Thanasis, the Politician

Thanasis, the Politician

86 mins | Comedy | Jan. 1, 1954

The young daughter (Anna Synodinou) of a well-off family comes back from Switzerland after completing her studies, married to a young scientist, Thanasakis (Byron Pallis), who comes back to Greece determined to serve his country as a politician. With the financial support of his brother-in-law (Dinos Iliopoulos) he enters the election with no results. Soon though, another election is announced and he decides to run for a second time, again asking support from his brother-in-law who insists that a new campaign would be financial suicide for the family.

Thanasis, the Politician

86 mins | Comedy | Jan. 1, 1954

Thanasis, the Politician
The young daughter (Anna Synodinou) of a well-off family comes back from Switzerland after completing her studies, married to a young scientist, Thanasakis (Byron Pallis), who comes back to Greece determined to serve his country as a politician. With the financial support of his brother-in-law (Dinos Iliopoulos) he enters the election with no results. Soon though, another election is announced and he decides to run for a second time, again asking support from his brother-in-law who insists that a new campaign would be financial suicide for the family.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers Gloria Films, Spentzos Films
Original title Θανασάκης ο Πολιτευόμενος
Directors Filippos Fylaktos, Alekos Sakellarios
Writers Christos Giannakopoulos, Alekos Sakellarios

Cast

Dinos Iliopoulos

as Meletis Kaplanis

Anna Synodinou

as Mary Kaplani

Byron Pallis

as Thanasakis Govotsos

Kakia Panagiotou

as Eleni

Joly Garbi

as Katerina Kaplani