Directing
Yorgos Tzavellas
Born August 10, 1916 · Athens, Greece
Died October 18, 1976 · aged 60
Yorgos Tzavellas was a Greek film director, screenwriter, and playwright. His filmmaking was particularly influential, with critic Georges Sadoul considering him "one of the three major postwar Greek directors.
Known For
And the Woman Shall Fear Her Husband · 1965And the Woman Shall Fear Her Husband
★ 7.41965
MovieDramaComedy
When a man decides to marry the woman he's been living with, she stops being the silent patient person she was and claims to be the boss in the house. Her behaviour changes so much after the marriage that the husband gets so irritated as to ask for a divorce even a few hours later..
The Counterfeit Coin · 1955The Counterfeit Coin
★ 7.61955
MovieComedyRomance
Four stories, humorous, romantic or dramatic, are linked by a counterfeit gold sovereign. It is made by the honest engraver in the first story, seduced by the charms of a young widow, and it subsequently passes into the hands of a beggar and a prostitute, a wealthy miser and a newly married couple where the husband is a poor artist.
Experts on the Football Field · 1956Experts on the Football Field
★ 5.51956
MovieComedyDrama
The everyday lives of some international football players before and after a big game.
The Driver · 1953The Driver
★ 7.21953
MovieComedy
A poor taxi driver works hard in order to pay off his car and to marry his fiancee.
The lover of the shepherdess · 1955The lover of the shepherdess
★ 6.01955
MovieDramaRomance
Jealous like a Cat · 1956Jealous like a Cat
★ 7.61956
MovieComedy
The wife of an industrialist who doesn't care about her creates a plot with her cousin to make him jealous.
Forgotten Faces · 1946Forgotten 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.
Applause · 1944Applause
★ 7.31944
MovieDramaMusic
Alfa (Attik) runs an itinerant theatrical troupe and can see that a young woman, Nora (Zinet Lakaz), is very talented. Indeed, Nora turns into a great actress. However, when she does not reciprocate his love, he turns her away. After this, Alfa falls on hard times, while Nora achieves great popular success.
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