

Five Thousand Lies
Πέντε Χιλιάδες Ψέμματα
Synopsis
A professor asks two poor students of law to steal, for a fee, a rare figurine from the house of a collector. After the successful outcome of the theft, the professor dies from joy, and the two students decide to return the figurine to its owner. There they meet his daughters, to whom they tell numerous lies. In the end, it is revealed that the whole thing was part of a wager between the professor and the collector, and the two students fall in love with the latter's daughters.
Top Cast
Explore Star Directory →Giorgos Konstantinou
Kostas Tsiftalexis
Dionysis Papagiannopoulos
Aristidis Fesarlis
Sapfo Notara
Efthalia
Alekos Tzanetakos
Vasilis Hatzikosmas
Hristos Tsaganeas
Patroklos Sokratidis
Tonia Kaziani
Efi Sokratidi
Nelly Pappa
Dora Sokratidi
Nikitas Platis
Giorgos Pallis
Takis Hristoforidis
Eirini Touska
Yorgos Youvanelis
Martha Karagianni
Eleni Prokopiou
Spyros Kalogirou
Dimitris Nikolaidis
Nikos Kapetanakis
Giannis Vogiatzis
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Giorgos Konstantinou
- Screenplay & Story
- Vyronas Makridis, Stamatis Filippoulis
- Original Score
- Vangelis
- Original Title
- Πέντε Χιλιάδες Ψέμματα
- Country of Origin
- Greece
- Spoken Languages
- Greek
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Production Studios
- Finos Film
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Giorgos Konstantinou
Vyronas Makridis, Stamatis Filippoulis
Vangelis
Vasilis Syropoulos
Department Leadership Roster
Giorgos Konstantinou
Director
Vyronas Makridis
Writer
Stamatis Filippoulis
Writer
Vasilis Syropoulos
Editor
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Frequently Asked Questions About Five Thousand Lies
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is Five Thousand Lies about?
A professor asks two poor students of law to steal, for a fee, a rare figurine from the house of a collector. After the successful outcome of the theft, the professor dies from joy, and the two students decide to return the figurine to its owner. There they meet his daughters, to whom they tell numerous lies. In the end, it is revealed that the whole thing was part of a wager between the professor and the collector, and the two students fall in love with the latter's daughters.
Who directed Five Thousand Lies?
Five Thousand Lies was directed by Giorgos Konstantinou.
Who stars in Five Thousand Lies?
The principal cast of Five Thousand Lies includes Giorgos Konstantinou, Dionysis Papagiannopoulos, Sapfo Notara, Alekos Tzanetakos, Hristos Tsaganeas.
When was Five Thousand Lies released and how long is it?
Five Thousand Lies was released in 1966 with a total runtime of 1h 44m.
Who composed the musical score for Five Thousand Lies?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Five Thousand Lies was composed by Vangelis.



















