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A Good-hearted Bum

Original title: Enas alitis me kardia
  • 1952
  • 1h 20m
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3.2/10
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Fragiskos Manellis and Toula Lamar in A Good-hearted Bum (1952)
ComedyDramaRomance

Perpetually misunderstood, Pelopidas, an incurable romantic and impecunious waiter, leads a solitary, hand-to-mouth existence. One day, he answers the phone and becomes enchanted by the soft... Read allPerpetually misunderstood, Pelopidas, an incurable romantic and impecunious waiter, leads a solitary, hand-to-mouth existence. One day, he answers the phone and becomes enchanted by the soft, melodious voice of sweet Dora: an unknown well-off young woman who claims to be in love ... Read allPerpetually misunderstood, Pelopidas, an incurable romantic and impecunious waiter, leads a solitary, hand-to-mouth existence. One day, he answers the phone and becomes enchanted by the soft, melodious voice of sweet Dora: an unknown well-off young woman who claims to be in love with him and wants to arrange an innocent rendezvous. However, poor Pelopidas is utterly u... Read all

  • Director
    • Jannis Aliferis
  • Writers
    • Jannis Aliferis
    • Nikos Anisios
  • Stars
    • Fragiskos Manellis
    • Toula Lamar
    • Hristos Economou
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  • IMDb RATING
    3.2/10
    18
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    • Director
      • Jannis Aliferis
    • Writers
      • Jannis Aliferis
      • Nikos Anisios
    • Stars
      • Fragiskos Manellis
      • Toula Lamar
      • Hristos Economou
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Fragiskos Manellis
    Fragiskos Manellis
    • Pelopidas
    Toula Lamar
    • Nina
    Hristos Economou
    • Lakis
    Mary Maniati
    • Dora's friend
    Manolis Spyropoulos
    Manolis Spyropoulos
    Rena Kavafaki
    Pavlos Rafeletos
    Pavlos Rafeletos
    • Captain
    Nana Douka
    Paris Pappis
    Paris Pappis
      Antonis Tsourounakis
        Eftyhia Papagiannopoulou
        Eftyhia Papagiannopoulou
        Giannis Fermis
        Giannis Fermis
        • Hristos Zaharias
        • (as Ioannis Kagas)
        Kostas Doukas
        Kostas Doukas
        Giorgos Stavrakakis
        Nikos Efthimiou
        A. Koutsogiorgi
        Eva Lia
        Georgios Stavropoulos
        • Director
          • Jannis Aliferis
        • Writers
          • Jannis Aliferis
          • Nikos Anisios
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        • Trivia
          The movie was screened during 1952-1953 and sold 19,581 tickets. It came in 15th out of 22 movies.
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          O ippodromos
          Written by Kostas Kofiniotis & Odysseas Moshonas

          Performed by Stella Haskil & Odysseas Moshonas

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        • Release date
          • November 24, 1952 (Greece)
        • Country of origin
          • Greece
        • Language
          • Greek
        • Also known as
          • Alitis me kardia
        • Filming locations
          • Athens, Greece(exterior scenes)
        • Production company
          • Tzal Films
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        • Runtime
          1 hour 20 minutes
        • Color
          • Black and White
        • Sound mix
          • Mono
        • Aspect ratio
          • 1.37 : 1

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