1950s
Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | ||
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Ο methistakas (Ο μεθύστακας) (liter.transl: The Drunkard) |
Yorgos Javellas | Orestis Makris, Dimitris Horn, Nikos Rizos | Drama | IMDb | ||
The Last Mission (Teleftaia apostoli, Τελευταία αποστολή) | Nikos Tsiforos | Smaroula Υiouli, Nikos Tzogias | War | Entered into the 1951 Cannes Film Festival IMDb | ||
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Dead City (Nekri Politeia, Νεκρή πολιτεία) | Frixos Iliadis | Irene Papas, Nikos Tzogias, Eleni Zafeiriou, Christina Kalogerikou | Drama | Entered into the 1952 Cannes Film Festival IMDb | ||
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Madame X (I Agnostos, Η άγνωστος) |
Orestis Laskos | Kyveli, Alekos Alexandrakis, Labros Konstadaras, Mimis Fotopoulos, Periklis Hristoforidis, Eleni Zafeiriou | Drama | IMDb | ||
Windfall in Athens (Kyriakatiko xypnima, Κυριακάτικο Ξύπνημα) |
Michael Cacoyannis | Ellie Lambeti, Dimitris Horn, Giorgos Pappas, Tasso Kavadia | Romantic comedy | Entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival IMDb | ||
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Ena votsalo sti limni (Ένα βότσαλο στη λίμνη) |
Alekos Sakellarios | Vassilis Logothetidis, Ilya Livykou | Comedy | IMDb | ||
Joe, o tromeros (Τζο ο τρομερός) |
Dinos Dinopoulos | Dinos Iliopoulos, Margarita Papageorgiou, Christos Tsaganeas, Nikos Rizos, Dionyssis Papayannopoulos, Pantelis Zervos | Comedy | IMDb | ||
Istoria mias kalpikis liras (Κάλπικη λίρα) |
Yorgos Javellas | Vassilis Logothetidis, Ellie Lambeti, Dimitris Horn, Ilya Livykou, Mimis Fotopoulos, Sperantza Vrana, Orestis Makris | Drama | Top IMDb ratings - IMDb | ||
Magic City (Magiki Polis, Μαγική Πόλις) |
Nikos Koundouros | Giorgos Foundas, Margarita Papageorgiou, Thanasis Veggos | Drama | IMDb | ||
Stella (Στέλλα) |
Michael Cacoyannis | Melina Mercouri, Giorgos Foundas, Alekos Alexandrakis, Christina Kalogerikou, Voula Zouboulaki, Dionysis Papagiannopoulos, Tasso Kavadia | Romantic drama | Won Golden Globe, +1 nomination at the 1955 Cannes Film Festival IMDb | ||
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I Arpagi tis Persefonis (Η Αρπαγή της Περσεφόνης) |
Grigoris Grigoriou | Aleka Katselli, Vassilis Diamantopoulos, Orestis Makris | Romantic comedy | IMDb | ||
Drakos, O (Ο Δράκος) | Nikos Koundouros | Dinos Illiopoulos, Giannis Argyris, Thanasis Veggos | Drama | Top IMDb ratings - IMDb | ||
A Girl in Black (To Koritsi me ta mavra, Το Κορίτσι με τα Μαύρα) |
Michael Cacoyannis | Ellie Lambeti, Dimitris Horn | Drama | Won Golden Globe and entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival IMDb | ||
Thanassakis o politevomenos (Θανασάκης ο Πολιτευόμενος) |
Alekos Sakellarios | Dinos Iliopoulos, Anna Synodinou, Joly Garbi | Comedy | IMDb | ||
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The Girl from Corfu (Protevousianikes peripeteies, Πρωτευουσιάνικες περιπέτειες) |
Yannis Petropoulakis | Entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival | ||||
A Matter of Dignity (To Telefteo psema, Το τελευταίο ψέμα) |
Michael Cacoyannis | Ellie Lambeti, Eleni Zafeiriou | Drama | Nominated for BAFTA and entered into the 1958 Cannes Film Festival. IMDb | ||
Maria Pentagiotissa (Μαρία Πενταγιώτισσα) | Kostas Andritsos | Aliki Vougiouklaki, Andreas Barkoulis, Labros Konstadaras | Romantic drama | IMDb | ||
Theia ap' to Chicago, I (Η θεία απ' το Σικάγο) | Alekos Sakellarios | Georgia Vassileiadou, Orestis Makris, Eleni Zafeiriou, Tzeni Karezi | Comedy | IMDb | ||
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We Have Only One Life (Mia zoi tin echoume, Μια ζωή την έχουμε) |
Yorgos Javellas | Yvonne Sanson, Dimitris Horn, Vasilis Avlonitis, Christos Tsaganeas | Comedy | Top IMDb ratings - IMDb | ||
Oi paranomoi | Nikos Koundouros | Entered into the 8th Berlin International Film Festival | ||||
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Astero (Αστέρω) |
Dinos Dimopoulos | Aliki Vougiouklaki, Titos Vandis | Romantic drama | Entered into the 9th Berlin International Film Festival | ||
Stournara 288 (Στουρνάρα 288) |
Dinos Dimopoulos | Orestis Makris, Smaroula Yiouli, Dionysis Papagiannopoulos | Drama | IMDb | ||
Xylo vgike apo ton paradeiso, To (Το Ξύλο βγήκε από τον Παράδεισο) |
Alekos Sakellarios | Aliki Vougiouklaki, Dimitris Papamichael, Christos Tsaganeas, Dionysis Papagiannopoulos, Orestis Makris | Comedy | IMDb | ||
Bloody Twilight Matomeno iliovasilemma |
Andreas Labrinos | Entered into the 1959 Cannes Film Festival |
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