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Costa-Gavras

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Costa-Gavras
The head of a giant European investment bank desperately clings to power when an American hedge fund company tries to buy them out.
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Costa-Gavras was born on 12 February 1933 in Loutra-Iraias, Greece. He is a director and writer, known for Z (1969), Missing (1982) and Amen. (2002). He has been married to Michèle Ray-Gavras since 1968. They have two children.
BornFebruary 12, 1933
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BornFebruary 12, 1933
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 39 wins & 37 nominations total

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Costa-Gavras and Seva Novgorodtsev in Spies Like Us (1985)
Costa-Gavras and Henri-Georges Clouzot in Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno (2009)
Costa-Gavras in Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno (2009)
Costa-Gavras in Ad Lib (1986)
Costa-Gavras in Premio Donostia a Costa Gavras (2019)
Costa-Gavras in Music Box (1989)
Costa-Gavras
Costa-Gavras
Costa-Gavras
"Z" Director Costa-Gavras 1969 Janus Films
Costa-Gavras in Capital (2012)
Costa-Gavras in Capital (2012)

Known for

Z (1969)
Z
8.2
  • Director
  • 1969
Jack Lemmon, Sissy Spacek, and John Shea in Missing (1982)
Missing
7.7
  • Director
  • 1982
Amen. (2002)
Amen.
7.2
  • Director
  • 2002
José Garcia in The Ax (2005)
The Ax
7.3
  • Director
  • 2005

Credits

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Director

  • Christos Loulis in Adults in the Room (2019)
    Adults in the Room
    • Director
    • 2019
  • Capital (2012)
    Capital
    • Director
    • 2012
  • Riccardo Scamarcio in Eden Is West (2009)
    Eden Is West
    • Director
    • 2009
  • José Garcia in The Ax (2005)
    The Ax
    • Director
    • 2005
  • Amen. (2002)
    Amen.
    • Director
    • 2002
  • Mad City (1997)
    Mad City
    • Director
    • 1997
  • ...kai me fos kai me thanaton akatapafstos. (1995)
    ...kai me fos kai me thanaton akatapafstos.
    • Director (as Kostas Gavras)
    • Video
    • 1995
  • Lumière and Company (1995)
    Lumière and Company
    • Director
    • 1995
  • À propos de Nice, la suite (1995)
    À propos de Nice, la suite
    • Director (segment Les Kankobals)
    • 1995
  • The Little Apocalypse (1993)
    The Little Apocalypse
    • Director
    • 1993
  • Lest We Forget (1991)
    Lest We Forget
    • Director (segment Pour Kim Song-Man, Corée du Sud, as Costa Gavras)
    • 1991
  • Music Box (1989)
    Music Box
    • Director
    • 1989
  • Betrayed (1988)
    Betrayed
    • Director
    • 1988
  • Fanny Ardant, Johnny Hallyday, Guy Marchand, Juliette Rennes, and Laurent Romor in Family Council (1986)
    Family Council
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Hanna K. (1983)
    Hanna K.
    • Director
    • 1983

Writer

  • Christos Loulis in Adults in the Room (2019)
    Adults in the Room
    • screenplay
    • 2019
  • Capital (2012)
    Capital
    • screenplay
    • 2012
  • Riccardo Scamarcio in Eden Is West (2009)
    Eden Is West
    • writer
    • 2009
  • Mon colonel (2006)
    Mon colonel
    • story
    • 2006
  • José Garcia in The Ax (2005)
    The Ax
    • screenplay
    • 2005
  • Amen. (2002)
    Amen.
    • Writer
    • 2002
  • The Little Apocalypse (1993)
    The Little Apocalypse
    • writer
    • 1993
  • Fanny Ardant, Johnny Hallyday, Guy Marchand, Juliette Rennes, and Laurent Romor in Family Council (1986)
    Family Council
    • scenario
    • 1986
  • Hanna K. (1983)
    Hanna K.
    • original scenario
    • 1983
  • Jack Lemmon, Sissy Spacek, and John Shea in Missing (1982)
    Missing
    • screenplay
    • 1982
  • Womanlight (1979)
    Womanlight
    • writer
    • 1979
  • Alain Delon in Mr. Klein (1976)
    Mr. Klein
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1976
  • Special Section (1975)
    Special Section
    • Writer
    • 1975
  • State of Siege (1972)
    State of Siege
    • original scenario
    • 1972
  • Z (1969)
    Z
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1969

Producer

  • I Still Hide to Smoke (2016)
    I Still Hide to Smoke
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 2016
  • Riccardo Scamarcio in Eden Is West (2009)
    Eden Is West
    • producer
    • 2009
  • Mon colonel (2006)
    Mon colonel
    • producer
    • 2006
  • Delicatessen (1991)
    Delicatessen
    • producer
    • 1991
  • Fanny Ardant, Rémi Martin, and Jean-Pierre Sentier in Do Not Cry My Love (1989)
    Do Not Cry My Love
    • producer
    • 1989
  • Tea in the Harem (1985)
    Tea in the Harem
    • producer
    • 1985
  • Special Section (1975)
    Special Section
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1975
  • Ce n'est pas que le début
    • producer (as Kostas Gavras)
    • Short
    • 1969
  • Shock Troops (1967)
    Shock Troops
    • producer
    • 1967

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Capital
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Capital

Personal details

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  • Official sites
    • Foundation
    • France's national library catalogue
  • Alternative names
    • Constantin Costa-Gavras
  • Born
    • February 12, 1933
    • Loutra-Iraias, Greece
  • Spouse
    • Michèle Ray-Gavras1968 - present (2 children)
  • Children
      Julie Gavras
  • Relatives
      Penelope Spheeris(Cousin)
  • Other works
    Book: "Va où il est impossible d'aller: Mémoires". Paris: Seuil. ISBN 9782021393897
  • Publicity listings
    • 9 Interviews
    • 2 Articles
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    When asked why he never chose the documentary style, when his stories seem so much like documentaries, he explained he found documentaries too difficult compared to fiction.
  • Quotes
    I made Z (1969), first, because I am Greek-born. Secondly, because I felt I would like to do something. Some people sign petitions, others go to the streets - I do something as a filmmaker.
  • Trademarks
      Frequently casts David Clennon

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