Said to be cool O grousouzis movie (The Grouch).
Movie Issued - in 1952.
Color Info: Black and White
Countries: Greece
Genres: Comedy
Languages: Greek
Runtimes: 108
Sound Mix: Mono
Tech Info: OFM:35 mm, PCS:Spherical, PFM:35 mm, RAT:1.37 : 1
Release Dates: USA:25 February 1961
In movie played:
Nikos Fermas (actor)
Death Notes: Athens, Greece
Birth Notes: Mitilini, Greece
Birth Name: Hatziandreou, Nikos
Spouse: 'Anna Pantzika' (? - ?) (his death)
Death Date: 14 August 1972
Birth Date: 1905
Mimis Fotopoulos (actor)
Death Notes: Athens, Greece (heart attack)
Birth Notes: Zatouna Gortynias, Greece
Death Date: 29 October 1986
Birth Date: 20 April 1913
Periklis Hristoforidis (actor)
Spouse: 'Anna' (? - ?)
Death Notes: Thessaloniki, Greece
Birth Notes: Trabzon, Turkey
Cousin of actor 'Takis Hristoforidis' (qv)., Brother of director Anna Christoforidou.
Death Date: 1983
Birth Date: 1907
Dinos Iliopoulos (actor)
Death Notes: Athens, Greece (lung infection)
Born inwardly 1913 (or 1915, according to numerous sources), in Alexandria, Egypt, but raise in Marseille, France. His folks moved in Athens in 1935. He studied acting at the Drama School of Giannoulis Sarantidis and made his chapter debut in a 1944 Athens harvest of 'Leo Lenz' (qv)'s "Lady I Love You." In 1946, he become a stage sensation starring in front of 'Marika Kotopouli' (qv) in 'Carlo Goldoni' (qv)'s "A Servant of Two Masters" (as Truffaldino). He never departed the stage in favour of the subsequent fifty years, appear beside super glory in ancient ('Aristophanes' (qv)' "Thesmophoriazouses") and current Greek absurdity ('Dimitris Psathas (I)' (qv)' "Thanasakis o politevomnenos", 'Alekos Sakellarios' (qv)' and 'Christos Giannakopoulos' (qv)' "O filos mou o Lefterakis"), musicals ("Irma la Douce", "Some approaching It Hot") etc. He also became one of the all-time greats of the Greek conveyance, starring in in the zone of 90 films. He die of lung fog in 2001.
Birth Notes: Alexandria, Egypt
Father of 'Hilda Iliopoulou' (qv)., Father of 'Evita Iliopoulou' (qv).
Death Date: 4 June 2001
Birth Date: 1915
Orestis Makris (actor)
Death Notes: Athens, Greece
Birth Notes: Chalkis, Eubea
Death Date: 30 January 1975
Birth Date: 1899
Kostas Papahristos (actor)
Spouse: 'Dimitra Papachristou (I)' (qv) (? - 1995) (his death)
Death Notes: Athens, Greece
Birth Notes: Volos, Greece
Brother of 'Nikos Papahristos' (qv).
Death Date: 1995
Birth Date: 1916
Lakis Skellas (actor)
Thanasis Tzeneralis (actor)
Death Notes: Athens, Greece
Death Date: 5 March 1989
Birth Date: 1910
Thanasis Vengos (actor)
Articles: "Metro" (Greece), January 2005, Iss. 110, pg. 80--83, by: Yorgos Trapeziotis, "Enas anthropos pantos kairou", "Total Film" (Greece), July 1997, Iss. 1, pg. 80-83, by: Yannis Soldatos, "Thouvou praktor geliou"
Frequently works with director 'Giorgos Lazaridis (I)' (qv), On 9 June 2000 he had a car accident while crossing the train lines. A train crashed on his car and he and his wife went to hospital with a few injuries. He then filmed a TV-spot warning the drivers not to cross the train lines without looking first, The characters he plays are usually named "Thanasis"., On 9/2/2002 the municipal theatre of Korydallos was named "Thanasis Vengos"., From 1948 to 1950 he was exiled in the island of Makronisos due to his political beliefs. On Makronisos he met director 'Nikos Koundouros' (qv) who was also exiled there. Nikos Koundouros later gave him his debut movie role in _Magiki polis (1954)_ (qv)., His favourite food is spaghetti, The documentary "Enas anthropos pantos kairou" (2004) is about him, He always did his scenes without using a stunt even for the most dangerous ones.
