The Tough Guy
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The Tough Guy

8.0 / 10 1961 1h 18mNR Greek
Comedy

Storyline

Iraklis (Hercules) Leontopoulos is a low-paid employee with a heart of gold, who inherits a building together with its tenants. His easy disposition is his biggest problem because he can not collect any rents. In addition, he can not make any evictions nor can he demand any increase in the rents. Everything is about to change when his lawyer Aleka Palli makes him play the tough guy in order to collect the unpaid rents. The consequences of this transformation will be hilarious.

Cast & Crew

Kostas Hatzihristos

Kostas Hatzihristos

Iraklis Leontopoulos

Lead
Martha Vourtsi

Martha Vourtsi

Aleka Palli

Martha Karagianni

Martha Karagianni

Foula Davari

Kostas Voutsas

Kostas Voutsas

Patatas

Sperantza Vrana

Sperantza Vrana

Loula

Joly Garbi

Joly Garbi

Andromahi

Vagelis Protopapas

Vagelis Protopapas

Kalogirou

Takis Hristoforidis

Takis Hristoforidis

police lieutenant

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Giannis Dalianidis's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. The Tough Guy is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker