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The Asphalt Fever

Original title: Pyretos stin asfalto
  • 19671967
  • 1h 32m
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Faidon Georgitsis and Nora Valsami in Pyretos stin asfalto (1967)
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With his wife on the operating table, a conscientious police sergeant combs the city in search of a phial of rare blood. Time is running out, and an escaped asylum inmate is on the loose. Wi... Read allWith his wife on the operating table, a conscientious police sergeant combs the city in search of a phial of rare blood. Time is running out, and an escaped asylum inmate is on the loose. Will he choose personal happiness over duty?With his wife on the operating table, a conscientious police sergeant combs the city in search of a phial of rare blood. Time is running out, and an escaped asylum inmate is on the loose. Will he choose personal happiness over duty?
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  • Director
    • Dinos Dimopoulos
  • Writer
    • Nikos Foskolos
  • Stars
    • Giorgos Foundas
    • Jenny Roussea
    • Faidon Georgitsis
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  • Director
    • Dinos Dimopoulos
  • Writer
    • Nikos Foskolos
  • Stars
    • Giorgos Foundas
    • Jenny Roussea
    • Faidon Georgitsis
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    • Awards
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    Giorgos Foundas
    Giorgos Foundas
    • Officer Merkosas Officer Merkos
    Jenny Roussea
    Jenny Roussea
    • Elli Merkouas Elli Merkou
    Faidon Georgitsis
    Faidon Georgitsis
    • Nikos Koursosas Nikos Koursos
    Nora Valsami
    Nora Valsami
    • Vassiliki Zikaas Vassiliki Zika
    Spyros Kalogirou
    Spyros Kalogirou
    • Miltiadis Tsipourasas Miltiadis Tsipouras
    Theodoros Dovas
      Vasos Andronidis
      Vasos Andronidis
        Giorgos Bellos
        Giannis Kasdaglis
        Athinodoros Prousalis
        Athinodoros Prousalis
        • Gatekeeperas Gatekeeper
        Yorgos Charalabidis
        Yorgos Charalabidis
        Vasilis Mitsakis
        Kimon Dimopoulos
        Thodoros Exarhos
        Thodoros Exarhos
        • Doctoras Doctor
        Errikos Kontarinis
        Errikos Kontarinis
        Yorgos Youvanelis
        Vaso Voulgaraki
        Nikiforos Halkias
        • Director
          • Dinos Dimopoulos
        • Writer
          • Nikos Foskolos
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        After two miscarriages, and years of hopes and insecurities, Elli, the weary wife of the conscientious police sergeant, Officer Merkos, is about to have her first baby. However, a life-threatening complication before the operation will trigger a frenzied hunt for a precious phial of the blood of a rare type, against the backdrop of the city's empty night streets. In the meantime, a dangerous escaped asylum inmate is on the loose, putting in jeopardy the very lives of thirty innocent children on a field trip. Now, Merkos is between a rock and a hard place, as time is running out. Will he choose personal happiness over duty? —Nick Riganas
        • blood
        • athens greece
        • greece
        • greek
        • hellas
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          The movie was screened during 1967-1968 and sold 487,036 tickets. It came 5th out of 99 movies.

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        • Release date
          • September 21, 1967 (Greece)
        • Country of origin
          • Greece
        • Language
          • Greek
        • Also known as
          • Πυρετός στην Άσφαλτο
        • Filming locations
          • Athens, Greece
        • Production company
          • Finos Film
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        • Runtime
          1 hour 32 minutes
        • Color
          • Black and White
        • Sound mix
          • Mono
        • Aspect ratio
          • 1.37 : 1

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