will convince a superstitious civil engineer that his impoverished long-lost friend is indeed a bearer of good fortune; however, is he truly an invaluable mascot? ...

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Οι σκανδαλιάρηδες (1963)

Two unemployed men are linked by friendship and go through many adventures together. ...

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Κορόιδο γαμπρέ (1962)

Two fanciful friends earn a half-apartment in a lottery and are forced to cohabit, while they like the same girl and want to marry her. So one tries to put obstacles in the other and engage in comic situations. ...

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Runaway Bride (1962)

In her delicate bridal gown and bent on finding her beloved, a determined would-be wife flees from a dreadful marriage of convenience and enlists the help of a kind wandering salesman. Can anyone stand in the way of a woman in love? ...

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10 Days in Paris (1962)

Two men intend to make a "secret" trip to Paris alone and live it up in order to escape the stranglehold of their wives. ...

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Dimos from Trikala (1962)

Claiming that he and his brother, Dimos, are like two peas in a pod, a womanising husband puts the blame on him when his wife discovers a compromising photograph. Now, he has a lot of explaining to do. Is he or Dimos the man in the photo? ...

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Athens by Night (1962)

Wandering Athens by night. A grand parade with actors, singers, composers, orchestras, attractions and generally performing artists of the night, in a series of great figures who made significant humorist. Sung by Gregory Bithikotsis Jenny Vanou, Mary Lind ...

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Koutroulis` Wedding (1962)

A tailor mistakenly considered an ambassador of a foreign country, which exploits the future father in law to present him as a groom on frivolous daughter. ...

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My Wife's Husband (1962)

By closing his pharmacy, Panagiotis Panagiotidis falls on a provocative stranger, Lulu, who leads him to a beach for swimming and then drives him home. There, he learns that he is called Jordan Steka, that Lulu is his wife and that he suffers from a person ...

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Ο Γαμπρός Μου, Ο Δικηγόρος! (1962)

A barber wants to marry his daughter to a scientist. He believes that he has found the proper candidate in the face of a trainee lawyer. ...

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Don't Fall in Love on a Saturday (1962)

A streetwise investment broker, who has been tricked into accepting a counterfeit $100 bill by a statuesque con woman, falls in love with her. Against all logic, he refuses to turn her in to the police. Is there a future between them? ...

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Φτωχαδάκια και Λεφτάδες (1961)

Intent on marrying into money, two antagonists will stop at nothing to seduce a young heiress, renouncing their sweethearts just to get a greater chance at a lucrative love. But, what does the girl have to say about their risky business? ...

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Ο Καλός Μας Άγγελος (1961)

After saving the beautiful but frivolous daughter of an austere businessman from an embarrassing situation, a silver-tongued gentleman becomes indispensable to both the firm and her family. Is he, indeed, their good angel? ...

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Alice in the Navy (1961)

Aliki is in love with someone who serves his duty in the greek navy. Wanting to see him, she disguises as a navy soldier and gets aboard her lover's ship. Things get more complicated when she comes accross the ship's captain; her father! ...

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Sharp as a Needle (1961)

Tonis and Rena are loved, but their uncles have objections, as they are deadly competitors in the field of swimwear marketing. Rena's uncle promotes a modern swimsuit, while Toni's uncle is a fan of the classic line. The two young men decide to steal .. ...

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The yellow gloves (1960)

When it comes to his wife, Orestis is suspicious of everything, be it a moustachioed chauffeur or a lost pair of bumblebee-yellow gloves. But, are his fears justified or is this case of the lost fashion accessories a big misunderstanding? ...

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Love Games (1960)

A father is desperately trying to tame his young daughter, while she falls for a young man during their vacation In the island of Aegina, near Athens. But young love ignores fatherly threats and takes its course. ...

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A Pitiful Don Juan (1960)

A wealthy man is responsible for his friend's daughter, who has come to Athens to study. The girl messes up his life and soon falls in love with him. Although he behaves like a father to her, he is tempted and jealous and flirts with her in front of a char ...

