Costas Hajihristos
Kostas Hatzichristos or Costas Hajihristos ( el, Κώστας Χατζηχρήστος; 1921 – October 3, 2001) was a Greek actor. Biography He was born in Thessaloniki, Greece, to a large family of thirteen members, he was the eleventh child. His parents were from Constantinople (today Istanbul), and they were initially relocated to Kavala, moved to Thessaloniki thereafter, and later moved to the northern Athens suburb of Pagkrati. The young Kostas studied initially at the Sergeants Major Military School of Syros and finished his studies in the Kavala. He worked in the variety theatre ''Missouri'' in Piraeus and with the Nitsa Gaitanaki company where he played in ''The Grouch'' () by Dimitris Psathas. From 1945 until 1948, he worked in an operetta company owned by Paraskevas Oikonomou and appeared in the ''Pefka'' variety with Oikonomidis and ''Oasia'' with Mimis Traiforos. In 1949‒50, he participated in Koula Nikolaidou's musical company at the ''Verdun'' theatre () at A ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nikos Tsiforos
Nikos Tsiforos ( el, Νίκος Τσιφόρος; 27 August 1912 – 6 August 1970) was a Greek humorist, screenwriter, and film director. He had more than 60 film scripts to his credit between 1948 and 1970. He further directed 17 films between 1948 and 1961. Biography He was born in Alexandria, Egypt, in 1912; two years later, his family was permanently resettled in Athens. From age eleven to his death, Nikos Tsiforos had been writing with gusto. In 1938, he wrote his first play, performed in an outdoors theatre in Freattyda; although his first effort did not quite succeed, young Nikos was not disappointed. He went on to earn a degree in Law, and work, for two years, at the Election Supervision Council. He soon resigned to travel the seas. He continued switching jobs regularly until 1939, all the while writing film scripts as well as doing other types of writing. His first big break came in 1944 when the company of Dimitris Horn Dimitris Horn () (9 March ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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I Soferina
''I soferina'' (Greek: el, Η Σωφερίνα, The Chauffeur Lady) is a 1964 Greek theatrical comedy film directed by Giorgos Roussos, ''The Last Joke'' (''Το Τελευταίο Ψέμα'' = ''To Telefteo Psema''). The movie was released into cinemas the same as '' To doloma'' was released which it had the same protagonistic twin, but with a different company. The movie acted together for the first and only time in two great star, Aliki Vougiouklaki and Maro Kontou. Plot The film opens with Michalis (Giorgos Konstantinou) searching for his wife at a salon, where he is told his wife is not there and is forced to leave for disturbing the customers. He drops by a gathering of her friends, where he is told she declined attending to tend to her sick grandmother. Finally, he visits her grandmother, who tells him that she is in excellent health and that his wife has not visited in over a month. The film then cuts to Mary (Aliki Vougiouklaki) who is practicing dance steps with h ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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To Exypno Pouli
''To exypno pouli'' ( el, Το έξυπνο πουλί, "the clever bird") is a 1961 Greek film. Cast *Anna Fonsou as Fani *Kostas Hatzichristos as Loukas * Stavros Paravas as Mimis *Vasilis Avlonitis as Thanasis *Dimitris Nikolaidis as Mihos * Anna Mantzourani as Nitsa *Takis Christoforidis as Filotas * Stavros Paravas as Mimis Santopoulos *Maria Voulgari as Iro Dalezi *Katerina Gogou as Marina Mani *Rallis Angelidis as Apostolis *Babis Anthopoulos as Tryfonas *Marika Nezer Marika Nezer ( el, Μαρίκα Νέζερ; 1906 – 18 July 1989) was a Greek actress. She was the daughter of Konstantinos Nezer, brother of Christoforos Nezer (1903–1996) and cousin of Christoforos Nezer (1887–1970) and granddaughter o ... as ''store customer'' External links * 1961 films 1960s Greek-language films Films directed by Orestis Laskos Greek comedy films 1961 comedy films {{Greece-film-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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O Skliros Andras
''The Tough Guy'' ( el, Ο σκληρός άνδρας, italic=yes) is a 1961 Greek comedy film produced by Finos Films and was directed by Giannis Dalianidis and starred Kostas Hatzichristos, Martha Vourtsi, Martha Karagianni and Kostas Voutsas. It is a cinematographic representation of the play by Georgios Roussos. In its first week of screening in Athens and Piraeus, the movie sold 38,764 tickets placing it 14th in the 68 Greek films in 1961–62. Cast *Kostas Hatzichristos ..... ''Iraklis Leontopoulos'' *Martha Vourtsi ..... ''Aleka Palli'' *Martha Karagianni ..... ''Foula Davari'' * Kostas Voutsas ..... ''Patatas'' *Joly Garbi ..... ''Andromachi'' * Vangelis Protopapas ..... ''Kalogirou'' * Takis Hristoforidis ..... ''police officer'' *Kostas Papachristos ..... ''Mistos Davaris'' *Sperantza Vrana ..... ''Loula'' *Margarita Athanasiou ...... ''Marika'' *Kostas Naos ..... ''Berketis'' *Giorgos Tsitsopoulos ..... ''Takis'' *Nassos Kedrakas Athanasios (Nassos) Kedrakas ( el ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ketty Diridaoua
