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For a Handful of Bricks(1987)
Status: Released
Date: 1987-01-01
45%
4 Votes
Overview:
A tailor tries to build his house on his unplanned plot of land and gets tangled up with banks, public services, and contractors, while his family also faces its own problems.
Languages: Greek.
Countries:
Greece
ProductionCompanies:
Giorgos Karagiannis & Co.
Movie: For a Handful of Bricks
Top 10 Billed Cast
Κώστας Τσάκωνας
Αρίστος Αβράμογλου
Βέρα Γκούμα
Τούλα Αβράμογλου
Τάσος Κωστής
Ανδρόνικος
Κώστας Μπακάλης
Τραπεζικός
Νίκος Ρεντίφης
Λαμόγιο
Ζαννίνο
Κος Μπερλέτσης
Μιχάλης Αρσένης
Γείτονας
Δημήτρης Μπάνος
Αστυνόμος
Θωμάς Κωνσταντινίδης
Γιώργος Γεωργίου
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Overview
A tailor tries to build his house on his unplanned plot of land and gets tangled up with banks, public services, and contractors, while his family also faces its own problems.
Release Date
1987-01-01
Average
4.5
Rating:
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