The Wise Guy (1962): Cast
The Wise Guy is a 1962 comedy directed by Giannis Dalianidis, starring Dinos Iliopoulos as Alekos Kourouzos, Maria Voulgari and Pantelis Zervos. It runs 1 hour 23 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 23m (83 min)
- Director
- Giannis Dalianidis
- Genre
- Comedy
- Original language
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Greek - Studio
- Finos Film
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is The Wise Guy About?
The premise of The Wise Guy without spoilers.
Alekos (Dinos Iliopoulos) loves Voula (Maria Voulgari), whose brother threatens to kill him unless they marry soon. Their father (Pantelis Zervos) insists Alekos’s sister Annoula (Zoe Laskari) wed first. Annoula’s boyfriend Antonis (Stephanos Stratigos) meets Alekos in a Panorama café and advises “escaping through an engagement” to appease Voula’s brother—while planning to use the same trick himself.
The Wise Guy Themes & Keywords
· 49 tags- thessaloniki
- greece
- clandestine relationship
- sister
- relation
- brother sister relationship
- lover
- love
- coffee
- suicide
- suicide note
- note
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- ultimatum
- old school
- tradition
- garden
- gardener
- blond
- secret
- affair
- secret affair
- clandestine meeting
- single
- marriage
- result
- technique
- stranger
- plan
- square
- open market
- watering a plant
- sibling relationship
- unmarried sister
- central macedonia
- macedonia
- greek macedonia
- sunlight
- satire comedy
- married
- social custom
- satire
- salonica
- family honor
- fake suicide
- domineering father
- dance
- bouzouki
- beach
- based on play
The Wise Guy Cast & Characters
Dinos Iliopoulos leads the cast as Alekos Kourouzos, with Maria Voulgari as Voula and Pantelis Zervos as Thodoros Kourouzos. Directed by Giannis Dalianidis; 15 actors are credited in all.
- Director Giannis Dalianidis
- Dinos Iliopoulos as Alekos Kourouzos
- Maria Voulgari as Voula
- Pantelis Zervos as Thodoros Kourouzos
- Zoe Laskari as Anna Kourouzou
Also Starring in The Wise Guy
· 11 more- Stephanos Stratigos Antonis Papapoulakis
- Thanasis Veggos Thrasyvoulos
- Joly Garbi Areti Kourouzou
- Kostas Papahristos
- Vagelis Protopapas Grigoris
- Mary Linda Singer
- Manolis Hiotis Singer
- Giorgos Mesalas
- Velissarios Kondogiannis Vrasidas
- Thodoros Siriotis Friend at the Beach (uncredited)
- Golfo Bini
More from Giannis Dalianidis
More films directed by Giannis Dalianidis: Peraste… filiste… teleiosate!, Darling, Let’s Get Naked!, When The Wheels Danced and Οι Επικίνδυνοι.
The Wise Guy Trailers & Videos
The trailer of The Wise Guy.
The Wise Guy Also Known As
Also known as “Ο Ατσίδας”.
- Also known as
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- Ο Ατσίδας
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The Wise Guy FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of The Wise Guy, each answered in a sentence.
How long is The Wise Guy?
The Wise Guy runs 1 hour 23 minutes (83 minutes).
When was The Wise Guy released?
The Wise Guy was released on January 15, 1962.
Who directed The Wise Guy?
The Wise Guy was directed by Giannis Dalianidis.
More films by Giannis Dalianidis Who is in the cast of The Wise Guy?
The Wise Guy stars Dinos Iliopoulos as Alekos Kourouzos, Maria Voulgari as Voula and Pantelis Zervos as Thodoros Kourouzos, among 15 credited actors.
Does The Wise Guy have a post-credit scene?
No. The Wise Guy has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is The Wise Guy in?
The original language of The Wise Guy is Greek.
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