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Yorgos Tzavellas (1916–1976)

Yorgos Tzavellas was born in 1916 in Athens, Greece. He was a writer and director, known for Antigone (1961), The Taxi Driver (1953) and The Counterfeit Coin (1955). He died on October 19, 1976. See full bio »

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in Athens, Greece

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(age 60)

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Known For

Antigone
Antigone Writer
(1961)
The Taxi Driver
The Taxi Driver Writer
(1953)
The Counterfeit Coin
The Counterfeit Coin Writer
(1955)
Marinos Kontaras
Marinos Kontaras Writer
(1948)
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 2003 I gyni na fovitai ton andra (TV Movie) (original screenplay)
 1973 Under the Sign of Virgo (writer - as Yorgos Javellas)
 1965 And the Woman Shall Fear Her Husband (play - as Yorgos Javellas) / (screenplay - as Yorgos Javellas)
 1961 Antigone (screenplay - as George Tzavellas)
 1958 One Street Organ, One Life (writer - as Yorgos Javellas)
 1958 We Only Live Once (writer - as Yorgos Javellas)
 1956 The Lovers Arrive (as Yorgos Javellas)
 1955/I The Shepherdess' Lover (uncredited)
 1953 The Taxi Driver (writer)
 1952 The Grouch (as Yorgos Javellas)
 1952 Lily of the Harbor (as Yorgos Javellas)
 1950 The Drunkard
 1948 Marinos Kontaras (writer - as Yorgos Javellas)
 1946 Forgotten Faces (as Giorgos Th. Tzavellas)
 1944 Applause (as Yorgos Javellas)
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Alternate Names:

Yorgos Javellas | George Tzavellas | Giorgos Th. Tzavellas | Giorgos Tzavellas
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Member of the jury at the Berlin International Film Festival in 1964 See more »
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