Kostas Mendis
Biography: Kostas Mendis was born in 1913 in Amfilohia, Greece. He was an actor, known for World Gone Mad (1963), Persecution (1964) and An Unbelievable Fool (1969). He died on November 27, 1983.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: January 01, 1913
Deathday: November 27, 1983
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Jealousy
1963-12-31
Jealousy
Overview: A successful businessman suspects that his wife is having an affair with his best friend. Sadly, it will take more than a decade to unearth the truth, as his daughter thirsts for answers and closure. But, were they, indeed, lovers?
Genres: Drama
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1963-12-31
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Return from the front
1959-01-01
Return from the front
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Genres: Drama War
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1959-01-01
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Runaway Bride
1962-11-19
Runaway Bride
Overview: In her delicate bridal gown and bent on finding her beloved, a determined would-be wife flees from a dreadful marriage of convenience and enlists the help of a kind wandering salesman. Can anyone stand in the way of a woman in love?
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1962-11-19
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A Law-Abiding Citizen
1974-12-09
A Law-Abiding Citizen
Overview: A young man who grew up beneath the heavy shade of autocratic and avaricious mother, son Gregory, has lost initiative and the minimum footprint. The servility of his mother against his boss, which facilitates the solicitations of the latter to his sister, infuriates him. The fiancée, Soula, can not understand his sexual desires and his girlfriend, Julia, the only one that loves him really forced to abandon him. Gregory wonder with all this and rebels, but his rebellion brings him to the brink of madness. When you finally meet, forced to follow the commands of the mother and uncle ultraconservative so he marries the woman who suggest those.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1974-12-09
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Ο Παπατρέχας
1966-02-28
Ο Παπατρέχας
Overview: Polydoros Lagos is a janitor in an ordinary Athens' block in the 1960s who's struggling to serve as many of the building's residents as possible in order to save some money to help his six sisters (and his aunt) get married, since this is the only way he can finally get married too.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1966-02-28
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Welcome Dollar
1967-10-23
Welcome Dollar
Overview: Philip (Giorgos Constantinou), a shy and dignified accountant and English teacher, lives with his mother (Zoli Garbi) and his two siblings in the same house. His and his mother's meager income, just enough to support them all. His younger brother (Alekos Tzanetakos) remains unemployed and lazy rather out of conscience, while his older brother, Kimon (Orpheus Zachos), dreams of being re-elected prefect and refuses, although a qualified accountant, to work, considering the positions demeaning and irrelevant offered to him. His tragic financial situation will be further burdened by their imminent forced move to another house. It is also the first color Greek film, edited entirely in Greece. It is based on the play "The 6th American Fleet" by Alek Sakellarios and Christos Giannakopoulos, who also wrote the screenplay, while Sakellarios directed the film.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1967-10-23
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Help! Vengos Visible Agent '000'
1967-01-30
Help! Vengos Visible Agent '000'
Overview: Vengos studies in a secret agents' academy, dreaming of becoming a great spy like 007. Unfortunately, he can't do anything right, so he wreaks havoc during his final exams.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1967-01-30
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He's a Mad Mad Veggos
1965-12-31
He's a Mad Mad Veggos
Overview: When Thanassis leaves the orphanage tries to do various jobs but with no consolidates. A private detective manages to find his father who is rich. Thanasis will move into his luxurious house but there will come other problems.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1965-12-31
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Holidays in Vietnam
1971-02-22
Holidays in Vietnam
Overview: Returning from a 3 year captivity in Vietnam, a kind chemist finds his wife married to his boss who has become rich due to his invention.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1971-02-22
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Carefree... Nut
1971-11-22
Carefree... Nut
