One Hundred Thousand Pounds (1948)
The daughter of a Greek expatriate from Australia, Pagona a.k.a. Peggy (Ketty Panou), after the death of her father she returns to Greece to live with her uncle, Dionysis Katifes (Yorgos Damasiotis) to whom his brother has left the management of his estate of 100,000 pounds until his daughter gets married. Dionysis, wanting to keep his niece's inheritence for himself tells his partner, Frixos (Alekos Livaditis) to marry her. This is also the plan of a failed Geology professor, Kleomenis (Mimis Fotopoulos), who enlists the help of one of Dionysis employees, Hronis (Dinos Iliopoulos). Peggy though, pretends to be bankrupt in order to see which one of her suitors is actually interested in her and not her money.
Director: Alekos Livaditis
Genre: Comedy
Runtime: 79 min
Release Date: March 17, 1948
Cast
- Mimis Fotopoulos - Kleomenis Finins
- Dinos Iliopoulos - Hronis
- Ketty Panou - Pagona Katife
- Alekos Livaditis - Frixos Delapis
- Yorgos Damasiotis - Dionysis Katifes
- Jenny Stavropoulou
- Giannis Ioannidis
- Andreas Mitakis
- Soula Emmanouil
- Marianna Anninou
Screenplay
Music: Menelaos Theofanidis
Editing: Prodromos Meravidis, Giorgos Tsaoulis
Production: Mer Film
Country: Greece
Language: ελληνικά
Original Language: el
More Films by Director: Alekos Livaditis
More Films in Genre: Comedy
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is One Hundred Thousand Pounds about?
- The daughter of a Greek expatriate from Australia, Pagona a.k.a. Peggy (Ketty Panou), after the death of her father she returns to Greece to live with her uncle, Dionysis Katifes (Yorgos Damasiotis) to whom his brother has left the management of his estate of 100,000 pounds until his daughter gets married. Dionysis, wanting to keep his niece's inheritence for himself tells his partner, Frixos (Alekos Livaditis) to marry her. This is also the plan of a failed Geology professor, Kleomenis (Mimis Fotopoulos), who enlists the help of one of Dionysis employees, Hronis (Dinos Iliopoulos). Peggy though, pretends to be bankrupt in order to see which one of her suitors is actually interested in her and not her money.
- Who directed One Hundred Thousand Pounds?
- One Hundred Thousand Pounds was directed by Alekos Livaditis.
- Who stars in One Hundred Thousand Pounds?
- One Hundred Thousand Pounds stars Mimis Fotopoulos, Dinos Iliopoulos, Ketty Panou, Alekos Livaditis, Yorgos Damasiotis, Jenny Stavropoulou.
- How long is One Hundred Thousand Pounds?
- One Hundred Thousand Pounds has a runtime of 1h 19m (79 minutes).
- What genre is One Hundred Thousand Pounds?
- One Hundred Thousand Pounds is a Comedy film.
- Where was One Hundred Thousand Pounds produced?
- One Hundred Thousand Pounds was produced in Greece.