The Ogre of Athens

Original title: Ο Δράκος

“The most biting, the most daring social satire”

• 1956
• •
• 1h 44m

• Crime
• Comedy
• Thriller
• Drama

★ 7.1 TMDB Rating · 40 votes

On New Year’s Eve, a timid bank clerk is mistaken for a notorious criminal mastermind who rules the streets of Athens. Embracing his mistaken identity comes with a price though, as his unwitting white lie begins to unravel.

Director

Nikos Koundouros

Release date

Mar 5, 1956

Original language

Greek

Origin

Greece