
The Lottery Man
1979, Greek. Directed by Giorgos Papakostas.
A fairly successful insurance agent, Charles, invites a charming woman, Nana, who was the victim of one of his clients, to lunch and gives her a series of state lottery tickets that he buys during lunch.However, he gets into an argument with Nana and she returns the lottery tickets to him, while Charles gives them to his secretary and two clients. The lottery ticket wins the first prize, but how can he collect the winnings? Then the goddess Fortune appears before him in the form of a beautiful woman and complains that he kicked her. Charles's luck, however, was meeting Nana. A baby, found abandoned on his doorstep, causes the two young people to realize their love and decide to unite their lives, taking the baby's poor mother, who regrets her decision and wants her baby back, into their employ.
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- Greek
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- Released
- 1 January 1979
- Original title
- Ο άνθρωπος λαχείο
- Country
- Greece
- Written by
- Napoleon Eleftheriou
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Who directed The Lottery Man?
The Lottery Man (1979) was directed by Giorgos Papakostas and stars Giannis Michalopoulos, Mary Kyvelou, Filimon Methimakis.