Underplayed Gems

The Daywork of Happiness (1960)

The Daywork of Happiness poster
Original title
Το Μεγάλο Κόλπο
Directed by
Christos Theodoropoulos
Genre
drama, crime
Country
Greece
Runtime
1h 35m
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A Greek black and white drama from 1960 about a man struggling to find happiness through hard work. The story follows his efforts to secure a decent living and the personal cost of that pursuit.

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What happens

Το μεγάλο κόλπο γνωστό και με τον τίτλο Το μεροκάματο της ευτυχίας είναι ασπρόμαυρη ελληνική δραματική ταινία του 1960 σε σκηνοθεσία του Χρήστου Θεοδωρόπουλου και σενάριο των Αντρέα Φραγκιά και Νίκου Βώκου, βασισμένο σε μια ιδέα του Βώκου. Πρωταγωνιστούν οι Μίμης Φωτόπουλος, Ξένια Καλογεροπούλου, Σταύρος Τορνές, Διονύσης Παπαγιαννόπουλος, Τασσώ Καββαδία και ο Περικλής Χριστοφορίδης. Είναι η πρώτη ταινία στην Ελλάδα που γυρίστηκε με το σύστημα σινεμασκόπ, αν και ασπρόμαυρη. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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