Overview: In this color comedy Thanasis trying for years to leave illegally for America to make his life because due to financial can not pay fares, but always something was wrong and left behind. His friend, Nikiforos, advises him to stay in Greece, to work and to look to find the namesake of Thanasis, who helps around the world.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1971-11-22
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Come on People
1967-05-16
Come on People
Overview: Thanasis tries to reunite with his wife.He is having for obstacle her mother, which did not want him because he helps anyone in need with any way he can.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1967-05-16
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One Vengos for All Jobs
1970-01-01
One Vengos for All Jobs
Overview: An honest man is trying to find a job, but finds it difficult just because of the honesty. The need becomes more urgent when falls in love for a young girl who lives near him.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1970-01-01
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Thanasis, Juliet and the sausages
1970-07-12
Thanasis, Juliet and the sausages
Overview: Thanasis (Thanasis Vengos) is an honest working man who has to support his sister’s family as well, as Maria’s husband is only interested in football. Thanasis is in love with Juliet (Aimilia Ypsilanti), daughter of a rough butcher from Mani, who wants to have her marry a sausage-tycoon.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1970-07-12
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Thanasis in the land of the cuff
1976-07-25
Thanasis in the land of the cuff
Overview: The movie is about dictatorships in Greece – first, the Metaxas regime (1936-1940), and then the Colonels’ Junta (1967-74). In Part One, the Metaxas regime is depicted as a circus, where Thanasis (Thanasis Vengos) is a clown trying to conceal a young colleague’s subversive action. In Part Two, we see Thanasis suffer because of his honesty and kindness, in a country where the system’s irrationality is clearly evident.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1976-07-25
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Thou-Vou Bald Agent, Operation: Havoc
1969-04-11
Thou-Vou Bald Agent, Operation: Havoc
Overview: Thou-Vou and his new partner, MAP31, accept three imaginary tasks from a cunning director who is only interested in filming the unsuspecting duo for his upcoming movie feature. Will the agents manage to squeeze success out of failure?
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1969-04-11
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The Coffee Reader (Kafetzou)
1956-10-29
The Coffee Reader (Kafetzou)
Overview: In a poor neighborhood of Athens, next to the coffee shop of Spyros (Mimis Fotopoulos) is a coffee shop that has gained a great reputation and is preparing to move to Kolonaki as it has made a lot of money by telling the cup. In the same neighborhood is a laundress, Kalliopi (Georgia Vassiliadou), who makes a living by force. One day, after an incident in which a customer (Kostas Mentis) humiliates Kalliopi and Spyros intervenes, he comes up with an idea: for Kalliopi to run the coffee shop, since the other one has left.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1956-10-29
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The Charlatan
1973-12-24
The Charlatan
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1973-12-24
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The Man Who Ran a Lot
1973-01-01
The Man Who Ran a Lot
Overview: Thanasis Zevedaios (Thanasis Vengos) has a shop with watches and running but not enough! Time and the clocks have become obsessed after running nonstop in an effort to nourish their relatives. The 'philosopher' brother dies and leaves another four mouths under his protection. The day is divided between the shop, his sister and his niece to marry, and his beloved, who works in a supermarket, while the economic situation and their obligations do not allow them to marry.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1973-01-01
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An Unbelievable Sucker
1969-01-01
An Unbelievable Sucker
Overview: Thanasis and he will become barber, continuing the tradition of Chatzipapageorgakopoulokonstantinogiannopoulon in traditional shop in the neighborhood, without knowing that the court of the occupation, the German commander, Von Tzifren, has hidden a treasure. Thanasis is in love with Lisa's daughter Charoupoglou, rich neighborhood that made money held. Germany Von Tzifren is released ...
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1969-01-01
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Jack of All Trades, Master of None
1963-09-30
Jack of All Trades, Master of None
Overview: Thanasis Vengos plays a poor young man that comes to Athens looking for a job. We watch as he tries many different jobs; druggist, photographer, even wrestling referee. The result is always hilarious and explosive!
