Costa-Gavras

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

53

Gender

Male

Birthday

1933-02-12 (92 years old)

Place of Birth

Loutra-Iraias, Greece

Costa-Gavras

Biography

Konstantinos "Kostas" Gavras (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Γαβράς; born 12 February 1933), known professionally as Costa-Gavras, is a Greek-French film director, screenwriter, and producer who lives and works in France. He is known for political films, such as the political thriller Z (1969), which won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and Missing (1982), for which he won the Palme d'Or and an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Most of his films have been made in French, but six have been in English, including Hanna K.. Description above from the Wikipedia article Costa-Gavras, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • Vivement dimanche

    Vivement dimanche

  • Spécial cinéma

    Spécial cinéma

  • Discorama

    Discorama

  • Beau geste

    Beau geste

  • Film: The Living Record of Our Memory

    Film: The Living Record of Our Memory

  • You Speak of Prague: The Second Trial of Artur London

    You Speak of Prague: The Second Trial of Artur London

  • Citizen Rosi

    Citizen Rosi

  • Nulle part ailleurs

    Nulle part ailleurs

  • Clique

    Clique

  • Le Cercle

    Le Cercle

  • Spies Like Us

    Spies Like Us

  • Critic

    Critic

  • Burke & Hare

    Burke & Hare

  • The Stupids

    The Stupids

  • Ain't Misbehavin

    Ain't Misbehavin

  • Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

    Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

  • Leçon de Cinéma

    Leçon de Cinéma

  • Leçon de Cinéma

    Leçon de Cinéma

  • Pierre Schoendoerffer, the Sentinel of Memory

    Pierre Schoendoerffer, the Sentinel of Memory

  • Madame Rosa

    Madame Rosa

  • Romy : 40 ans après, ultimes confidences

    Romy : 40 ans après, ultimes confidences

  • Affection to the People

    Affection to the People

  • A Daughter's Tribute to Her Father: Souleymane Cissé

    A Daughter's Tribute to Her Father: Souleymane Cissé

  • The Extraordinary Voyage

    The Extraordinary Voyage

  • Il était une fois... « La Haine »

    Il était une fois... « La Haine »

  • What Is Cinema?

    What Is Cinema?

  • The Méliès Mystery

    The Méliès Mystery

  • Henri Langlois vu par...

    Henri Langlois vu par...

  • They Saw Inferno

    They Saw Inferno

  • Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno

    Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno

  • Yves Montand, l'ombre au tableau

    Yves Montand, l'ombre au tableau

  • Jean-Louis Trintignant, pourquoi que je vis

    Jean-Louis Trintignant, pourquoi que je vis

  • The Legend of the Ugly King

    The Legend of the Ugly King

  • Les Deux mémoires

    Les Deux mémoires

  • Romy Schneider, étrange étrangère

    Romy Schneider, étrange étrangère

  • Romy Schneider & Alain Delon: An Enduring Passion

    Romy Schneider & Alain Delon: An Enduring Passion

  • A Sore Spot

    A Sore Spot

  • Armin Mueller-Stahl - Ein Gaukler in Hollywood

    Armin Mueller-Stahl - Ein Gaukler in Hollywood

  • Resistencia Cultural

    Resistencia Cultural

  • Bette Davis at the Cinémathèque Française

    Bette Davis at the Cinémathèque Française

  • The Legend of the Palme d’Or Continues

    The Legend of the Palme d’Or Continues

  • My Story Is Not Yet Written

    My Story Is Not Yet Written

  • Cinéma Jacques Perrin

    Cinéma Jacques Perrin

  • Jean Gabin, une âme française

    Jean Gabin, une âme française

  • Chaplin Today: 'The Great Dictator'

    Chaplin Today: 'The Great Dictator'

  • Rush - Voyage à Moscou

    Rush - Voyage à Moscou

  • Le Raconteur

    Le Raconteur

  • La Saga du Napoléon d'Abel Gance

    La Saga du Napoléon d'Abel Gance

  • Le Raconteur 2

    Le Raconteur 2

  • Martin Scorsese Par Martin Scorsese

    Martin Scorsese Par Martin Scorsese

  • Looking for Athènes

    Looking for Athènes

  • Entangling Shadows

    Entangling Shadows

  • Searching for Mr. Rugoff

    Searching for Mr. Rugoff