Nick Names: Thou-Vou
Thanasis Vengos be born contained by 1927 in Neo Faliro, Piraeus, Greece. He made his big eyeshade debut in 1952 and play copious following parts in films of the 1950s, commonly in work beside funds of a technician, as in good health. His furthermost primordial really chief helping was in the anti-war wit _Psila ta heria Hitler (1962)_ (qv); he follow that with a extended prepare of comedy, which made him peculiarly lower classes. He created the memorable persona of the commonplace man who keep running to earn his by the element of a daily basis bread. His leaders role often grab a tragic noise, as the anti-heroes he played in the commercial and ocular hit _Ti ekanes ston polemo Thanasi (1971)_ (qv) and _Enas xenoiastos palaviaris (1971)_ (qv).But he was also awe-inspiring in innocently dramatical roles, as in _Ola einai dromos (1998)_ (qv). He also act upon one out of the customary produce slog, starring in ancient ('Aristophanes' (qv)' "Peace" and "Acharneis") and wakeful to date Greek comedies ('Giorgos Lazaridis (I)' (qv)' "O trellos tou Luna-park").
Birth Notes: Neo Faliro, Piraeus, Greece
Where Now: (April 2005) Working on a film with director 'Dimos Avdeliotis'
Spouse: 'Asimina' (? - present); 2 children
Birth Date: 1927
Giorgos Vlahopoulos (actor)
Andreas Zisimatos (actor)
Sofia Arseni (actress)
Lola Filippidou (actress)
Daphne Skoura (actress)
Georgia Vasileiadou (actress)
Articles: "Tiletheatis" (Greece), 19 May 2007, Iss. 945, pg. 12,13, by: Iasson Triantafillidis, "To fainomeno Georgia Vasileiadou"
Death Notes: Athens, Greece
Vasiliadou be born inwardly 1897, in Athens, Greece. Her true permanent status was Georgia Athanasiou. She was grateful to pause to another place out college precipitate and carry out in spoil of a hand over girl, spick and span to oblige her ancestral. She made her raised area debut in 1918, but bundle grubby her search at the Gennadeios Rhonetic School in 1923 and appear in every operas. She after work beside the crucial theater camaraderie of the interval ('Kyveli' (qv) , 'Marika Kotopouli' (qv), 'Dimitris Myrat' (qv)), playing a all-embracing inventory of parts. In the mid-1930s she approved to retire, but 'Alekos Sakellarios' (qv) offered her a stunted member in the 1939 harmonious hilarity "Koritsia tis pantreias"; that was the genesis of a second career in favour of the middle-aged actress, who go next to to personage in lots comedy and revues and created personal stage group until the belated 1960s. She also made a tentative the flicks debut in 1930, but become one of the all-time greats of the Greek endorse during the 1950s, when she starred in utterly undemanding comedies close to _I oraia peak Athinon (1954)_ (qv), where on earth 'Nikos Tsiforos (I)' (qv) play with her nonconformist lateral materialization, and _Theia apo to Sikago, I (1957)_, in which director-writer 'Alekos Sakellarios' (qv) depart this innate life her as a magnificent Greek-American who returns to Greece after thirty years and bring a fresh lifestyle to the family of her conformist brother. She die in 1980, but be always kindly remember with Greek audience.
Birth Notes: Athens, Greece
Birth Name: Athanasiou, Georgia
Death Date: 12 February 1980
Birth Date: 1897
Yorgos Javellas (producer)
Birth Notes: Athens, Greece
Death Date: 19 October 1976
Member of the jury at the Berlin International Film Festival in 1964
Birth Date: 1916
Birth Notes: Athens, Greece
Death Date: 19 October 1976
Member of the jury at the Berlin International Film Festival in 1964
Birth Date: 1916
Aristeidis Karydis-Fuchs (cinematographer)
Spouse: 'Maro Kodou' (qv) (? - ?) (divorced)
Manos Hatzidakis (composer)
Articles: "S Magazine" (Greece), 11 September 2004, pg. 7, by: Rozita Sokou, "Mipos eidate to Mano?", "To allo vima" (Greece), 13 June 2004, pg. 7, by: Yorgos Skintsas, "O kosmos kai o Manos Hadjidakis", "Difono" (Greece), January 2000, Iss. 52, pg. 56,57, by: Yorgos Papadakis, "Stohasmoi parigorias", "Melodia" (Greece), January 2000, Iss. 2, pg. 146,147, by: Anna Themeli, "2000 Meta Hadjidaki", "Difono" (Greece), August 1998, Iss. 35, pg. 16, by: Yannis Dimitriadis, "To hamogelo tou Manou", "Difono" (Greece), June 1998, Iss. 45, pg. 52-56, by: Elena Houzouri, "Istories se 35 mm", "Difono" (Greece), June 1997, Iss. 21, pg. 40-72, by: Stella Vlahoyanni, "Ola kirie Mano (den) einai edo", "Difono" (Greece), February 1996, Iss. 5, pg. 28-41, by: Vassiliki Aggelikopoulou, "I morfi tis ginaikas sto ergo tou Manou Hadjidaki"
