''The Taxi Driver'' (Greek: ''To soferaki'') is a 1953 Greek
comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
directed by
Yorgos Tzavellas George Tzavellas, also rendered Giorgos Tzavellas, Yiorgos Tzavellas, or Yorgos Javellas ( el, Γιώργος Τζαβέλλας, 1916, Athens – October 18, 1976), was a Greek film director, screenwriter, and playwright. His filmmaking was particu ...
and starring
Mimis Fotopoulos
Dimitris "Mimis" Fotopoulos ( el, Δημήτρης (Μίμης) Φωτόπουλος; 8 April 1913 – 29 October 1986) was a Greek actor, writer, poet, and artist.
He was born in Zatouna, Gortynia, Arcadia. He studied at the Dramatic School o ...
, Smaroula Giouli, and
Nikos Rizos
Nikos Rizos ( el, Νίκος Ρίζος; 30 September 1924, in Peta – 20 April 1999, in Athens) was a Greek actor. He took part in many Greek comedies in cinema. He and his wife Elsa had one son.
Career
Rizos began his career with ''Anthropo ...
.
[Karalis p.62]
Cast
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Mimis Fotopoulos
Dimitris "Mimis" Fotopoulos ( el, Δημήτρης (Μίμης) Φωτόπουλος; 8 April 1913 – 29 October 1986) was a Greek actor, writer, poet, and artist.
He was born in Zatouna, Gortynia, Arcadia. He studied at the Dramatic School o ...
as Vangos
* Smaroula Giouli as Lela
*
Nikos Rizos
Nikos Rizos ( el, Νίκος Ρίζος; 30 September 1924, in Peta – 20 April 1999, in Athens) was a Greek actor. He took part in many Greek comedies in cinema. He and his wife Elsa had one son.
Career
Rizos began his career with ''Anthropo ...
* Giorgos Vlahopoulos
*
Sperantza Vrana
Sperantza Vrana ( el, Σπεράντζα Βρανά; 6 February 1928 – 29 September 2009) was a Greek actress and writer.
She was born as Elpida Homatianou (''Ελπίδα Χωματιανού'') in Messolongi on 6 February, either in 1926 or ...
* Thanasis Tzeneralis
* Lela Patrikiou
* Jenny Stavropoulou
*
Giannis Ioannidis
Giannis Ioannidis (alternate spellings: Ioannis, Yiannis, Yannis) (Greek: Γιάννης Ιωαννίδης; born 26 February 1945 in Thessaloniki, Greece) is a former Greek basketball player, professional basketball coach, and Greece New Democra ...
* Lola Filippidou
* Elsa Rizou
* Giorgos Loukakis
*
Kostas Papahristos
Kostas Papachristos ( el, Κώστας Παπαχρήστος; 1916 – 29 September 1995) was a Greek actor who was known for his comedic acting roles.
Biography
He was born in Volos in 1916 and died in Athens
Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, ...
References
Bibliography
* Vrasidas Karalis. ''A History of Greek Cinema''. A&C Black, 2012.
External links
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1953 films
1953 comedy films
1950s Greek-language films
Greek comedy films
Greek black-and-white films
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