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God Loves Caviar (2012)
The true-life, stranger-than-fiction tale of eighteenth-century Greek pirate turned merchant Ioannis Varvakis, who rose from humble beginnings to become the head of one of the largest mercantile empires in Europe.
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The true-life, stranger-than-fiction tale of eighteenth-century Greek pirate turned merchant Ioannis Varvakis, who rose from humble beginnings to become the head of one of the largest mercantile empires in Europe.
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Genre:Adventure, History
Written By:Vladimir Valutskiy, Jackie Pavlenko, Panagiotis Pashidis, Yannis Smaragdis
In Theaters:12/9/2012
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Runtime:99 minutes
Studio:Stella Studio, Alexandros Film
Cast
Yannis Smaragdis
Director
Sebastian Koch
Ioannis Varvakis
Evgeniy Stychkin
Ivan
Juan Diego Botto
Alexios Lefentarios
Olga Sutulova
Helena Romachoff
John Cleese
McCormick
Catherine Deneuve
Empress Catherine II of Russia
Alexandra Sakelaropoulou
Varvakis' Mother
Akis Sakellariou
Kimonas (school teacher)
Fotini Baxevani
Ludmilla
Lakis Lazopoulos
Fisherman of God
Pavlos Kontoyannidis
Shipbuilder
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