

The child of the square
1961, Greek. Directed by Apostolos Tegopoulos & Kostas Hatzihristos.
An unemployed man (Kostas Chatzichristos), prone to endless amusements, economically sucks his uncle (Periklis Christoforidis) in order to satisfy his desires. His despair, when his uncle decides to stop the economic benefits, will lead him to sell some furniture of the house. He sells four armchairs and then he learns that in one of them were hidden precious jewels of the aunt. He looks desperately to find and to get them back, but he only discovers three of them, and in these there is no trace of jewelry. To find the fourth and lucky one, whose traces are completely ignored, he accepts partnered with a friend (Takis Christoforidis). He is transformed into an organized, consistent and good working man, and falls in love with his sister's partner (Stella Stratigou) and discovers that the fourth chair was held by his uncle, who set up this whole story to motivate him and make him active.
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Greek
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Apostolos TegopoulosDirector
- Kostas HatzihristosDirector
- Kostas HatzihristosMimis Fakis
- Takis HristoforidisPetros Bezes
- Stella StratigouLena Beze
- Dolly FliskouOurania
- Popi Megoulagrandmother
- Nota ParoussiMimis' girlfriend
- Katerina GogouLilika
- Liana OrfanouPeggy
- Athina Tzimoulisupervisor
- Stavros ParavasStavros
- Giorgos Loukakispsychiatrist
- Kostas MendisLoukianos
Details
- Released
- 1 January 1961
- Original title
- Το παιδί της πιάτσας
- Country
- Greece
- Written by
- Lakis Mihailidis
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The child of the square isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1961. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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If you liked The child of the square, try The Twelve Chairs, Greedy, The Family Jewels.
Who directed The child of the square?
The child of the square (1961) was directed by Apostolos Tegopoulos and Kostas Hatzihristos and stars Kostas Hatzihristos, Takis Hristoforidis, Stella Stratigou.