Costa-Gavras

Born: 1933-02-12

Konstantinos Gavras (born 12 February 1933), known professionally as Costa-Gavras, is a Greek filmmaker, who lives and works in France. He is best known for directing films with overt political themes, most famously the fast-paced thriller “Z” (1969). Most of his movies were made in French, though starting with “Missing” (1982), several were made in English.


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The Stupids

as Gas Station Attendant
Released: 1996-08-08

An incredibly dull-witted family unknowingly stumble upon an illegal weapons deal while on the...

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as Tadzhik Highway Patrolman
Released: 1985-12-06

Two bumbling government employees think they are U.S. spies, only to discover that they are...

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as French Family
Released: 2010-10-29

Two 19th-century opportunists become serial killers so that they can maintain their profitable...

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Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno

as Self - Interviewee
Released: 2009-10-01

In 1964, Henri-Georges Clouzot's production of L'Enfer came to a halt. Despite huge...

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Madame Rosa

as Le docteur Ramon
Released: 1977-11-02

Madame Rosa lives in a sixth-floor walkup in the Pigalle; she's a retired prostitute, Jewish and...

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Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

as Self - Filmmaker
Released: 2014-12-12

The extraordinary life of Orson Welles (1915-85), an enigma of Hollywood, an irreducible...

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The Extraordinary Voyage

as Self - Filmmaker
Released: 2011-12-08

An account of the extraordinary life of film pioneer Georges Méliès (1861-1938) and the amazing...

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Romy Schneider & Alain Delon: An Enduring Passion

as Self
Released: 2022-08-07

Austrian actress Romy Schneider (1938) and French actor Alain Delon (1935), once fervent lovers...

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What Is Cinema?

as Self
Released: 2013-09-06

Using the words and ideas of great filmmakers, from archival interviews with Alfred Hitchcock...

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Crítico

as Self
Released: 2008-01-22

Seventy critics and filmmakers discuss cinema around the conflict between the artist and the...

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A Daughter's Tribute to Her Father: Souleymane Cissé

as Self
Released: 2022-05-17

Fatou Cissé accompanies her father, malien director Souleymane Cissé, through a trip down his...

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Film: The Living Record of Our Memory

as Self
Released: 2022-08-12

Why are we still able, today, to view images that were captured over 125 years ago? As we enter...

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Romy : 40 ans après, ultimes confidences

as Self
Released: 2022-05-24

To honour the 40th anniversary of her death, multiple personalities share their feelings and...

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The Méliès Mystery

as Lui-même
Released: 2021-01-02

A documentary that details the process of restoring 270 of the 520 lost films of pioneering...

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Les Deux mémoires

as Self
Released: 1974-02-27

The two memories

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Henri Langlois vu par...

as Self
Released: 2014-07-27

Thirteen filmmakers talk about Henri Langlois and their relationship with him.

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My Story Is Not Yet Written

as Self
Released: 2017-06-27

Jacqueline Gozlan - who left Algeria with her parents in 1961 - nostalgically retraces the...

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Chaplin Today: 'The Great Dictator'

as Self
Released: 2003-12-30

A short documentary about the making of "The Great Dictator."

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They Saw Inferno

as Self
Released: 2010-04-12

A wonderful documentary that sheds additional light on the fascinating project ‘Inferno’ was, as...

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Citizen Rosi

as Self
Released: 2019-11-18

The narrative wanders through Rosi’s films, not in the order they were shot but following the...

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Pierre Schoendoerffer, the Sentinel of Memory

as Self
Released: 2011-10-15

Pierre Schoendoerffer revisits his life and career, with a strong focus on the impact that his...

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Martin Scorsese Par Martin Scorsese

as Self
Released: 2015-10-14

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Yves Montand, l'ombre au tableau

as Self
Released: 2016-05-15

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The Legend of the Ugly King

as Self
Released: 2017-09-14

Director Hüseyin Tabak explores the legacy of Yilmaz Güney — political dissident, convicted...

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Looking for Athènes

as Self
Released: 2013-12-09

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Jean Gabin, une âme française

as Self
Released: 2015-12-25

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Resistencia Cultural

as Himself
Released: 2021-04-08

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Entangling Shadows

as Self
Released: 1998-06-02

Documentary that celebrates 100 years of cinema in Latin America and talks about the origins and...

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You Speak of Prague: The Second Trial of Artur London

as Self - Interviewee
Released: 1971-06-15

Artur London was arrested in 1951 in a Stalinist purge, imprisoned and tortured for two years...

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Rush - Voyage à Moscou

as Lui-même
Released: 1990-02-03

A document of Perestroika, to be viewed as (nearly) unedited rushes of a voyage to Moscow,...

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Romy Schneider, étrange étrangère

as Self
Released: 2002-09-18

Star at 17 years with the series of Sissi, Romy Schneider leaves Austria and glory for the love...

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Searching for Mr. Rugoff

as Self
Released: 2019-11-08

The feature documentary Searching for Mr. Rugoff is the story of Donald Rugoff, who was the...

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A Sore Spot

as Self
Released: 2017-10-12

By approaching the financial system and its contradictions, the film raises questions about one...

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Affection to the People

as Self
Released: 2013-04-12

A documentary about cinema censorship during the dictatorship in Greece (1967- 1974), based on...

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Bette Davis at the Cinémathèque Française

as Himself
Released: 1986-01-01

On February 22, 1986, Bette Davis received an honorary César award – and presented one to the...

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Vivement dimanche

as Self
First aired: 1998-09-20

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Spécial cinéma

as Self
First aired: 1974-09-25

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Discorama

as Self
First aired: 1959-02-04

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Nulle part ailleurs

as Self
First aired: 1987-08-31

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Leçon de Cinéma

as Self
First aired: 2004-03-20

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