Five Thousand Lies (1966)
Original title: Πέντε Χιλιάδες Ψέμματα
Five Thousand Lies is a 1966 Greek-language comedy movie directed by Giorgos Konstantinou, with a running time of 1h 44m. It stars Giorgos Konstantinou, Dionysis Papagiannopoulos and Sapfo Notara.
A professor asks two poor students of law to steal, for a fee, a rare figurine from the house of a collector. After the successful outcome of the theft, the professor dies from joy, and the two students decide to return the figurine to its owner. There they meet his daughters, to whom they tell numerous lies. In the end, it is revealed that the whole thing was part of a wager between the professor and the collector, and the two students fall in love with the latter's daughters.
Quick answers
What is Five Thousand Lies about?
A professor asks two poor students of law to steal, for a fee, a rare figurine from the house of a collector. After the successful outcome of the theft, the professor dies from joy, and the two students decide to return the figurine to its owner. There they meet his daughters, to whom they tell numerous lies. In the end, it is revealed that the whole thing was part of a wager between the professor and the collector, and the two students fall in love with the latter's daughters.
When was Five Thousand Lies released?
Five Thousand Lies was released on 17 October 1966.
How long is Five Thousand Lies?
Five Thousand Lies runs 1h 44m.
Who made Five Thousand Lies?
Five Thousand Lies was directed by Giorgos Konstantinou.
Cast
- Giorgos Konstantinou as Kostas Tsiftalexis
- Dionysis Papagiannopoulos as Aristidis Fesarlis
- Sapfo Notara as Efthalia
- Alekos Tzanetakos as Vasilis Hatzikosmas
- Hristos Tsaganeas as Patroklos Sokratidis
- Tonia Kaziani as Efi Sokratidi
- Nelly Pappa as Dora Sokratidi
- Nikitas Platis
- Giorgos Pallis
- Takis Hristoforidis
- Eirini Touska
- Yorgos Youvanelis