The Brightest Star
Nov 07 1967
•2h 34m
•Comedy, Drama, Music
A girl from the slums of Athens becomes a famous singer while falling in love with her songwriter.
Cast
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Aliki Vougiouklaki
Katerina
Dimitris Papamichael
Andreas Sofianos
Lavrentis Dianellos
Nikolas
Nikitas Platis
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