The Drunkard ( el, Ο μεθύστακας), is a 1950 Greek drama film written and directed by

George 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 ...

. It was the highest grossing Greek film in 1950, selling 304,438 tickets.

Plot

Haralambos Lardis (

Orestis Makris Orestis Makris ( el, Ορέστης Μακρής; 30 September 1898 – 29 January 1975) was a Greek actor and tenor. Biography Makris graduated from the Athens Conservatoire and first entered the scene as a tenor in the troupe of Rosalia Nika ...

) is a poor cobbler in

Plaka Pláka ( el, Πλάκα) is the old historical neighborhood of Athens, clustered around the northern and eastern slopes of the Acropolis, and incorporating labyrinthine streets and neoclassical architecture. Plaka is built on top of the residenti ...

who has become a drunkard and the laughing stock of his neighborhood after the death of his son during the

Greco-Italian War The Greco-Italian War (Greek: Ελληνοϊταλικός Πόλεμος, ''Ellinoïtalikós Pólemos''), also called the Italo-Greek War, Italian Campaign in Greece, and the War of '40 in Greece, took place between the kingdoms of Italy and G ...

. His daughter, Anna, (

Billy Konstantopoulou Billy may refer to: * Billy (name), a name (and list of people with the name) Animals * Billy (dog), a dog breed * Billy (pigeon), awarded the Dickin Medal in 1945 * Billy (pygmy hippo), a pet of U.S. President Calvin Coolidge * Billy, a yo ...

) falls in love with the son of her boss Alec Bakas (

Dimitris Horn Dimitris Horn () (9 March 1921 – 16 January 1998) was a Greek theatrical and film performer of modern times. Biography Horn was born in Athens in 1921, the son of playwright Pantelis Horn (himself descended from an Austrian father and Greek mot ...

) and they plan to marry. Her father attempts to overcome his addiction not wanting to embarrass himself in front of the rich family of his future son-in-law, but gets drunk before meeting the Bakas family. Realizing that he is an obstacle to his daughter's happiness, he commits suicide bringing the two families closer.

Cast

..... ''Haralambos Lardis'' *

..... ''Alec Bakas'' *Billy Konstantopoulou ..... ''Anna Lardi'' *Athanasia Moustaka ..... ''grandmother'' *

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 ''Anthrop ...

..... ''pub customer'' *Thanos Tzeneralis ..... ''doctor'' *Anna Kyriakou ..... ''Betty Baboulia'' *Katia Linda ..... ''Kaiti'' *

Rena Stratigou Rena (Ourania) Stratigou ( el, Ρένα (Ουρανία) Στρατηγού; 1929-16 March 2014) was a Greek actress. Biography She began her acting career and belonged to her father's family company, Vassilis Stratigos. She was a member of S. ...

..... ''Dolly''

Notes

"The Drunkard" was the first big commercial success in Greece.

Finos Film Finos Film (Greek: Φίνος Φιλμ) is a film production company that dominated the Greek film industry from 1943 to 1977. It was founded by Filopimin Finos in 1942 during World War II. It was the biggest film production company in Greece at ...

established itself as the dominant film production company in Greece. With his iconic portrayal of the drunkard, Orestis Makris became one of the most important actors of Greek cinema.

External links

* Greek drama films 1950 films 1950 drama films Films directed by George Tzavellas Finos Film films Greek black-and-white films 1950s Greek-language films {{1950s-drama-film-stub