Vasilis Georgiadis

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Vasilis Georgiadis

Born August 12, 1921 · Canakkale, Turkey

Died April 30, 2000 · aged 78

Vasilis Georgiadis (Greek: Βασίλης Γεωργιάδης; 12 August 1921 – 30 April 2000) was a Greek film director and actor. His films The Red Lanterns (1963) and Blood on the Land (1966) were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

Known For

The Man from KarpaziaThe Man from Karpazia · 1969
The Man from Karpazia
★ 7.51969
MovieComedy
Anestis is a nice guy but he doesn't have the courage to react when others bother him. When one of his close friends brings him some "magic" pills that give Anestis the superpowers of his dreams, everything is going to change...
Blood on the LandBlood on the Land · 1966
Blood on the Land
★ 6.91966
MovieDramaAdventure
Two rival brothers vie for the same woman against the backdrop of peasant revolts in their Greek homeland. In Thessaly in 1907, a man incites the poor farmers to take over the land they work for the benefit of the landowners. Odysseus (Nikos Kourkoulos), the son of one such landowner (Manos Katrakis), refuses to clash with the farmers.
The lover of the shepherdessThe lover of the shepherdess · 1955
The lover of the shepherdess
★ 6.01955
MovieDramaRomance
The 7th Day of CreationThe 7th Day of Creation · 1966
The 7th Day of Creation
★ 6.71966
MovieDrama
A newlywed man who has just completed his national service, Alekos Stathakis, is trying to get over his class' misery, but doesn't have the necessary "equipment". He conceives an ambitious plan and submits it to a great concrete factory. He seems to believe that success is just around the corner and shares his illusion with his wife and his father. When his plan is rejected by the company, he keeps it to himself, making things even worse. He keeps leaving home to seemingly go to work and wanders to no purpose in Athens. He watches the world around him without really seeing anything, until a fatal accident ends his tragedy
The Red LanternsThe Red Lanterns · 1963
The Red Lanterns
★ 7.21963
MovieDrama
The inextricably intertwined stories of five sex workers who live in a brothel at Pireas harbor.
Experts on the Football FieldExperts on the Football Field · 1956
Experts on the Football Field
★ 5.51956
MovieComedyDrama
The everyday lives of some international football players before and after a big game.
Girls in the SunGirls in the Sun · 1969
Girls in the Sun
★ 6.61969
MovieRomanceDrama
A shepherd falls in love with an English tourist in Greece.
At the Battle of CreteAt the Battle of Crete · 1970
At the Battle of Crete
★ 7.51970
MovieWarDrama
The picture is set during Battle of Greece and Crete Battle in 1941, after the fall of the mainland when the Germans entered Athens.

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