Stelios Lionakis

Acting

Stelios Lionakis

Born January 1, 1936 · Chania, Crete, Greece

Died April 14, 2003 · aged 67

Stelios Lionakis (Greek: Στέλιος Λιονάκης, Chania, Crete, 28 February 1936 – Athens, 11 April 2003) was a Greek actor. He made his debut on the stage in 1963, as a member of the troupe of Vasilis Diamantopoulos and Maria Alkaios. He performed dozens of roles in the classical repertoire with his collaborations, among others, with the Art Theater, the Greek People's Theater, the National Theater, et…

Known For

The Children of the SwallowThe Children of the Swallow · 1987
The Children of the Swallow
6.01987
MovieDrama
A journalist (Alekos Alexandrakis), working together with a young director (Peris Michailidis), tries to gather information about a family that was separated due to political turmoil. They locate some of its members, who tell their dramatic stories that began with the Civil War. The two men’s search is interrupted when a key person refuses to speak
The Travelling PlayersThe Travelling Players · 1975
The Travelling Players
7.21975
MovieDramaWar
A traveling theatre troupe tours the Greek countryside from 1939 to the early 1950s, staging “Golfo the Shepherdess”. As the years pass, its members endure persecution, betrayal, executions, and exile. Their personal stories become entangled with the country’s major historical events, in a seemingly endless cycle of violence and loss.
Educate Yourself My SonEducate Yourself My Son · 1981
Educate Yourself My Son
7.51981
MovieDramaComedy
The most important political, post-military junta satire about the nation, the religion, the education, the family.
My Love Ua UaMy Love Ua Ua · 1974
My Love Ua Ua
5.81974
MovieComedy
A writer is going through a serious crisis, since neither his career nor his marriage are going well. His talent, and friends, seem to have abandoned him. The only one standing by his side is a girl from Africa, who has come to Greece to study, and, in order to make ends meet, she works as a maid in his home. Naive and kind, she manages to restore a happy atmosphere in the home.
The HuntersThe Hunters · 1977
The Hunters
7.51977
MovieDramaHistory
During a hunting party on New Year's Eve 1976, five representatives of the bourgeoisie encounter with their companion the body of a partisan from the Civil War of the late forties. What they are most confused about is the fact that the corpse that lies at their feet is still bleeding…
Lieutenant NatassaLieutenant Natassa · 1970
Lieutenant Natassa
6.91970
MovieDramaWar
The year is 1965. Natasa Arseni visits Dachau, the place where she was found by the Americans at the end of the World War II. She returns to Greece, and during the train ride she recalls those past events. Before the beginning of the Greek-Italian war, she met Orestis . With the German invasion, Orestis, who was an officer in the Greek army, left for the Middle East. She followed him and accompanied him back to occupied Greece on a mission. She was arrested, interrogated and tortured and was finally sentenced to execution.
The Iron GateThe Iron Gate · 1978
The Iron Gate
8.51978
MovieDrama
In a poor neighborhood of Athens, Andreas and Eftyhis are struggling to eke out a living. Making the most of the adventurism inspired in them by the post-war era and trying to make a life for themselves against the backdrop of the post-dictatorship conservative regime, the two heroes gradually lose their political conciousness and social identity and are led to ruin.
Kamikazi, agapi mouKamikazi, agapi mou · 1983
Kamikazi, agapi mou
6.21983
MovieComedy
Stathis loves bikes, Rena wants to dance all the time and Aleksis goes crazy for rock music. They are three crazy siblings. One of them, Stathis, doesn't seem capable to keep a job and when he loses his girlfriend, his mother decides to give him what he loves the most, a motorcycle!

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