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Feature film — 1961

Mrs. Midwife (1961)

7.91h 17mComedy

The rivalry between a professional doctor and a midwife in a small Greek village. A retired doctor decides to settle down with his family in his wife's village and opens a medical practice. However, he gradually comes into conflict with the village midwife and her unorthodox medical practices, namely eye-opening and amulets. The midwife's son, a medical student in Athens, comes to the village for vacation, falls in love with the doctor's daughter, who tries to reduce her influence over the villagers.

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Director: Alekos Sakellarios

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Cast & crew

Georgia Vasileiadou as Kalliopi Moustaki  (the midwife)

Georgia Vasileiadou

Kalliopi Moustaki (the midwife)

Orestis Makris as Lykourgos Bekos

Orestis Makris

Lykourgos Bekos

Dimitris Papamichael as Dimitris Moustakis

Dimitris Papamichael

Dimitris Moustakis

Xenia Kalogeropoulou as Kaiti Bekou

Xenia Kalogeropoulou

Kaiti Bekou

Pantelis Zervos as Vasilis Tanambasis

Pantelis Zervos

Vasilis Tanambasis

Eleni Zafeiriou as Mrs. Bekou (Lykourgos' wife)

Eleni Zafeiriou

Mrs. Bekou (Lykourgos' wife)

Yorgos Damasiotis as Mayor

Yorgos Damasiotis

Mayor

Nitsa Tsaganea as Eleni (Mayor's wife)

Nitsa Tsaganea

Eleni (Mayor's wife)

Popi Alva as Asimina

Popi Alva

Asimina

Lavrentis Dianellos as Panagiotis

Lavrentis Dianellos

Panagiotis

Periklis Hristoforidis as bank's director

Periklis Hristoforidis

bank's director

Nikitas Platis as villager with ‎toothache

Nikitas Platis

villager with ‎toothache

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