Astero (Αστέρω) 65 years old

This immensely successful remake of the 1929 foustanella classic was directed by Dinos Dimopoulos and quickly established its stars (Dimitris Papamichael and the beautiful Aliki Vouyouklaki) as the Greek cinema's top box-office draws. The story itself rigidly follows the conventions of its subgenre, although because Greek filmmakers were still churning out foustanellas for decades afterward, it hardly seems more dated than the original. Once again, it tells the tale of Mitros (Titos Vandis), a wealthy herd owner with a foster daughter named Astero (Vouyouklaki) whom he marries off to another herd owner, despite the fact that she and his son Thimios (Papamichael) are desperately in love. The other herd owner dies and Astero loses her mind a bit (although she doesn't wig out quite as spectacularly as Aliki Theodoridou in the silent original), but Mitros finally comes to the right decision and allows the children to marry.

Credits

Mary Metaxa as

Stephanos Stratigos as Thanos

Titos Vandis as Mitros

Georgia Vasileiadou as Stamatina

Dimitris Papamichael as Thymios

Theodoros Andrikopoulos as

Astero Cast

Name	Character
Mary Metaxa
Stephanos Stratigos He was 36, 83 years old when he died	as Thanos
Titos Vandis He was 41, 85 years old when he died	as Mitros
Georgia Vasileiadou She was 62, 83 years old when she died	as Stamatina
Dimitris Papamichael He was 24, 69 years old when he died	as Thymios
Theodoros Andrikopoulos

Astero Crew

Name	Department
Giorgos Tsaoulis as Editor.	Editing
Markos Zervas as Set Decoration. He was 39 (83) years old when He died	Art
Alekos Sakellarios as Writer. He was 45 (77) years old when He died	Writing
Dinos Dimopoulos as Director. He was 37 (81) years old when He died	Directing
Dinos Katsouridis as Cinematography. He was 32 (84) years old when He died	Crew
Dinos Katsouridis as Editor. He was 32 (84) years old when He died	Editing

Astero (65 years)

Release day: Thursday, April 23, 1959
Runtime: 73 minutes