The Overcoat
1997, Greek. Directed by Nicholas Triandafyllidis.
Based on the short story by Nikolai Gogol, this blackly comic fairytale is about a lonely social outcast who, in an effort to raise his status at work, spends all his money on a new overcoat, which seemingly gives him the approval he craves. But when it's stolen from him, he cannot return to his previous life of anonymity, leading to a downward spiral from which there is no return.
- Runtime
- 1h 21m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Greek
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- Released
- 31 December 1997
- Original title
- Το παλτό
- Country
- Greece
- Written by
- Evgenia Liroudia, Nicholas Triandafyllidis
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The Overcoat runs 81 minutes (1h 21m).
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The Overcoat isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 31 December 1997. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Overcoat?
If you liked The Overcoat, try A Bramble House Christmas, Girl in the Box, My Dinner with Hervé.
Who directed The Overcoat?
The Overcoat (1997) was directed by Nicholas Triandafyllidis and stars Dinos Iliopoulos, Vasilis Diamantopoulos, Kostas Gousgounis.