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Descended from Heaven

Descended from Heaven

19655.61h 30m

Overview

The late Pericles gets permission from God to return to earth and help his family, who has gone astray after his death. Invisible to all but present everywhere, he is able to eavesdrop on what's going on: his youngest daughter lives it up with some Teddy boys, his eldest do not intend to marry her fiancé, his son has become a crook, and his wife a gambler.

Directed by Orestis Laskos
Written by Mimis Traiforos, Dimitris Vasiliadis, Giorgos Lazaridis
Produced by Giorgos Lazaridis, Kostas Psarras, Dimitrios Sarris
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Top Cast

Mimis Fotopoulos

Mimis Fotopoulos

Periklis Birbiropoulos

Beata Asimakopoulou

Beata Asimakopoulou

Jenny Birbilopoulou

Christos Negas

Christos Negas

Timos Birbilopoulos

Marika Krevata

Marika Krevata

Theano Birbilopoulou

Christos Parlas

Christos Parlas

Mimis

Kleo Skouloudi

Kleo Skouloudi

Betty Birbilopoulou

Stavros Paravas

Stavros Paravas

Fifis

Nitsa Marouda

Nitsa Marouda

Mairi

Vaso Meridiotou

Vaso Meridiotou

Margarita

Aris Malliagros

Aris Malliagros

Alkis Hatziabeoglou

Themes & Keywords

mistakegodinvisiblefamilydead manleave of absence

About Descended from Heaven

Descended from Heaven is a comedy, fantasy film released in 1965 exploring themes of mistake, god, invisible, family, dead man, leave of absence. Directed by Orestis Laskos, it stars Mimis Fotopoulos, Beata Asimakopoulou, Christos Negas. The late Pericles gets permission from God to return to earth and help his family, who has gone astray after his death. Invisible to all but present everywhere, he is able to eavesdrop on what's going on: his youngest daughter lives it up with some Teddy boys, his eldest do not intend to marry her fiancé, his son has become a crook, and his wife a gambler.

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