''O filos mou o Lefterakis'' (Greek: el, Ο φίλος μου ο Λευτεράκης, Alternate translations: ''My Friend, Lefterakis'' or ''Lefterakis, My Friend'') is a 1963 Greek comedy film starring Dinos Iliopoulos,

Kostas Voutsas Kostas Voutsas ( el, Κώστας Βουτσάς; born Konstantinos Savvopoulos ( el, Κωνσταντίνος Σαββόπουλος; 31 December 1931 – 26 February 2020) was a Greek actor, director, and writer. Personal life Voutsas was b ...

and Maro Kontou.

Plot

Thodoros ( Dinos Iliopoulos) is an affluent civil engineer married to Fofo ( Maro Kontou). Thodoros has invented an "out-of-town friend", Lefterakis, who he claims is visiting Athens every time Thodoros wants to have a night out with his mistress. One evening, while in the middle of a card game with his friend Thanassis (

Giorgos Konstantinou Giorgos Konstadinou ( el, Γιώργος Κωνσταντίνου; born October 27, 1934 in Vathi, Athens) is a Greek actor, writer, and director. He is the son of actress Nitsa Filosofou. His career was boosted after the 'profiterole' scene in ...

), he starts explaining his scam to him. However, they are interrupted by the maid, who announces that Lefterakis has just arrived from

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. Fofo, apparently oblivious to her husband's horror and Thanassis' confusion, invites Lefterakis (

) to spend a couple of days at their place. Over the next couple of days, Thodoros is becoming more and more paranoid, as he first suspects that someone is playing a prank on him, then that he's being blackmailed, and, as the fake Lefterakis seems to know a lot of details about him, that he's indeed losing his mind. In the end, it is revealed that Fofo has known about Thodoros's infidelities and the invention of "Lefterakis" for a while. Fofo has planned the whole thing to teach him a lesson, asking a friend to impersonate "Lefterakis". The couple finally decides to put their differences aside when Fofo announces she's pregnant.

Cast

* Dinos Iliopoulos ..... ''Thodorakis / Theodoros Vlassis'' *

..... ''Lefterakis / Eleftherios Tsambardis / Babis Davos'' * Maro Kontou ..... ''Fofo Vlassi'' *

..... Thanassis Kadris *Kaiti Panou ..... Eleni Kadri *

Christos Tsaganeas Christos Tsaganeas ( el, Χρήστος Τσαγανέας; 2 July 1906 – 2 July 1976) was a Greek actor and a cinematographer. Biography Tsaganeas was born in Brăila, Romania. He starred in several movies, his most famous role being the col ...

..... Dr. Karatzamoulis *

Nikitas Platis Nikitas Platis ( el, Νικήτας Πλατής; 1912 – November 14, 1984) was a Greek actor in theater and movies. He was the husband of an actress Golfo Bini. He took part in a television series '' Methoriakos stathmos'' in which he done ...

..... Madman *

Katerina Yioulaki Katerina Yioulaki ( el, Κατερίνα Γιουλάκη, born Aikaterini Yiouvarlaki (Αικατερίνη Γιουβαρλάκη) 27 March 1937 in Athens) is a Greek actress. Biography She was born in 1938 in Athens. She studied at the Dram ...

..... Katina *Margarita Athanasiou ..... Rena

Box office

The movie sold 61,734 tickets.

Music

Songs: Mary-Linda,

Manolis Hiotis Manolis Chiotis (Greek: Μανώλης Χιώτης; March 21, 1921 – March 20, 1970) was a Greek rebetiko and laiko composer, singer, and bouzouki player.English translation He is considered one of the greatest bouzouki soloists of all tim ...

and the Broyer sisters (Errika and Margarita)

External links

* 1963 films 1963 comedy films Greek comedy films 1960s Greek-language films {{1960s-comedy-film-stub