Εκατό Χιλιάδες Λίρες (1948): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1948, Εκατό Χιλιάδες Λίρες is a comedy film directed by Alekos Livaditis, running about 79 minutes.

What it’s about. The daughter of a Greek expatriate from Australia, Pagona a.k.a. Peggy (Ketty Panou), after the death of her father she returns to Greece to live with her uncle, Dionysis Katifes (Yorgos Damasiotis) to whom his brother has left the management of his estate of 100,000 pounds until his daughter gets married. Dionysis, wanting to keep his niece's inheritence for himself tells his partner, Frixos (Alekos Livaditis) to marry her. This is also the plan of a failed Geology professor, Kleomenis (Mimis Fotopoulos), who enlists the help of one of Dionysis employees, Hronis (Dinos Iliopoulos). Peggy though, pretends to be bankrupt in order to see which one of her suitors is actually interested in her and not her money.

Who’s in it. Εκατό Χιλιάδες Λίρες stars Mimis Fotopoulos as Kleomenis Finins, Dinos Iliopoulos as Hronis, Ketty Panou as Pagona Katife and Alekos Livaditis as Frixos Delapis, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.5/10, Εκατό Χιλιάδες Λίρες has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Εκατό Χιλιάδες Λίρες page.

If you liked it. Fans of Εκατό Χιλιάδες Λίρες tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, Life Is Beautiful and Fight Club.