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The Counterfeit Coin
7.6 / 10• 1955• 1h 58m•NR• Greek
ComedyRomanceDrama
Storyline
Four stories, humorous, romantic or dramatic, are linked by a counterfeit gold sovereign. It is made by the honest engraver in the first story, seduced by the charms of a young widow, and it subsequently passes into the hands of a beggar and a prostitute, a wealthy miser and a newly married couple where the husband is a poor artist.
Cast & Crew
Vasilis Logothetidis
Anargyros Loumbardopoulos
Lead
Ilia Livykou
Fifi
Mimis Fotopoulos
Beggar
Sperantza Vrana
Maria
Orestis Makris
Vasilis Mavridis
Ellie Lambeti
Aliki
Dimitris Horn
Pavlos
Dimitris Myrat
Narrator
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Yorgos Tzavellas's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Counterfeit Coin is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
