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Madame X (1954 Film)
''Madame X'' (Greek title ''I Agnostos'') is a 1954 Greek drama film directed by Orestis Laskos. It is based on the 1908 play Madame X by French playwright Alexandre Bisson (1848-1912). Plot A woman is thrown out of her home by her jealous husband and sinks into depravity. Twenty years later, she finds herself accused of murder for saving her son, who does not know who she is. He finds himself defending her without knowing her background. Cast * Cybele as Lina Flerianos (as Madame Cybele) * Vana Filippidou as Young Lina * Giorgos Pappas as Peter Flerianos * Alekos Alexandrakis as Alkis Flerianos * Nikos Pilavios as Young Alkis Flerianos * Lambros Konstantaras as Steven Petrides * Mimis Fotopoulos as Dimitrakis * Christos Efthimiou as Manolakis * Periklis Christoforidis as Lambros * Gikas Biniaris as Yiannis * Kyveli Theohari as Eftichia * Eleni Zafeiriou as Rose, the housekeeper * Boubouca as Dancer * Mayia Melayia as Singer See also * Madame X * List of Greek films A ''lis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orestis Laskos
Orestis Laskos ( el, Ορέστης Λάσκος; 11 November 1907 – 17 October 1992) was a Greek film director, screenwriter and actor. He directed 55 films between 1931 and 1971. He also wrote scripts for 24 films between 1929 and 1971. Family He was married to actress Beata Asimakopoulou (died 2009); they had at least one child, a son, Vassilis Laskos. Selected filmography * '' Dafnis kai Chloe'' (1931) * ''Madame X ''Madame X'' (original title ''La Femme X'') is a 1908 play by French playwright Alexandre Bisson (1848–1912). It was novelized in English and adapted for the American stage; it was also adapted for the screen twelve times over sixty-five ...'' (1954) * ''Allos ... gia to hekatommyrio!'' (1964) External links * Account of Orestis Laskos 1907 births 1992 deaths People from Elefsina Greek male film actors Greek film directors Greek screenwriters 20th-century Greek male actors 20th-century screenwriters {{Greece-film-director-stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madam X (other)
''Madame X'' is a 1908 stage play with numerous adaptations. Madame X or Madam X may also refer to: Film * ''Madame X'' (1916 film), starring Dorothy Donnelly * ''Madame X'' (1920 film), starring Pauline Frederick * ''Madame X'' (1929 film), starring Ruth Chatterton * ''Madame X'' (1937 film), starring Gladys George * ''Madame X'' (1952 film), starring Gloria Romero * ''Madame X'' (1954 film), a Greek drama film * ''Madame X'' (1955 film), a Mexican drama film * ''Madame X'' (1966 film), starring Lana Turner * ''Madame X: An Absolute Ruler'', 1978 German fantasy film directed by Ulrike Ottinger * ''Madame X'' (1981 film), starring Tuesday Weld * ''Madam X'' (1994 film), starring Rekha * ''Madame X'' (2000 film), starring Ina Raymundo * ''Madame X'' (2021 film), a documentary film about Madonna's ''Madame X Tour'' Music * Madam X (band), an American glam metal band * Madame X (band), an American funk/R&B band with an eponymous 1987 album release * ''Madame X'' (album), 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Orestis Laskos
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Black-and-white Films
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1954 Drama Films
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1950s Greek-language Films
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1954 Films
Events January * January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany. * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head office of IBM. * January 10 – BOAC Flight 781, a de Havilland Comet jet plane, disintegrates in mid-air due to metal fatigue, and crashes in the Mediterranean near Elba; all 35 people on board are killed. * January 12 – 1954 Blons avalanches, Avalanches in Austria kill more than 200. * January 15 – Mau Mau rebellion, Mau Mau leader Waruhiu Itote is captured in Kenya. * January 17 – In Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia, Milovan Đilas, one of the leading members of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, is relieved of his duties. * January 20 – The US-based National Negro Network is established, with 46 m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Greek Films
