Kostas Karras

Acting

Kostas Karras

Born June 21, 1936 · Athens, Greece

Died May 6, 2012 · aged 75

Kostas Karras (Athens, 21 June 1936 – 6 May 2012) was a Greek actor and politician. He studied Political Science in London and acting at the National Theatre's Drama School. He was a graduate of the Royal Academy of Arts in London. In 1963 he graduated from the Pelos Katselis Drama School and the same year made his debut in Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap. At that time, he began his successful co…

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ΛάουραΛάουρα · 1968
Λάουρα
1968
MovieDrama
IphigeniaIphigenia · 1977
Iphigenia
★ 7.01977
MovieActionDrama
The Greek army is about to set sail to a great battle, but the winds refuse to blow. Their leader, King Agamemnon, seeks to provide better food, but accidentally slays a sacred deer. His punishment from the gods, the sacrifice of his daughter Iphigenia.
Miss ManagerMiss Manager · 1964
Miss Manager
★ 7.41964
MovieComedy
The strict and formal director Lila Vassiliou has under her orders all the staff of the technical office of which she takes over the management, but at the same time, she is looking to find ways of charm to conquer the lively sub-engineer Alekos Samiotakis.
Ορφανή στους Πέντε ΔρόμουςΟρφανή στους Πέντε Δρόμους · 1964
Ορφανή στους Πέντε Δρόμους
1964
MovieDrama
NightwalksNightwalks · 1964
Nightwalks
★ 10.01964
MovieDocumentaryComedy
Documentary about the nightlife in Athens. The nightclubs, the musical acts, the striptease shows, but also some dramatized acts with well-known actors...
Thirst for LifeThirst for Life · 1964
Thirst for Life
★ 5.21964
MovieDrama
Katerina is a spoiled rich woman who spends her time playing with the men who surround her. Only herself and her parents know she is dying and that the first possible emotion will be fatal.She knows that the first time she will love will be the last one and so he is not given to anyone until he meets Stephanos.
The Daughter of the SunThe Daughter of the Sun · 1971
The Daughter of the Sun
★ 6.01971
MovieDrama
The plain of Thessaly, 1910. The tenant farmers suffer untold hardships, both from the Arvanites invaders who ravage and seize their possessions and from the chief landlord of the area Stratos Karatzas, who claims the lion’s share of their harvest. The dynamic daughter of one of the tenant farmers, Maya, who is about to get married to a young farmer, Lefteris, leads their struggle for better conditions and confronts Karatzas – as well as his niece Vgenio, who also wants Lefteris. The latter plots and succeeds to separate them. Lefteris leaves for the army and Karatzas persuades Maya to marry him. Lefteris is captured during an ambush set by the Turks, but in the end he is set free and returns to Maya’s arms forever.
Ενώνει ο πόνος δυο καρδιέςΕνώνει ο πόνος δυο καρδιές · 1965
Ενώνει ο πόνος δυο καρδιές
★ 8.01965
MovieDrama

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The Daughter of the SunThe Daughter of the Sun · 1971
The Daughter of the Sun
★ 6.01971
MovieDrama
The plain of Thessaly, 1910. The tenant farmers suffer untold hardships, both from the Arvanites invaders who ravage and seize their possessions and from the chief landlord of the area Stratos Karatzas, who claims the lion’s share of their harvest. The dynamic daughter of one of the tenant farmers, Maya, who is about to get married to a young farmer, Lefteris, leads their struggle for better conditions and confronts Karatzas – as well as his niece Vgenio, who also wants Lefteris. The latter plots and succeeds to separate them. Lefteris leaves for the army and Karatzas persuades Maya to marry him. Lefteris is captured during an ambush set by the Turks, but in the end he is set free and returns to Maya’s arms forever.

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