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The Liar

The Liar

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The Liar

1968

1h 31m

5.9(8 votes)

Comedy

Overview

Indebted to the ocean liner's doctor, a stowaway impersonates him in a romantic rendez-vous with his unknown pen-pal under the nose of his jealous fiancée and falls in love with her. Will they forgive them when they unearth their secret?

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Kostas Voutsas

Kostas Voutsas

Kostas

Nora Valsami

Nora Valsami

Rena Argyriou

Vagelis Seilinos

Vagelis Seilinos

Petros Tranos

Dionysis Papagiannopoulos

Dionysis Papagiannopoulos

Thomas Argyriou

Zozo Sapountzaki

Zozo Sapountzaki

Julia

Nana Skiada

Nana Skiada

Harikleia Argyriou

Giorgos Tsitsopoulos

Giorgos Tsitsopoulos

honeymooner passenger

Periklis Hristoforidis

Periklis Hristoforidis

Kimon Sotiroglou

Mary Metaxa

Mary Metaxa

Kostas' mother

Nasos Kedrakas

Nasos Kedrakas

doctor

Creative team

Directed by: Giannis Dalianidis
Written by: Giannis Dalianidis
Lakis Mihailidis

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