Woe to the Young
1961 Greek film
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Woe to the Young (Greek: Αλίμονο στους νέους) is a Greek 1961 film loosely based on the myth of Faust.
Directed byAlekos Sakellarios
Written byAlekos Sakellarios
Christos Giannkopoulos
Christos Giannkopoulos
Produced byAxarlis
Alekos Papageorgiou
Alekos Sakellarios
Alekos Papageorgiou
Alekos Sakellarios
| Woe to the Young Αλίμονο στους νέους | |
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| Directed by | Alekos Sakellarios |
| Written by | Alekos Sakellarios Christos Giannkopoulos |
| Produced by | Axarlis Alekos Papageorgiou Alekos Sakellarios |
| Starring | Dimitris Horn Maro Kontou Smaro Stefanidou Andreas Douzos Giorgos Velentzas |
| Music by | Manos Hatzidakis |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | Greece |
| Language | Greek |
Plot
The story concerns a rich old man named Andreas, who wants to be young again so as to marry a young girl, that makes a deal with the Devil. He becomes young but poor and the little money he has he spends. Moreover, the girl - after her mother's coercion - rejects him and wounds up marrying another rich old man. The film ends with Andreas waking up, realizing this was all but a dream.
Cast
- Dimitris Horn as Andreas
- Maro Kontou as Rita
- Smaro Stefanidou as Eleni
- Andreas Douzos as Manolis
- Giorgos Velentzas as doctor
- Spyros Mousouris as Agisilaos
- Nikos Fermas as junkman
- Yvoni Vladimirou as maid