Film · Comedy

The Adventures of Villar (1927)

Originally thought of as the oldest surviving Greek feature film, before it was discovered that it wasn't released in 1924, but in 1927. Burlesque comedian Sfakianos, who had trained in France, stars as Villar. Villar gets a job at a dry cleaner’s and wanders through Athens. He makes one gaffe after the other and gets involved in various adventures.

Director

Joseph Hepp

Writers

Nikolaos Sfakianos

Country

Greece

Language

Greek

Release date

September 15, 1927

Original title

Οι Περιπέτειες του Βιλλάρ