The Ogre of Athens
A peaceful, frightened little man is mistakenly identified as "the dragon", a notorious criminal at large. He briefly and reluctantly rules the underworld until they realize their mistake.
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Released
- 1956
- Country
- Greece
Details
Release year: 1956
Storyline
A peaceful, frightened little man is mistakenly identified as "the dragon", a notorious criminal at large. He briefly and reluctantly rules the underworld until they realize their mistake.
Top credits
Dinos Iliopoulos — Thomas
Margarita Papageorgiou — Roula
Giannis Argyris — Hondros
Thanasis Vengos — Spathis
Did you know
• When the film opened in Greek cinemas in 1956, it was a disaster, both critically and commercially. It was international critical hailing of the film which changed its course. Now it is recognized as one of the 10 most important Greek films of all time.
• The movie sold 35,784 tickets. It came in 24th out of 24 movies.
User reviews
best Greek film I have seen
"Better to be "the dragon" than to be unknown".
Why did they need a heroic villain?
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Mono
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
- Color
- Black and White
