Finos Film (Greek: Φίνος Φιλμ) is a film production company that dominated the Greek film industry from 1943 to 1977. It was founded by
Filopimin Finos
Filopimin Finos ( el, Φιλοποίμην Φίνος; 1908 – January 26, 1977) was a Greece, Greek film producer of 186 films and the founder of Finos Film, whose first film was in 1939. He built the first sound recording device in Greece, a ...
in 1942 during
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...
. It was the biggest film production company in Greece at the time and one of the biggest, in terms of productivity, in southeast Europe. After 34 years, Finos Films returned to the Greek film scene with the Greek-Italian co-production 'Urania' (2006). Additionally, the company re-releases its old movies on
DVD
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completely remastered and in
Dolby digital 2.0 sound on a monthly basis.
Films
This article is a partial list of films listed here:
Tickets - first place
*1949-50:''
O methystakas'' - 304,438 tickets (1st of 7)
*1952-53:''
The Taxi Driver
''The Taxi Driver'' (Greek: ''To soferaki'') is a 1953 Greek comedy film directed by Yorgos Tzavellas and starring Mimis Fotopoulos, Smaroula Giouli, and Nikos Rizos.Karalis p.62
Cast
* Mimis Fotopoulos as Vangos
* Smaroula Giouli as Lela
...
'' - 190,589 tickets (1st of 22)
*1956-57:''To amaxaki'' - 138.620 tickets (1st of 30)
*1956-57:''
I theia ap' to Chicago'' - 142,459 tickets (1st of 28)
*1958-59:''
Astero
''Astero'' ( el, Αστέρω) is a 1959 Greek drama film directed by Dinos Dimopoulos. It was entered into the 9th Berlin International Film Festival.
Cast
* Aliki Vougiouklaki - Astero
* Titos Vandis - Mitros Pithokoukouras
* Dimitris Papami ...
'' - 139,501 tickets (1st of 45th)
*1960-61:''Alice in the Navy'' (''Η Αλίκη στο ναυτικό'', ''I Aliki sto naftiko'') - 213,408 tickets (1st of 58)
*1961-62:''
Downhill
Downhill may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* ''Downhill'' (1927 film), a British film by Alfred Hitchcock
* ''Downhill'' (2014 film), a British comedy directed by James Rouse
* ''Downhill'' (2016 film), a Chilean thriller directed by Patrici ...
'' (''Κατήφορος'', ''Katiforos'') - 161.331 tickets (1st of 68)
*1969-70:''The Teacher With Blonde Hair'' (''Η δασκάλα με τα ξανθά μαλλιά'', ''I daskala me ta xantha mallia'') - 739.001 tickets (1st of 90)
*1970-71:''
Ipolochagos Natassa'' 751.117 tickets (1st of 87)
External links
Finos Film
Greek brands
Film production companies of Greece
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