Ketty Diridaoua ( el, Καίτη Ντιριντάουα; 1921 – February 9, 1996) was a Greek actress and singer. In 1955 she married actor Kostas Hatzichristos. They had a daughter and divorced in 1975. She was born Aikaterini Oikonomou (Αικατερίνη Οικονόμου). The name Diridaoua was a pseudonym that originates from the city Dire Dawa in Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the .... She died on February 9, 1996, at the age of 75. Filmography *'' Koinoniki sapila'' (1932) *'' Dipli thysia'' (1945) *'' Ririka'' (1951) External links * 1921 births 1996 deaths 20th-century Greek actresses Actors from Thessaloniki {{Greece-actor-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Petros Fyssoun
Petros Fyssoun ( el, Πέτρος Φυσσούν; 5 October 1933 – 5 December 2016) was a Greek actor in film and television. Biography Petros Fyssoun was born in Agrinio, Greece, his father was a Russian émigré, who was established in Greece after the Russian Revolution. He graduated from the Dramatic School of Art Theatre in 1954. Until 1956, he collaborated with the Art Theatre of Karolos Koun. From 1961 to 1965, he played lead roles for the National Theatre of Greece, and the same again in 1976-78 for the State Theatre of Northern Greece. His repertoire has included all kinds of theatre, from drama, comedy and tragedy to burlesque. He took part in the 1965 Cannes Film Festival The 18th Cannes Film Festival was held from 3 to 16 May 1965. Olivia de Havilland became the first woman president of the jury. The Grand Prix du Festival International du Film went to '' The Knack …and How to Get It'' by Richard Lester. The ... and the 1966 Moscow and Leningrad festivals ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Naousa, Imathia
Naousa ( el, Νάουσα, historically Νάουσσα - ''Naoussa''; rup, Naustã), officially The Heroic City of Naousa is a city in the Imathia regional unit of Macedonia, Greece with a population of 21,139 (2016). An industrial center since the 19th century, for most of the 20th century the history of Naousa was closely intertwined with that of the Lanaras family, local industrialists who, at the height of their influence, employed almost half of Naousa's population in their textile factories. The Lanaras family built hospitals, social centers etc. while streets of Naousa were named after family members. In the 1990s and 2000s however, most of the local factories closed, leaving Naousa with a serious (and still unresolved) unemployment problem. Municipality The municipality Naousa was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units: *Anthemia *Eirinoupoli *Naousa The municipality has an area of 4 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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IMDb
IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, plot summaries, trivia, ratings, and fan and critical reviews. IMDb began as a fan-operated movie database on the Usenet group "rec.arts.movies" in 1990, and moved to the Web in 1993. It is now owned and operated by IMDb.com, Inc., a subsidiary of Amazon. the database contained some million titles (including television episodes) and million person records. Additionally, the site had 83 million registered users. The site's message boards were disabled in February 2017. Features The title and talent ''pages'' of IMDb are accessible to all users, but only registered and logged-in users can submit new material and suggest edits to existing entries. Most of the site's data has been provided by these volunteers. Registered users with a prov ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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First Cemetery Of Athens
The First Cemetery of Athens ( el, Πρώτο Νεκροταφείο Αθηνών, ''Próto Nekrotafeío Athinón'') is the official cemetery of the City of Athens and the first to be built. It opened in 1837 and soon became a prestigious cemetery for Greeks and foreigners. The cemetery is located behind the Temple of Olympian Zeus and the Panathinaiko Stadium in central Athens. It can be found at the top end of Anapafseos Street (Eternal Rest Street). It is a large green space with pines and cypresses. In the cemetery there are three churches. The main one is the Church of Saint Theodores and there is also a smaller one dedicated to Saint Lazarus. The third church of Saint Charles is a Catholic church. The cemetery includes several impressive tombs such as those of Heinrich Schliemann, designed by Ernst Ziller; Ioannis Pesmazoglou; Georgios Averoff; and one tomb with a famous sculpture of a dead young girl called ''I Koimomeni'' ("The Sleeping Girl") and sculpted by Yannoul ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dionysis Papagiannopoulos
Dionysis Papagiannopoulos ( el, Διονύσης Παπαγιαννόπουλος; 12 July 1912 – 17 April 1984) was a Greek actor. He was born in Diakopto in the northeastern part of Achaea in 1912. He studied at the Drama School of the National Theatre of Greece (Ethniko Theatro) in Athens and made his stage debut in 1938, appearing as the Knight in William Shakespeare's ''King Lear''. He excelled in Shakespeare's ''Hamlet'' as the Grave Digger and in Dimitris Psathas’ ''Fonazei o Kleftis'' as General Solon Karaleon. Stage and screen Dionysis Papagiannopoulos acted in all types of plays and appeared in more than 120 films in supporting and leading roles. One of his leading roles in cinema was ''O Kyr Giorgis Ekpaidevetai'' (Mr. Giorgis is being educated) (1977) which was the last film made by Finos Film and marked the end of an era. He also worked for television. One of his biggest successes was his role once again as Mr Giorgis for the television show ''Louna Park''. He was ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |