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The Smart Aleck

The Smart Aleck

19666.31h 38m

Overview

A smart young man is forced to pretend to be stupid in order to get a job in the office of a strict businessman, whose daughter he is in love with. By pretending to be stupid, he manages to save the businessman from making major mistakes, winning his sympathy.

Directed by Kostas Karagiannis
Written by Nikos Tsiforos, Polyvios Vasileiadis
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Top Cast

Dimitris Papamichael

Dimitris Papamichael

Miltiadis Miltou

Nikos Stavridis

Nikos Stavridis

Sokratis Panas

Mariana Kourakou

Mariana Kourakou

Julia Pana

Alekos Tzanetakos

Alekos Tzanetakos

Tzinos

Despoina Stylianopoulou

Despoina Stylianopoulou

Fani

Nikitas Platis

Nikitas Platis

Panos

Joly Garbi

Joly Garbi

Tasia Pana

Nikos Fermas

Nikos Fermas

Thodoros

Petros Lohaitis

Petros Lohaitis

Vasilis

Ntora Anagnostopoulou

Ntora Anagnostopoulou

Zeta

Themes & Keywords

daughterbossgreeceemployeefool1960swise guy

About The Smart Aleck

The Smart Aleck is a comedy film released in 1966 exploring themes of daughter, boss, greece, employee, fool, 1960s. Directed by Kostas Karagiannis, it stars Dimitris Papamichael, Nikos Stavridis, Mariana Kourakou. A smart young man is forced to pretend to be stupid in order to get a job in the office of a strict businessman, whose daughter he is in love with. By pretending to be stupid, he manages to save the businessman from making major mistakes, winning his sympathy.

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