Movie: Wake up Vassili

Top 10 Billed Cast

Giorgos Konstantinou
Γιώργος Κωνσταντίνου

Vasilis Vasilakis

Elena Nathanail
Έλενα Ναθαναήλ

Dina Vasilaki

Alekos Alexandrakis
Αλέκος Αλεξανδράκης

Manos Apostolou

Giorgos Mihalakopoulos
Γιώργος Μιχαλακόπουλος

Timoleon Fanfaras

Eleni Zafeiriou
Ελένη Ζαφειρίου

Antigoni Vasilaki

Tasso Kavadia
Τασσώ Καββαδία

Mrs. Farlakou

Giorgos Tsitsopoulos
Γιώργος Τσιτσόπουλος

Periklis

Dimitris Koukis
Δημήτρης Κουκής

Christos Doxaras
Χρήστος Δοξαράς

Thodoros

Periklis Hristoforidis
Περικλής Χριστοφορίδης

Nikos

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    Vasilis is a poor conservative man who works in a company and tends to buy the lottery very often - but with no luck. His life will turn upside down when his younger sister turns out to be an anarchist and gets involved with a leftist rebellious man he already knows and hates. Eventually, in an ironic twist of faith, the two of them will earn millions and gain the exact lifestyle they used to fight against and Vasilis will lose his mind.

  • Release Date

    1969-04-13

  • Average

    6.6

  • Rating:

    3.3 starts
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  • Languages:

    ελληνικά
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