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Costa-Gavras

Costa-Gavras

Directing1933Loutra-Iraias, Greece

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..

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Acting History

2025
Clique
TVas Self - Guest1 eps
Beau geste
TVas Self1 eps
2012
Capital
Director
Capital
Screenplay
2011
The Extraordinary Voyage
as Self - Filmmaker
2010
Burke & Hare
as French Family
2009
2008
Critic
as Self
2006
2005
Vivement dimanche
TVas Self1 eps
Le Cercle
TVas Self
The Ax
Director
The Ax
Screenplay
2004
Leçon de Cinéma
TVas Self - Host / Self
2002
Amen.
Screenplay
Amen.
Director
1997
Mad City
Director
1996
The Stupids
as Gas Station Attendant
1991
1989
Music Box
Director
1988
Nulle part ailleurs
TVas Self1 eps
Betrayed
Director
1986
1985
Spies Like Us
as Tadzhik Highway Patrolman
1983
Hanna K.
Director
Hanna K.
Writer
1982
Missing
Director
Missing
Screenplay
1979
Spécial cinéma
TVas Self2 eps
Womanlight
Director
1977
Madame Rosa
as Le docteur Ramon
1976
Cérémonie des César
TVas Self - Presenter
Mr. Klein
Co-Writer
1972
State of Siege
Scenario Writer
1970
1969
Discorama
TVas Self1 eps
Z
Director
Z
Writer
1967
1964
Backfire
First Assistant Director
1963
The Day and the Hour
Assistant Director
Bay of Angels
Assistant Director
1962
A Monkey in Winter
Assistant Director
1960
Croesus
Assistant Director

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Personal Info

Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
2/12/1933(93 years old)
Place of Birth
Loutra-Iraias, Greece