Oh, If I Only Were a Man

Oh, If I Only Were a Man

Oh, If I Only Were a Man

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Oh, If I Only Were a Man

1966

1h 28m

5.4(11 votes)

Comedy

Overview

Frustrated and unemployed after being sexually harassed repeatedly, Stella decides to play the role of a guy, using the identity of her twin brother (who is living in Australia) hoping to get a job. She immediately wins the trust of her new employers and soon gets promoted to manager. The troubles begin when she falls in love with her boss' son.

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Maro Kodou

Maro Kodou

Stella / Alekos

Dionysis Papagiannopoulos

Dionysis Papagiannopoulos

Othon Belalis

Giannis Michalopoulos

Giannis Michalopoulos

Savvas Makroheris

Yorgos Moutsios

Yorgos Moutsios

Andreas Belalis

Nana Skiada

Nana Skiada

Afroditi Belali

Nikos Rizos

Nikos Rizos

Pavlos

Katerina Yioulaki

Katerina Yioulaki

Vaso

Takis Hristoforidis

Takis Hristoforidis

Stella's boss #1

Aina Maouer

Aina Maouer

dancer

Eleni Theofilou

Eleni Theofilou

Ioanna Belali

Creative team

Directed by: Stefanos Fotiadis
Written by: Stefanos Fotiadis
Produced by: Nikos Varveris
Giannis Antoniadis

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