Kostas Karagiannis

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Kostas Karagiannis

Born January 1, 1932 · Athens, Greece

Died February 17, 1993 · aged 61

Kostas Karagiannis (Greek: Κώστας Καραγιάννης; 1932 – 17 February 1993) was a Greek film director. He directed more than a hundred films from 1960 to 1991.

Known For

The Secrets of Sinful AthensThe Secrets of Sinful Athens · 1966
The Secrets of Sinful Athens
4.51966
MovieDramaCrime
A young hoodlum tries to separate himself from his gang, while at the same time taking on behalf of his boss the blackmail of a businessman's wife.
The Four AcesThe Four Aces · 1970
The Four Aces
7.01970
MovieComedy
An adaptation of "Romeo and Juliette" where the children of two rival shopkeepers fall in love and try to reconcile their fathers.
Ο Δρόμος προς τη ΔόξαΟ Δρόμος προς τη Δόξα · 1988
Ο Δρόμος προς τη Δόξα
1988
MovieDrama
The Crazy FiftyThe Crazy Fifty · 1971
The Crazy Fifty
6.41971
MovieComedy
Andreas Tependris, the director of a mannequin school, meets again with an old friend who has returned from America. He proposes to get him a partner in his business, provided that he has grown up and changed his way of life. So, a new life begins for him by pretending the big businessman. But when he meet a wealthy American woman, he loses his mind and even renounces his fiancé. She, with the help of her daughter and his friends, sets him up for a trap to convince him...
From the Stable to the SalonFrom the Stable to the Salon · 1972
From the Stable to the Salon
6.01972
MovieComedy
The amateur singer, Magdalo, plucks up the courage to leave her small village in search of a well-paying job and has a chance encounter with the idealist classical musician, Fodas. Bent on taking back the familial plots from a money-grubbing loan-shark, Magdalo lands a job as a resident singer at a trendy nightclub, whereas, Fodas is having a hard time keeping himself afloat. Once more, after Magdalo's rapid rise to stardom, the two artists cross paths; however, they are too proud to admit their deeper feelings for each other. Will those two polar opposites bury the hatchet for love's sake?
The Brightest StarThe Brightest Star · 1967
The Brightest Star
5.41967
MovieComedyDrama
A girl from the slums of Athens becomes a famous singer while falling in love with her songwriter.
The GrouchThe Grouch · 1969
The Grouch
6.91969
MovieComedy
A nephew of three strange uncles loves a girl, but his uncles are against the marriage. A resourceful aunt takes the case and helps the couple.
Bedlam My LoveBedlam My Love · 1972
Bedlam My Love
5.21972
MovieRomanceComedy
An old couple reviews their lives together, from the first time they met and got married since the present, through good and bad moments...

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Seven Years of MarriageSeven Years of Marriage · 1972
Seven Years of Marriage
5.11972
MovieComedy
Having been married for seven years, a tourist office director and his well-known television presenter wife, Alekos and Efi Fotiou go through a crucial phase. Dedicated to their careers, they rarely meet, and when thy actually achieve it they always end up quarreling. The only family they have, their uncles, suggest they have a baby. She finds it a good idea, but Alekos thinks that they won't be able to raise a baby properly. This dispute brings them one step closer to divorce, which now seems the only solution, especially when Efi starts to believe that Alekos is flirting with Tzouli, and Alekos suspects that his wife is having an affair with Dimitris. When it is finally proved that none of this is true, and, actually, Tzouli is planning to marry Dimitris and Efi's aunt Dimitris' uncle, they all get reasonable, the couple gets over its crisis and they live happily ever after, together with their newborn child.

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