Yorgos Tzavellas

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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 HusbandAnd the Woman Shall Fear Her Husband · 1965
And 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 CoinThe Counterfeit Coin · 1955
The 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 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.
The DriverThe Driver · 1953
The 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 shepherdessThe lover of the shepherdess · 1955
The lover of the shepherdess
6.01955
MovieDramaRomance
Jealous like a CatJealous like a Cat · 1956
Jealous 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 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.
ApplauseApplause · 1944
Applause
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.

Filmography

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AntigoneAntigone · 1961
Antigone
7.61961
MovieHistoryDrama
In Thebes in ancient Greece, King Oedipus kills his father and marries his mother Jocasta, having two sons - Eteocles and Polyneices - and two daughters - Ismene and Antigone. King Oedipus dies a beggar in the exile after gouging out his own eye, and Eteocle agrees to reign in Thebes in alternating years with Polynices. However, he refuses to resign after the first year and Polynieces raises an army and attacks Thebes, and they kill each other. The ruler of Thebes Creon decrees that Eleocles should have an honorable burial while the body of the traitor Polyneices should be left on the battlefield to be eaten by the jackals and vultures. However, Antigone, who was betrothed to Creon's surviving son Haemon, defies Creon's orders and buries her brother. When Creon is reported of the attitude of Antigone, he sentences her to be placed in a tomb alive. Antigone hangs herself in the tomb and Haemon tries to kill his father first and then he kills himself with his sword...

Director

Lily of the HarborLily of the Harbor · 1952
Lily of the Harbor
3.81952
MovieDramaRomance
Captain Giakoumis makes the big decision to forsake the sea and live peacefully close to his wife and his adopted son, Andreas, who is about to sit for examinations in order to become a lieutenant. However, a terrible secret burdens his soul. He has a daughter, Agni, whom he had years ago when he had an affair with Maria, a prostitute from Troumpa. Maria, before she died, expressed the wish that Giakoumis recognize their daughter as his child. He, however, refused, since Agni ended up becoming a prostitute. The girl, to take revenge on her father, starts an affair with her half-brother with the intention of dragging him down into the mud. In the end, however, she falls in love with him, and this love blesses everyone and everything.

Producer