Windfall in Athens

{{short description|1954 film}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}} {{Infobox film | name = Windfall in Athens | image = | caption = | director = Michael Cacoyannis | producer = | writer = Michael Cacoyannis | starring = Ellie Lambeti | music = | cinematography = Alevise Orfanelli | editing = | distributor = | released = {{film date|1954|1|11|df=yes}} | runtime = 95 minutes | country = Greece | language = Greek | budget = }}

'''''Windfall in Athens''''' ({{Langx|el|Kyriakatiko xypnima}}, {{Langx|el|Κυριακάτικο Ξύπνημα}}) is a 1954 Greek comedy film directed by Michael Cacoyannis. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.<ref name="festival-cannes.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/3823/year/1954.html |title=Festival de Cannes: Windfall in Athens |accessdate=25 January 2009|work=festival-cannes.com}}</ref>

==Plot== Mina, a beautiful, care-free salesgirl for a milliner's shop, is robbed by two urchins while she is enjoying a Sunday morning swim. The lottery ticket she had in her purse ends up being bought by a charming, penniless young musician, and eventually wins the lottery. The two engage in a legal battle for the lottery money, but end up falling in love.

==Cast== * Ellie Lambeti as Mina Labrinou * Dimitris Horn as Alexis Lorentzatos * Giorgos Pappas as Pavlos Karayannis * Tasso Kavadia as Liza Karayanni * Margarita Papageorgiou as Irini Labrinou * Sapfo Notara as Miss Ketty * Theano Ioannidou * Hrysoula Pateraki as Mrs. Labrinou * Kiki Persi * Thanasis Veggos

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==External links== *{{IMDb title|id=0139413|title=Windfall in Athens}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Windfall In Athens}} Category:1954 films Category:1950s Greek-language films Category:1954 comedy films Category:Greek black-and-white films Category:Films directed by Michael Cacoyannis Category:Greek comedy films Category:Greek-language comedy films