
A Patented Stupid Man
Comedy
Overview
As Pelopidas is going around hungry, trying to find something to eat, a misunderstanding makes him seem like a thief. In order to escape his persecutors, he runs trying to hide. He hitchhikes and gets a ride by a truck, whose driver happens to be his fellow villager who knows the runaway’s past. Pelopidas has been working hard since his childhood, but due to his naivety nobody is serious with him. His return to the village where was born gets him mixed up in more trouble.
Top Cast


Giannis Malouhos
Giannis Malouhos
Pelopidas Haridimos
Giannis Malouhos
Pelopidas Haridimos


Vasilis Avlonitis
Vasilis Avlonitis
Mayor
Vasilis Avlonitis
Mayor


Fragiskos Manellis
Fragiskos Manellis
Theodosis
Fragiskos Manellis
Theodosis


Nikos Rizos
Nikos Rizos
Tonis
Nikos Rizos
Tonis


Petros Giannakos
Petros Giannakos
Kokovios
Petros Giannakos
Kokovios


Gisela Dali
Gisela Dali
Fotoula
Gisela Dali
Fotoula


Aliki Vempo
Aliki Vempo
rich lady
Aliki Vempo
rich lady


Giorgos Gavriilidis
Giorgos Gavriilidis
barber
Giorgos Gavriilidis
barber


Joly Garbi
Joly Garbi
Faneromeni
Joly Garbi
Faneromeni


Lavrentis Dianellos
Lavrentis Dianellos
Minas
Lavrentis Dianellos
Minas
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