The Drunkard (), is a 1950 Greek drama film written and directed by

George Tzavellas George Tzavellas, also rendered Giorgos Tzavellas, Yiorgos Tzavellas, or Yorgos Javellas (, 1916, Athens – October 18, 1976), was a Greek film director, screenwriter, and playwright. His filmmaking was particularly influential, with critic Geor ...

. It was the highest grossing Greek film in 1950, selling 304,438 tickets.

Plot

Haralambos Lardis (

Orestis Makris Orestis Makris (; 30 September 1898 – 29 January 1975) was a Greek actor and tenor. Biography Makris graduated from the Athens Conservatoire and first entered the scene as a tenor in the troupe of Rosalia Nika in 1925. He later joined the Pa ...

) is a poor cobbler in

Plaka Pláka () is the old historical neighborhood of Athens, clustered around the northern and eastern slopes of the Acropolis, and incorporating labyrinthine streets and neoclassical architecture. Plaka is built on top of the residential areas of the ...

who has become a drunkard and the laughing stock of his neighborhood after the death of his son during the

Greco-Italian War The Greco-Italian War (), also called the Italo-Greek War, Italian campaign in Greece, Italian invasion of Greece, and War of '40 in Greece, took place between Italy and Greece from 28 October 1940 to 23 April 1941. This conflict began the Balk ...

. His daughter, Anna, (Billy Konstantopoulou) falls in love with the son of her boss Alec Bakas (

Dimitris Horn Dimitris Horn () (9 March 1921 – 16 January 1998) was a Greek theatrical and film actor. Biography Horn was born in Athens in 1921, the son of playwright Pantelis Horn (himself descended from an Austrian father and Greek mother), and Euterpi, ...

) and they plan to marry. Her father attempts to overcome his addiction not wanting to embarrass himself in front of the rich family of his future son-in-law, but gets drunk before meeting the Bakas family. Realizing that he is an obstacle to his daughter's happiness, he commits suicide bringing the two families closer.

Cast

..... ''Haralambos Lardis'' *

..... ''Alec Bakas'' *Billy Konstantopoulou ..... ''Anna Lardi'' *Athanasia Moustaka ..... ''grandmother'' *

Nikos Rizos Nikos Rizos (; 30 September 1924, in Peta, Arta, Peta – 20 April 1999, in Athens) was a Greece, Greek actor. He took part in many Greek comedies in cinema. Career Rizos began his career with ''Anthropoi, anthropoi'' in 1948 at the Metropoli ...

..... ''pub customer'' *Thanos Tzeneralis ..... ''doctor'' *Anna Kyriakou ..... ''Betty Baboulia'' *Katia Linda ..... ''Kaiti'' *

Rena Stratigou Rena (Ourania) Stratigou (; 1929-16 March 2014) was a Greek actress. Biography She began her acting career and belonged to her father's family company, Vassilis Stratigos. She was a member of S.E.I. on October 10, 1947. In 1950, she participate ...

..... ''Dolly''

Notes

"The Drunkard" was the first big commercial success in Greece.

Finos Film Finos Film (Greek: Φίνος Φιλμ) is a Greek film production and distribution company that dominated the Greek film industry from 1943 to 1977. It was founded by Filopimin Finos in 1942 during World War II World War II or the ...

established itself as the dominant film production company in Greece. With his iconic portrayal of the drunkard, Orestis Makris became one of the most important actors of Greek cinema.

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* Greek drama films 1950 films 1950 drama films Films directed by George Tzavellas Finos Film films Greek black-and-white films 1950s Greek-language films 1950s Greek films {{1950s-drama-film-stub