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An Italian in Greece
Charming, affluent--with his father's money--and self-assured, a frivolous son who can have any woman he desires falls head over heels for a beautiful Italian student; however, she is a hard nut to crack. Will he manage to impress her?
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Charming, affluent--with his father's money--and self-assured, a frivolous son who can have any woman he desires falls head over heels for a beautiful Italian student; however, she is a hard nut to crack. Will he manage to impress her?
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Genre:Comedy
Written By:Tersicore Kolosoff, Umberto Lenzi
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Runtime:119 minutes
Studio:Faros-Film
Cast
Umberto Lenzi
Director
Wandisa Guida
Wandisa Vanzi
Andreas Barkoulis
Nikos Makrygiannis
Dionysis Papagiannopoulos
villager
Stavros Xenidis
Giorgos
Joly Garbi
Mrs. Makrygianni
Frosso Kokkola
villager's wife
Tersicore Kolosoff
Anna
Mimis Fotopoulos
Konstadinos Makrygiannis
Giorgos Velentzas
receptionist
Theodoros Dimitriev
Stefanos Fotiadis
hotel owner
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