Nikos Foskolos

Nikos Foskolos

Nikos Foskolos (Greek: Νίκος Φώσκολος; 26 November 1927 – 30 October 2013) was a Greek screenwriter and director. He is one of the most commercially successful screenwriters of Greek cinema. He has been called the "Goldfinger of commercial shows". He has been described as "the maître of exaggeration" and "the king of TV shows". His film Ipolochagos Natassa kept the most commercially successful film record for almost three decades from 1970 to 1999. Foskolos was born in Athens on 26 November 1927. He studied Political Science at the University of Athens but did not graduate. From the age of 17, he started writing successful radio plays with both a historical and modern background. His radio series Police Stories were the most popular radio series for three years. In the 1960s, he worked as a theatre critic and also wrote plays for the theatre and radio. He wrote screenplays for over 70 Greek films, mostly working for Finos Film. He introduced Spaghetti Westerns to Greek cinema. His TV daily serial Lampsi was a huge success and ran for 14 seasons getting into the Guinness World Records in 1995. He gained another entry into the Guinness World Records for writing two daily TV series, Lampsi and Kalimera Zoi, for ten years. Lampsi was shown for 13 years from 1991 to 2005 with a total of 3457 episodes produced. In the 1970s, his TV serial Agnostos Polemos (Unknown War) broke the record of TV ratings with 92% of Greek households tuning in to the show. Foskolos has been described as an "important screenwriter", a "talented director", a "wonderful human being" and "the father of TV-serials and films". Ta Nea refers to him as "hyperproductive". The same paper also calls him polygrafotatos translating as "a prolific writer". Foskolos has received awards for The Asphalt Fever (Πυρετός στην άσφαλτο), and The Ruthless (Οι αδίστακτοι). His film Blood on the Land (Το χώμα βάφτηκε κόκκινο) was an Academy Awards Best Foreign Film nominee in 1965. He also received three awards and a state award for Concert for Machine Guns (Κοντσέρτο για πολυβόλα).

  • Popularity : 2.323
  • Known For : Writing
  • Birthday : 1927-11-26
  • Place of Birth : Athens, Greece
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Nikos Foskolos Movies

  • 1967
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    Bullets Don't Come Back

    Bullets Don't Come Back

    5.8 1967 HD

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  • 1967
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    Bullets Don't Come Back

    Bullets Don't Come Back

    5.8 1967 HD

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  • 1967
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    The Drunk of the Harbor

    The Drunk of the Harbor

    1 1967 HD

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  • 1981
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    17 Bullets for an Angel

    17 Bullets for an Angel

    7.2 1981 HD

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  • 1970
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    Lieutenant Natassa

    Lieutenant Natassa

    7 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    Lieutenant Natassa

    Lieutenant Natassa

    7 1970 HD

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  • 1973
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    The years of rage

    The years of rage

    1 1973 HD

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  • 1966
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    Thankless

    Thankless

    1 1966 HD

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  • 1964
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    The barker

    The barker

    6 1964 HD

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  • 1969
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    I Die Every Dawn

    I Die Every Dawn

    6.5 1969 HD

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  • 1970
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    Visibility Zero

    Visibility Zero

    7.1 1970 HD

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  • 1963
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    The Golden Eagles

    The Golden Eagles

    1 1963 HD

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  • 1969
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    When the City Dies

    When the City Dies

    4 1969 HD

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  • 1969
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    The Refugee

    The Refugee

    4 1969 HD

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  • 1970
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    Ο μεγάλος ένοχος

    Ο μεγάλος ένοχος

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1966
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    Blood on the Land

    Blood on the Land

    7 1966 HD

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  • 1961
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    Death Will Return

    Death Will Return

    6 1961 HD

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  • 1971
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    Frenzy

    Frenzy

    10 1971 HD

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  • 1971
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    Ο δρόμος των ηρώων

    Ο δρόμος των ηρώων

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1983
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    Θύρα 7: η μεγάλη στιγμή

    Θύρα 7: η μεγάλη στιγμή

    4.8 1983 HD

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  • 1983
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    Θύρα 7: η μεγάλη στιγμή

    Θύρα 7: η μεγάλη στιγμή

    4.8 1983 HD

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  • 1980
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    Emergency exit

    Emergency exit

    5.2 1980 HD

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  • 1980
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    Emergency exit

    Emergency exit

    5.2 1980 HD

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  • 1964
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    Scream

    Scream

    5.5 1964 HD

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  • 1970
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    Visibility Zero

    Visibility Zero

    7.1 1970 HD

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  • 1968
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    The Avenue of Hate

    The Avenue of Hate

    6 1968 HD

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  • 1968
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    The Avenue of Hate

    The Avenue of Hate

    6 1968 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Jungle of Cities

    The Jungle of Cities

    5.8 1970 HD

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  • 1966
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    I blame the People

    I blame the People

    6.2 1966 HD

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  • 1963
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    Mother, why did you give birth to me?

    Mother, why did you give birth to me?