Death Notes: Athens, Greece (heart attack)
The name of Manos Hadjidakis and 'Mikis Theodorakis' (qv) enjoy be textual beside golden correspondence bordered by the music ancient times of Greece since 1960. He be born in Xanthi next to 23 October 1925, in a mid-class clan. When he come of age he came in the material comfort built-up of Greece of Athens. He succeed from the power that be when he made the sizeable meeting of Greece to adopt the Rebetiko, a desirable chic of music. His reverence in stand by of this marvellous music resulted in two great LP's - 'Lilacs On The Dead Earth', and 'Cruel April Of 45'. He work with pave the path Karolos Koun and he write best music for such drama in conditions of 'A Streetcar Named Desire', starring 'Melina Mercouri' (qv) and 'Vasilis Diamantopoulos' (qv). From this help out a great classic ode resulted, name 'Paper Moon-Xartino To Feggaraki'. He also wrote music for the Greek National Theatre. In the behind years Hadjidakis created a personal style which not a inner self can forget. He wrote music for films approaching _Stella (1955)_ (qv), _Madalena (1960)_ (qv), _To xylo vgike apo wall Paradeiso (1959)_ (qv), _I Aliki sto Naftiko (1961)_ (qv), create massive success. The former golden freedom was given to Manos and 'Aliki Vougiouklaki' (qv) for the song "The Grey Cat (To grizo gati)" from the display "To xylo vgike apo ton Paradeiso". He gain overall popularity with his collaboration with Melina Mercouri and 'Jules Dassin' (qv) in 1960 for the film _Pote tin Kyriaki (1960)_ (qv), and he even win an Oscar. He wrote music for other multinational films like 'Elia Kazan' (qv)'s _America, America (1963)_ (qv), 'Andrew Marton (I)' (qv)'s _It Happened in Athens (1962)_ (qv), Dassin's _Topkapi (1964)_ (qv), 'Peter Ustinov' (qv)'s _Memed My Hawk (1984)_ (qv). In 1963 he staged "A Street Of Dreams (Odos Oneiron)", with 'Minos Argyrakis' (qv), which was considered a milestone in Greek Theatre. In the subsequent years, he humorously denied "Never On Sunday's" popularity and try to construct more experienced works with the help of the novelist and lyricist 'Nikos Gatsos' (qv). He become one of journal advantageous Greek composer, and in cooperation with 'Mikis Theodorakis' (qv) they be the founder of the conditional Greek Music. During 1966-1972 he lived in the United States where on earth he wrote the "Magnus Eroticus" LP, which was poems of ancients and temporary poet like Sapfo, Odysseas Elytis, Myrtiotissa etc. He also produced instrumental LP's, like the excellent "The smirk of Jokonda". Manos was great colleague of people like Seferis, Elytis (2 Nobel winner poets), Sikelianos, Gatsos (poets), Vougiouklaki (actress), Koun (director), Melina Mercouri (actress, politician), with which they achieve have a love-hate connection. He wrote 4 book and he created the Orchestra Of Colours (I Orhistra ton Hromaton), for more than a few years he was the director of the 3rd program of the Greek Radio warren. Manos Hadjidakis die on June 15 1994, a gorgeous summer afternoon. He was one of the maximum composers of Greece, and he be definitely miss.
Birth Notes: Xanthi, Greece
Birth Name: Chatzidakis, Manos
Was nominated for two Tony Awards in 1968 for "Ilya, Darling:" as Best Composer and Lyricist, with collaborator 'Joe Darion' (qv), and for his music as part of a Best Musical nomination.
Death Date: 15 June 1994
Interviews: "Playboy" (Greece), May 1986, "I sinentefxi tou mina", "Pop & Rock" (Greece), October 1983, Iss. 68, pg. 108,109, by: Charis Kavadias, "O Manos Hadjidakis milaei"
Birth Date: 23 October 1925
Yorgos Javellas (director)
Birth Notes: Athens, Greece
Death Date: 19 October 1976
Member of the jury at the Berlin International Film Festival in 1964
Birth Date: 1916
Dinos Katsouridis (editor)
