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Costa-Gavras

Costa-Gavras

Directing·1933·70 films

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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Spies Like Us
Spies Like Us (1985)Tadzhik Highway Patrolman
Burke & Hare
Burke & Hare (2010)French Family
Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno
Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno (2009)Self - Interviewee
The Stupids
The Stupids (1996)Gas Station Attendant
The Extraordinary Voyage
The Extraordinary Voyage (2011)Self - Filmmaker
Madame Rosa
Madame Rosa (1977)Le docteur Ramon
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles (2014)Self - Filmmaker
What Is Cinema?
What Is Cinema? (2013)Self
Critic
Critic (2008)Self
The Méliès Mystery
The Méliès Mystery (2021)Self
Film: The Living Record of Our Memory
Film: The Living Record of Our Memory (2022)Self
Chaplin Today: The Great Dictator
Chaplin Today: The Great Dictator (2003)Self
The Legend of the Ugly King
The Legend of the Ugly King (2017)Self
Citizen Rosi
Citizen Rosi (2019)Self
Romy Schneider & Alain Delon: An Enduring Passion
Romy Schneider & Alain Delon: An Enduring Passion (2022)Self
You Speak of Prague: The Second Trial of Artur London
You Speak of Prague: The Second Trial of Artur London (1971)Self - Interviewee
Searching for Mr. Rugoff
Searching for Mr. Rugoff (2019)Self
Entangling Shadows
Entangling Shadows (1998)Self
A Sore Spot
A Sore Spot (2017)Self
Les Deux mémoires
Les Deux mémoires (1974)Self
Romy : 40 ans après, ultimes confidences
Romy : 40 ans après, ultimes confidences (2022)Self
Looking for Athènes
Looking for Athènes (2013)Self
Morceaux de Cannes
Morceaux de Cannes (2021)
Henri Langlois vu par...
Henri Langlois vu par... (2014)Self
Romy Schneider, étrange étrangère
Romy Schneider, étrange étrangère (2002)Self
Exception culturelle, la bataille qui a sauvé le cinéma français
Exception culturelle, la bataille qui a sauvé le cinéma français (2026)Self - filmmaker
My Story Is Not Yet Written
My Story Is Not Yet Written (2017)Self
Il était une fois... « La Haine »
Il était une fois... « La Haine » (2012)Self - Producer
Affection to the People
Affection to the People (2013)Self
Les Grands Créateurs de Cinéma : René Clément
Les Grands Créateurs de Cinéma : René Clément (2022)Self
Armin Mueller-Stahl - Ein Gaukler in Hollywood
Armin Mueller-Stahl - Ein Gaukler in Hollywood (2021)Self
Pierre Schoendoerffer, the Sentinel of Memory
Pierre Schoendoerffer, the Sentinel of Memory (2011)Self
The Legend of the Palme d’Or Continues
The Legend of the Palme d’Or Continues (2025)Self
La scripte
La scripte (2026)Lui-même
Carolco, un rêve hollywoodien
Carolco, un rêve hollywoodien (2026)
Martin Scorsese Par Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese Par Martin Scorsese (2015)Self
Rush - Voyage à Moscou
Rush - Voyage à Moscou (1990)Self
Yves Montand, l'ombre au tableau
Yves Montand, l'ombre au tableau (2016)Self
They Saw Inferno
They Saw Inferno (2010)Self
Resistencia Cultural
Resistencia Cultural (2021)Self
A Daughter's Tribute to Her Father: Souleymane Cissé
A Daughter's Tribute to Her Father: Souleymane Cissé (2022)Self
La Saga du Napoléon d'Abel Gance
La Saga du Napoléon d'Abel Gance (2025)Self - President of the Cinémathèque Française
Bette Davis at the Cinémathèque Française
Bette Davis at the Cinémathèque Française (1986)Self
Cannes 1968, révolution au palais
Cannes 1968, révolution au palais (2018)Self
Jean Gabin, une âme française
Jean Gabin, une âme française (2015)Self

As Writer