The face of the day (1965)

Grigoris (Kostas Voutsas), a shopkeeper from Katerini, wins the first prize at a radio station that covers his expenses for a week in Athens. Arriving in the capital, the members of two gangs think it is Polydoros, the man who was to carry a stolen ancient statue to sell it to a rich collector. Grigoris, by chance, acquires the statue, and the captain (Kostas Kazakos) of a gang, with the help of a charming woman (Eleni Prokopiou), tries to trap him. Eventually, Grigoris will be hunted by both the gangs and the police ...

• Release Date: 1965-08-14
• Runtime: 1h 26min
• Production Company: Afoi Roussopouloi-G. Lazaridis - D. Sarris - K. Psarras
• Production Country: Greece
• Director: Orestis Laskos