''Gorgones ke Manges'' (''Mermaids and Rascals'') is a 1968 film starring

Mary Chronopoulou Mary Chronopoulou ( el, Μαίρη Χρονοπούλου; 16 July 1933) is a Greek actress. She was one of the most popular actresses of the 1960s. She starred in many films, 16 of which were produced by Finos Film. She is one of the main protago ...

Plot

Rumours have it that a Swiss company is making investment plans to develop a Greek island. A couple of Athenian entrepreneurs rush to the island to buy land and flip it for profit. The Athenian couple, a race-car driver and an actress, meet the resistance of the island's grand old lady who does not wish to sell land to outsiders. The business plans eventually fail to materialise but romance ensues between the actress and the son of the lady as well as the race-car driver and a local girl. The film has references to ancient Greek tragedy and contains elements from it such as a

chorus Chorus may refer to: Music * Chorus (song) or refrain, line or lines that are repeated in music or in verse * Chorus effect, the perception of similar sounds from multiple sources as a single, richer sound * Chorus form, song in which all verse ...

Cast

*Mary Chronopoulou ..... ''Flora'' *

Phaedon Georgitsis Phaedon Georgitsis ( el, Φαίδων Γεωργίτσης; 21 January 1939 – 1 March 2019) was a Greek actor. He was a popular actor of Greek cinema. He starred in many films, 13 of which were produced by Finos Film. He was also one of the main ...

..... ''Petros Athanasiou'' *

Martha Karagianni Martha Karagianni ( el, Μάρθα Καραγιάννη; 6 November 1939 – 18 September 2022) was a Greek film actress. She was born in Athens, but raised in Keratsini. She was one of the most popular Greek actresses of the 1960s. She starred ...

..... ''Marina'' * Nora Valsami ..... ''Nokilas's fiancee'' *

Giannis Vogiatzis Giannis Vogiatzis ( el, Γιάννης Βογιατζής; born 12 June 1926) is a Greek actor. Biography Vogiatzis was born in Aitoliko, Aetolia-Acarnania on 12 June 1926. He studied at the Dramatic School at the Royal Theatre and for one spa ...

..... ''Panagis'' * Lakis Komninos ..... ''Iasonas'' *

Dionysis Papagiannopoulos Dionysis Papagiannopoulos ( el, Διονύσης Παπαγιαννόπουλος; 12 July 1912 – 17 April 1984) was a Greek actor. He was born in Diakopto in the northeastern part of Achaea in 1912. He studied at the Drama School of the Natio ...

..... ''Athanasiou'' * Chronis Exarhakos ..... ''Gripis'' * Maria Foka ..... ''mistress'' *Vangelis Seilinos ..... ''Nikolas'' *Christos Doxaras ..... ''Dimitros'' *Kia Bozou ..... ''Petros's friend'' *Mary Halkia ..... ''Petros's friend''

Release

The film premiered in Greece on 2 December 1968.

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References

1968 comedy films 1968 films Greek comedy films Films set in Greece Finos Film films 1960s Greek-language films Films directed by Giannis Dalianidis {{1960s-comedy-film-stub