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1963-09-30
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The Bridegrooms of Eftyhia
1962-08-15
The Bridegrooms of Eftyhia
Overview: The film focuses on the Tarniatis brothers, with the brother trying to marry his sister (Georgia Vasileiadou), who refuses to follow the fashion of the time and become a lustful woman, so that he too can marry, having been engaged for eight years. The last groom that Vangelis shows Eftychia is Kleomenis, who after their trip to Hydra falls in love with the family's niece. However, Koulis also wants to marry Eftychia, who thinks he is inheriting 120,000 pounds.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1962-08-15
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Lazy like a dog
1963-02-12
Lazy like a dog
Overview: A lazy and wasteful slacker who enjoys living off his hard-working brother reluctantly accepts to work as a debt collector. Now, he is in love, and for once in his life, he is good at something. Can the boss' daughter straighten him out?
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1963-02-12
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World Gone Mad
1963-06-18
World Gone Mad
Overview: This classic Greek comedy revolves around the constant fights between Zikos who works as a clerk at a small grocer's shop and the shop's owner. Zikos just can't keep his mouth shut every time his boss behaves as being an aristocrat. Things go even worse when Zikos finds out that his boss, by taking advantage of his wealth and with the help of the local match-maker, is planning to marry a young poor girl living in the same neighborhood.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1963-06-18
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Modern Cinderella
1965-03-08
Modern Cinderella
Overview: Katerina, a poor girl, finds a job as a secretary and falls in love with her boss on a trip to Rome.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1965-03-08
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Only Myself
1964-07-27
Only Myself
Overview: Yangos Aggelis (Lambros Konstantaras), director of a factory, is the type of classical friend. He is only interested in himself while he is engaged for five years with Eleni (Beata Asimakopoulou) whom she does not say married. At the same time he is sexually attached to his czech secretary, Lilly, whom he wants to marry with an impoverished employee in order to have his hand. When she learns that Mrs. Papageorgiou (Miranda Myrat), the widow of the factory owner, intends to remarry, she does not hesitate to apply. However, his excessive selfishness and irresponsible attitude lead him to complete isolation, as everyone leaves him.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1964-07-27
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Penelope's Suitors
1968-01-01
Penelope's Suitors
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1968-01-01
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Ο Αχαΐρευτος
1970-01-01
Ο Αχαΐρευτος
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1970-01-01
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Get Up, Dance Sirtaki
1967-01-01
Get Up, Dance Sirtaki
Overview: With his pockets crammed with cash, a countryman in Athens becomes the target of a plotting compatriot and a beautiful singer who want to rinse him for every penny. But, he's already in love with the girl next door. Can he win this bet?
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1967-01-01
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At Night The Entanglements
1957-01-01
At Night The Entanglements
Overview: The funny things that happen through the walking by the neighborhood night shift of a kind policeman.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1957-01-01
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The jar
1962-01-01
The jar
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1962-01-01
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The child of the square
1961-01-01
The child of the square
Overview: An unemployed man (Kostas Chatzichristos), prone to endless amusements, economically sucks his uncle (Periklis Christoforidis) in order to satisfy his desires. His despair, when his uncle decides to stop the economic benefits, will lead him to sell some furniture of the house. He sells four armchairs and then he learns that in one of them were hidden precious jewels of the aunt. He looks desperately to find and to get them back, but he only discovers three of them, and in these there is no trace of jewelry. To find the fourth and lucky one, whose traces are completely ignored, he accepts partnered with a friend (Takis Christoforidis). He is transformed into an organized, consistent and good working man, and falls in love with his sister's partner (Stella Stratigou) and discovers that the fourth chair was held by his uncle, who set up this whole story to motivate him and make him active.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1961-01-01
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Mr. Wing Commander
1963-02-20
Mr. Wing Commander
Overview: Sotiris, the president of Ano Latini, goes to Athens to get information about the project of expropriation for the construction of a military airport in the village. Dimitroula, president's daughter, is in love with Vangelis, an aircraftsman, who serves his duty in Athens. When Vangelis learns that a wealthy villager asked to marry his girlfriend, he goes to the village with his friend Kanellos, to find out what's happening. Kanellos is a naive hotel concierge who wears a fancy uniform, making everyone in the village believe that he is a Wing Commander.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1963-02-20
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Descended from Heaven
1965-03-01
Descended from Heaven
Overview: The late Pericles gets permission from God to return to earth and help his family, who has gone astray after his death. Invisible to all but present everywhere, he is able to eavesdrop on what's going on: his youngest daughter lives it up with some Teddy boys, his eldest do not intend to marry her fiancé, his son has become a crook, and his wife a gambler.
