# My friend, Lefterakis (1963)

> A shameless womanizer’s invented best friend materializes at his doorstep, turning marital lies into an outrageous Greek domestic farce.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/100399

## Facts

- Runtime: 90 min
- Genres: Comedy
- Director: Alekos Sakellarios
- Cast: Dinos Iliopoulos, Kostas Voutsas, Maro Kodou, Giorgos Konstantinou, Ketty Panou, Katerina Yioulaki, Nikitas Platis, Margarita Athanasiou
- TMDB rating: 6.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0179813/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Mood: witty, irreverent, grotesque, classic comedy night, lazy sunday

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