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Eleni Zafeiriou
Eleni Zafeiriou ( el, Ελένη Ζαφειρίου, 1916 – 2 September 2004) was a Greek film actress. She appeared in 108 films between 1951 and 1996. She was born in Larissa, Greece, and died in Athens. Filmography In film * '' Bitter Bread'' (1951) * '' Dead City'' (1951) * '' I Agni tou limaniou'' (1951) * ''Madame X'' (1954) - Rosa * ''A girl in black'' (1956) - Froso * '' I kafetzou'' (1956) - Anna Giavassi * '' The Aunt from Chicago'' (1957) Efterpi Barda * '' A Matter of Dignity'' (1957) * '' The Lake of Thinking'' (1958) * '' Zalongo, to kasto tis lefterias'' (1959) - Javelaina * '' Romance Stories'' (1959) - Smaragdi * '' I limni ton stenagmon'' (1959) - Vagia * '' Stratiotes dichos stoli'' (1960) - Martha * ''The Downhill'' (1961) - Elisavet Nikolaou * ''Law 4000'' (1962) - Anna Ikonomou * ''Glory Sky'' (1962) * '' Anisicha niata'' (193) - Lena * '' Despoinis diefnytis'' (1964) - Loukia Samiotaki * ''Egoism'' (1964) - Maria * ''The First Love'' (1964) * '' I g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandre Bisson
Alexandre Bisson (9 April 1848 – 27 January 1912) was a French playwright, vaudeville creator, and novelist. Born in Briouze, Orne in Lower Normandy, he was successful in his native France as well as in the United States. Remembered as a significant creator of Parisian vaudeville, in collaboration with Edmond Gondinet, Bisson's 1881 three-act comedy ''Un Voyage d'agrément'' was performed at the Théâtre du Vaudeville in Paris. Of his works, Bisson is best remembered for his play ''Madame X'', which was performed in 1910 both in Paris and on Broadway with Sarah Bernhardt in the leading role. Over the years, the play would be revived for Broadway three times and nine '' Madame X'' motion pictures in several languages have been filmed. The first silent screen adaptation was in 1916 and the latest in 2000. Better-known versions include a 1929 sound film starring Ruth Chatterton and directed by Lionel Barrymore plus the 1966 film starring Lana Turner. In 2006, a musical based ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Periklis Christoforidis
Periklis Christoforides (1907 – 30 September 1983) was an Ottoman-born Greek film actor. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1929 and 1979. He was born in Trebizond, Ottoman Empire, and died in Thessaloniki, Greece, following a stroke. His body was flown to Athens on the day of his death and buried the next day. Selected filmography * ''Madame X'' (1956) ..... Giannakis Spiggos * '' The Fortune Teller'' (1956) ..... Andreas Giavasis / Velliris * '' The Girl from Corfu'' (1956) * ''We Have Only One Life'' (1958) ..... Manolis * '' A Hero in His Slippers'' (1958) ..... minister * '' Liar Wanted'' (1961) ..... Agis * '' The Downfall'' (1961) ..... Filippas Kyriazopoulos * ''Something Is Burning'' (1964) ..... Mr. Nikolaidis * ''I chartopaichtra'' (1964) ..... Andreas's friend * ''Allos gia to ekatommyrio'' (1964) ..... Leonidas Karpidis * '' Kiss the Girls'' (1965) ..... Mr. Eleftheriou * ''Voitheia! O Vengos faneros praktor 000'' (1967) ..... school director * ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mimis Fotopoulos
Dimitris "Mimis" Fotopoulos ( el, Δημήτρης (Μίμης) Φωτόπουλος; 8 April 1913 – 29 October 1986) was a Greek actor, writer, poet, and artist. He was born in Zatouna, Gortynia, Arcadia. He studied at the Dramatic School of National Theatre (Δραματική Σχολή του Εθνικού Θεάτρου). He also studied at the Philosophical School at the University of Athens until his second year in 1933. He headed a theatrical company from 1952 and an actor from 1960. He died on 29 October 1986 in Athens, from a heart attack, aged 73. Selected filmography * '' 100,000 Pounds'' (1948) ..... Kleomenis Finins * '' To pontikaki'' (1954) ..... Babis * '' Oute gata oute zimia'' (1954) ..... Stelios Molfetas * '' The Counterfeit Coin'' (1955) ..... beggar * ''Golfo'' (1955) ..... Giannos * '' Madame X'' (1956) ..... Dimitrakis Perisaris * '' The Fortune Teller'' (1956) ..... Spyros Tsardis * ''Ta kitrina gantia'' (1960) ..... Leandros * '' Treloi polyteleia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
