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The Ruthless (1965)

95 min | Crime, Drama

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After his release from prison, Stathis visits a private investigator, Othonas, whom he had assigned many years ago to find his mother, who has been missing from the time of the German Occupation. When he meets Othonas, however, they ...See moreAfter his release from prison, Stathis visits a private investigator, Othonas, whom he had assigned many years ago to find his mother, who has been missing from the time of the German Occupation. When he meets Othonas, however, they quarrel because the detective hadn't worked seriously enough on the case. Afterwards, Stathis takes control of his old gang again and sets up a few new scams, selling dreams and hopes to simple people. He soon realizes that he has lost his old love, Vana, who, while he was in prison, had become involved with his second-in- command, Michalis. Nevertheless, his bitterness is softened by Stella, Vana's sister, who works at the Red Cross. He falls for her, and she responds in kind. In the end, he also manages to find his mother, by now an old and debauched nightclub singer, and he feels even happier. He decides to go straight and marry Stella, but one night his drunken "mother" reveals to him that she is not who he thinks she is, and it was Michalis who asked her to play this role. Stathis finds Michalis at the taverna, asks him to explain himself, and a fight quickly ensues. Stathis stabs him right in front of Vana and the other members of the gang. A savage ending - and a refutation of dreams. Written by Greek Film Archive See less

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17 cast members

Name	STARmeter	Known for
Nikos Kourkoulos Stathis Kougias Stathis Kougias See fewer	Members only	O Astrapogiannos (1970)
Mairi Hronopoulou Stella Stella See fewer	Members only	The Children of the Swallow (1987)
Voula Harilaou Vana Vana See fewer	Members only	Mana, kane kouragio (1962)
Yorgos Moutsios Mihalis Mihalis See fewer	Members only	Theoi ston Olympo (1978)
Alekos Tzanetakos Actor Actor See fewer	Members only	Racky no 0, to noumero! (1985)
Spyros Kalogirou Actor Actor See fewer	Members only	Jimmy the Tiger (1966)
Kostas Fyssoun Actor Actor See fewer	Members only	Laos Kai Kolonaki (1959)
Vangelis Kazan Actor Actor See fewer	Members only	Get on Your Mark (1973)
Mary Metaxa Actress Actress See fewer	Members only	The Barber's Beauty (1969)
Giannis Kondoulis Actor Actor See fewer	Members only	Esme, i Tourkopoula (1974)
Giannis Vogiatzis Othonas Lappas Othonas Lappas See fewer	Members only	A Lady in Sirtaki Dance (1968)
Despo Diamantidou Roza Roza See fewer	Members only	Love and Death (1975)
Lakis Skellas Actor Actor See fewer	Members only	I Kypros stis floges (1964)
Athena Michaelidou Actress Actress See fewer	Members only	Nightmare (1961)
Maria Bonelou Actress Actress See fewer	Members only	The Rape (1963)
Stelios Kazantzidis Singer Singer See fewer	Members only	Sapila kai aristokratia (1967)
Marinella Singer Singer See fewer	Members only	Gorgones & Mages (1968)