''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

as Vangos * Smaroula Giouli as Lela *

* 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

* 1953 films 1953 comedy films 1950s Greek-language films Greek comedy films Greek black-and-white films {{Greece-film-stub