Aimilios Veakis

Acting

Aimilios Veakis

Born December 13, 1884 · Piraeus, Greece

Died June 29, 1951 · aged 66

Aimilios Veakis (Greek: Αιμίλιος Βεάκης; December 13, 1884 – June 29, 1951) was a Greek actor. An active member of the National Liberation Front during the Axis occupation of Greece, he was persecuted for his leftist beliefs during the White Terror.

Known For

Μαρία ΠενταγιώτισσαΜαρία Πενταγιώτισσα · 1929
Μαρία Πενταγιώτισσα
6.01929
MovieDramaAdventure
Maria, a beautiful girl, baptized by Father Gavriil, joins gang leader Davelis and returns to her village to take revenge on the people who had treated her badly.
AsteroAstero · 1929
Astero
9.01929
MovieDramaRomance
In a village in the Peloponnese, on the slopes of Mt. Chelmos, lives rich sheep owner Mitros with his wife Asimina, his son Thymios and adopted daughter Astero. The children love each other, but Mitros betroths Astero to Stamos, another rich sheep owner. When Stamos is killed and Astero loses her mind, Mitros, watching his son wither away, tells him that his entire fortune is Astero's and urges him to marry her.
Η ανθοπώλις των ΑθηνώνΗ ανθοπώλις των Αθηνών · 1945
Η ανθοπώλις των Αθηνών
9.01945
MovieDramaRomance
The Voice of the HeartThe Voice of the Heart · 1943
The Voice of the Heart
6.31943
MovieDramaRomance
Mr. Spyros is released from prison after having served time for the murder of his wife's lover. He accidentally meets a young couple who want to get married, but the mother of the girl is against the marriage. When Mr. Spyros realizes that the girl is his daughter and her mother his wife, he makes an important decision.
Forgotten FacesForgotten Faces · 1946
Forgotten Faces
4.31946
MovieDrama
A marginal guy, Tony, returns from America and, in a nightclub, he meets his old love, who has become a prostitute for his sake, abandoning her husband and child. Tony tries to take advantage of his friend's daughter, who is about to get married to a rich young man.
Το λιμάνι των δακρύωνΤο λιμάνι των δακρύων · 1929
Το λιμάνι των δακρύων
1929
MovieDrama
Apaches of AthensApaches of Athens · 1950
Apaches of Athens
6.71950
MovieComedyMusic
Costas is known as the "Prince". Now that he has learned of the arrival of the Greek-American Paralis and his daughter Vera, for whom Paralis is looking for an aristocratic groom, he decides to appear before him as a real prince.
1821 at the Cinema1821 at the Cinema · 2021
1821 at the Cinema
2021
MovieDocumentaryHistory
In 1821, in Cinema, he records the cinematic representations of the Revolution from the first decades of the 20th century. until the present day. Despite the fact that the Revolution of 1821 constitutes the founding act of the modern Greek state, as a subject matter it is underrepresented in national film production. This is one of the points on which the research looks, which simultaneously examines the periods of concentration of films on the subject of the Revolution or, respectively, the periods of its collective silence. The purpose of the documentary is to study the ideological discourse and the cinematic language of the films with the theme of 1821, in order to highlight the function of the cinema as a carrier of Public History and as a factor in shaping the collective historical consciousness.

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1821 at the Cinema1821 at the Cinema · 2021
1821 at the Cinema
2021
MovieDocumentaryHistory
In 1821, in Cinema, he records the cinematic representations of the Revolution from the first decades of the 20th century. until the present day. Despite the fact that the Revolution of 1821 constitutes the founding act of the modern Greek state, as a subject matter it is underrepresented in national film production. This is one of the points on which the research looks, which simultaneously examines the periods of concentration of films on the subject of the Revolution or, respectively, the periods of its collective silence. The purpose of the documentary is to study the ideological discourse and the cinematic language of the films with the theme of 1821, in order to highlight the function of the cinema as a carrier of Public History and as a factor in shaping the collective historical consciousness.

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