    4 1963 HD

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  • 1967
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    The Asphalt Fever

    The Asphalt Fever

    5.8 1967 HD

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  • 1966
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    Tears for Electra

    Tears for Electra

    4.2 1966 HD

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  • 1966
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    Zero Hour Society

    Zero Hour Society

    5.7 1966 HD

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  • 1957
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    Jeep, Pavilion and Love

    Jeep, Pavilion and Love

    5.5 1957 HD

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  • 1963
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    The Scum

    The Scum

    4.7 1963 HD

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  • 1967
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    Concert for Machine Guns

    Concert for Machine Guns

    6 1967 HD

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  • 1972
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    With Fear and Passion

    With Fear and Passion

    7 1972 HD

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  • 1972
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    With Fear and Passion

    With Fear and Passion

    7 1972 HD

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  • 1965
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    The enemies

    The enemies

    5.5 1965 HD

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  • 1968
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    Love and Blood

    Love and Blood

    7.5 1968 HD

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  • 1968
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    Love and Blood

    Love and Blood

    7.5 1968 HD

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  • 1971
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    Abuse of authority

    Abuse of authority

    6.2 1971 HD

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  • 1969
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    Treason Avenue

    Treason Avenue

    10 1969 HD

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  • 1965
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    The Ruthless

    The Ruthless

    6.2 1965 HD

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  • 1987
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    Front Page Woman

    Front Page Woman

    5 1987 HD

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  • 1987
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    Front Page Woman

    Front Page Woman

    5 1987 HD

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  • 1965
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    Dirty city

    Dirty city

    3.5 1965 HD

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  • 1960
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    Tsakitzis: The Patron Saint of the Poor

    Tsakitzis: The Patron Saint of the Poor

    3 1960 HD

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  • 1970
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    In the name of the law

    In the name of the law

    6 1970 HD

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  • 1972
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    Captives of Hate

    Captives of Hate

    5.2 1972 HD

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  • 1972
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    Captives of Hate

    Captives of Hate

    5.2 1972 HD

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  • 1970
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    In the name of the law

    In the name of the law

    6 1970 HD

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  • 1968
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    A Woman's Past

    A Woman's Past

    7.5 1968 HD

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  • 1982
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    Wild Youth

    Wild Youth

    4.7 1982 HD

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  • 1982
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    Wild Youth

    Wild Youth

    4.7 1982 HD

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  • 1961
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    Love and storm

    Love and storm

    5 1961 HD

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  • 1989
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    Deadly dilemma

    Deadly dilemma

    1 1989 HD

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  • 1989
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    Deadly dilemma

    Deadly dilemma

    1 1989 HD

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  • 1981
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    Nelly, the Spy

    Nelly, the Spy

    5 1981 HD

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  • 1964
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    It is a great pity

    It is a great pity

    3 1964 HD

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  • 1989
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    ABE Mafia... National academy of crooks

    ABE Mafia... National academy of crooks

    1 1989 HD

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  • 1989
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    ABE Mafia... National academy of crooks

    ABE Mafia... National academy of crooks

    1 1989 HD

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  • 1961
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    The mother's curse

    The mother's curse

    6.5 1961 HD

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  • 1987
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    Sentenced to Death

    Sentenced to Death

    6 1987 HD

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  • 1987
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    Sentenced to Death

    Sentenced to Death

    6 1987 HD

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  • 1987
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    Unknown War 2: The Man with Two Faces

    Unknown War 2: The Man with Two Faces

    6 1987 HD

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  • 1987
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    Unknown War 2: The Man with Two Faces

    Unknown War 2: The Man with Two Faces

    6 1987 HD

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  • 1972
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    Love and Betrayal

    Love and Betrayal

    2 1972 HD

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  • 1973
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    The Brave Die Twice

    The Brave Die Twice

    7 1973 HD

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  • 1971
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    I loved a bum

    I loved a bum

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1966
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    The man who returned from pain

    The man who returned from pain

    6 1966 HD

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  • 1963
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    What the Night Hides

    What the Night Hides

    9 1963 HD

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  • 1965
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    Betrayed

    Betrayed

    1 1965 HD

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  • 1964
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    Without parents and siblings

    Without parents and siblings

    1 1964 HD

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  • 1966
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    The Devastated

    The Devastated

    6 1966 HD

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  • 1988
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    Μαρκησία του λιμανιού

    Μαρκησία του λιμανιού

    1 1988 HD

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  • 1988
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    Μαρκησία του λιμανιού

    Μαρκησία του λιμανιού

    1 1988 HD

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  • 1959
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    Krystallo

    Krystallo

    5 1959 HD

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  • 1970
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    2.5 1970 HD

    Lampsi is one of the most popular series on Greek television. It was broadcast for more than 14 years by the Greek television station ANT1 nearly...

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  • 1970
    imgS14 E1

    2.5 1970 HD

    Lampsi is one of the most popular series on Greek television. It was broadcast for more than 14 years by the Greek television station ANT1 nearly...

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E12

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E100

    2 1970 HD

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E100

    2 1970 HD

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  • 1970
    imgS14 E1

    2.5 1970 HD

    Lampsi is one of the most popular series on Greek television. It was broadcast for more than 14 years by the Greek television station ANT1 nearly...

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E100

    2 1970 HD

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