Genres: Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1965-03-01
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Taxi Driver
1962-01-01
Taxi Driver
Overview: Thanasis is a good-looking taxi driver whose girlfriend is pushing him to marry. When an uncle from America gives him an expensive car, Thanasis' life will change. He will marry his beloved and, when uncle returns to Greece, he will run a car dealership on his behalf.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1962-01-01
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What Does Man Do To Live
1970-01-01
What Does Man Do To Live
Overview: Leandros is a night club owner who is trying to avoid imprisonment by searching for money to pay the insurance contributions. Along with his debts, he has to withstand the pressures of his beloved for marriage.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1970-01-01
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Agent Kitsos calls Gastounis
1967-07-12
Agent Kitsos calls Gastounis
Overview: As he slips into something more pastoral chic to boost sales in an Athenian travel agency, a poor countryman finds love in the person of an unexpected admirer. What does his official fiancée have to say about his shameless shenanigans?
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1967-07-12
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A Bouzouki Different from the Others
1970-01-01
A Bouzouki Different from the Others
Overview: Kostas Karavedouras is the conductor of the municipal orchestra in a small town in the country, when he decides to leave for Athens to become a great classic music performer. He is staying temporarily at his cousin’s place and he spends all his spare money with his landlady’s daughter. He works in many places just because he doesn’t want to work as a bouzouki player. Finally, the owner of the club where he was working as a waiter, takes him into performing for him and Kostas ends up being what he always avoided, a bouzouki player.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1970-01-01
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A Rich Without Money
1967-11-06
A Rich Without Money
Overview: A poor accountant, in order to raise money for his marriage, finds a second job in a luxury hotel where he accepts to change his name and life with a rich playboy who wants to try if women want him for his money .
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1967-11-06
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Ησαΐα χόρευε
1966-01-01
Ησαΐα χόρευε
Overview: Isaiah and Anargyros are partners and keep together a wedding bureaux office. Things are not going well lately, and Isaiah's wife, Kallirroi, is in charge of helping the situation. She finds a bridegroom for her daughter, a wealthy family. But the groom is not as rich as he is in fact the son of the groom. The situation is getting even more confused since her daughter is not the daughter of a shipowner as he presented her!
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1966-01-01
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A Pitiful Don Juan
1960-01-01
A Pitiful Don Juan
Overview: A wealthy man is responsible for his friend’s daughter, who has come to Athens to study. The girl messes up his life and soon falls in love with him. Although he behaves like a father to her, he is tempted and jealous and flirts with her in front of a charming classmate of her, who is also interested in the girl.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1960-01-01
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My Wife's Husband
1962-01-01
My Wife's Husband
Overview: By closing his pharmacy, Panagiotis Panagiotidis falls on a provocative stranger, Lulu, who leads him to a beach for swimming and then drives him home. There, he learns that he is called Jordan Steka, that Lulu is his wife and that he suffers from a personality split. He asks for police assistance, but the policeman is convinced that he is crazy and he asks for a psychiatrist to prove him suffering from a personality split.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1962-01-01
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I will turn my heart to stone
1968-01-01
I will turn my heart to stone
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1968-01-01
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Pleasure and passion
1960-01-01
Pleasure and passion
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Genres: Drama Romance Crime
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1960-01-01
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The lucky pants
1963-03-12
The lucky pants
Overview: A police officer arrests pitiable Thanasis, who admits to having stolen the trousers of a happy man in the hope of becoming happy himself, after being advised to do so by a Gypsy. He confesses that, in order to marry his girlfriend, he asked to borrow a pair of trousers, but no one would lend them to him, so he went ahead and stole a pair of trousers, but no one was willing to lend him. So he decided to steal one. The policeman assists him and finds the trouser holder and also works for Thanasis. So the latter can now marry his girlfriend and make a family.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1963-03-12
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