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Αλλού τα κακαρίσματα... (1960)

The revolution of an oppressed husband, whose wife locked him in the coop. ...

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I'm a man and... I'll have fun! (1960)

A young girl, in an attempt to avoid the aspirations of her bosses, gets a job disguised as a man. ...

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2,000 Sailors and One Girl (1959)

Head over heels in love with a handsome seaman, a charming dancer plucks up the courage to sneak into the naval base after her beloved is given twenty days' confinement. But, what's a girl doing amid two thousand sailors? ...

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The Uncle from Canada (1959)

Waiting to get their lucky break, three penniless musicians, who are already five months behind in the rent, resort to a reckless fabrication to escape the landlady's wrath. But, what happens if she realises that everything is a cruel lie? ...

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A Fool And A Hater (1959)

Thomas is a good but low intelligence man. He is in love with Urania, a widow, whose stingy husband Sotiris is over a year dead, as the ship he was sailing in, sunk. When Sotiris appears, explaining that he was hiding so as to get the life insurance money. ...

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Marriage Adventures (1959)

Helena (Xenia Kalogeropoulou) returns to Greece after studying in Paris and on the ship home she meets Dinos (Dinos Iliopoulos). An attraction develops between them and after a while Dinos asks for her hand in marriage. Helena though cannot accept his prop ...

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Δουλειές με φούντες (1959)

A provincial arrives in Athens, where he is approached by two mini-patrons in order to eat his money. ...

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The Tomboy (1959)

Refusing to realise that she has become a lovely sixteen-year-old woman, a gawky tomboy taunts her bookish neighbour. But, the effervescent feelings of first love start to take over. Will she renounce her former self for love's sake? ...

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She's a Lunatic (1958)

Jenny is a real crazy girl. Latest feat is an ad that asks for work, convenient to young and unmarried entrepreneur office Candidate bosses and lovers arrived at her house. But this by accepting only serious offers will come to Mr. Papadopoulos office. Her ...

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Poverty can be bearable while living well (1958)

Two unfortunate friends are desperately looking for a job to survive and eventually marry their loved ones. ...

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Four Brides and a Groom (1958)

father of four girls of marriageable age brings home a prospective suitor. One daughter agrees to see him but the rest are trying to persuade the. The three friends of the groom are also trying to prevent the ap`to marriage, but eventually fall in love wit ...

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The Child of the Street (1957)

A girl, Vassula, learns shortly before marrying her lover, Richard, that the alleged father is actually her uncle. The latter, when the natural daughter died, presented the event as the death of his adoptive daughter. The mother of the girl is still alive ...

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At Night The Entanglements (1957)

The funny things that happen through the walking by the neighborhood night shift of a kind policeman. ...

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The Fairy Tale Girl (1956)

A young girl, who lives in a poor neighborhood with her little brother, falls in love with a rich young man. ...

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The Grouch (1952)

A fastidious family man torments his wife and his niece with his nagging. He opposes his niece's double-dating with his partner and a client of his. ...

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Above all... Coolness (1951)

Two lazy friends (Mimis Fotopoulos and Ntinos Iliopoulos) find a job as ice-cream vendors to pay their back rent. When they start giving ice-cream to poor children for free, their boss, incensed, chases them off, and they take refuge in a nightclub, where ...

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Those Not Allowed to Love (1951)

Pavlos, a conservatory student dreaming of becoming a great artist of quality music, lives with his fiancée Kaiti in a small room, hosted by two friends. Due to financial tribulations, he is forced to join his friends' folk band and performs every night a ...

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Παπούτσι από τον τόπο σου (1946)

After the end of WWII, a beautiful woman falls for a British soldier who abandons her when she becomes pregnant. Now, she finds no meaning in life; but, a Greek lad comes to her rescue. Was she meant to find love in her neighbourhood? ...

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