Grigoris Grigoriou

Grigoris Grigoriou

Grigoris Grigoriou (1919–2005) was a Greek screenwriter and film director. Grigoriou was a Greek director. He was the son of the then well-known lawyer Michalis Grigoriou. He studied law and political science at the University of Athens, as well as foreign languages, took lessons in the theater department of the University Club but eventually became a self-taught director. During the German Occupation, he took part in the Battle of Crete, he was eventually captured by the Germans, escaped and then joined and fought through the lines of the EAM (National Liberation Front). From 1942 to 1949 he worked in the Legal Department of AETE (the predecessor of today's Hellenic Telecommunications Organisation). A film director since 1949 and theater since 1951. In 1948 he wrote the script and directed his first film The Red Cliff. His film Bitter Bread (1951) is considered a landmark for Greek cinema as the first neorealist Greek film in which he combined Italian neorealism with Greek reality criticizing the authorities. He stopped his film activity in 1971 with thirty feature films to his credit. Also, Grigoris Grigoriou directed many plays at the radio theater of the state radio, while from 1949 he was a co-founder of the Lykourgos Stavrakos Film School and from 1957 a professor of the Drama School. His presence in television was also intense with his direction in Immortal Love Stories and Kapodistrias as well as in a series of plays on ERT. The television series of the literary work Loxandra was a great success, as was the show Na i Efkairia, which contributed to the emergence of new artists. From 1984 to 1990 he presented and moderated the weekly show In the Area of Greek Cinema. He was the president of the Society of Greek Directors and, apart from the directing awards, he was also honored with an award from the Ministry of Culture. He spoke French and was a permanent resident of Ilioupoli, Athens. With his first wife Maria Papaleonardou, he had a child, the composer Michalis Grigoriou. He then married the actress Inta Hristinaki without having children and finally Eleni Tsimaratou in 1960 with whom he had two children, the musician Lefteris Grigoriou and the diving instructor-director Stelios Grigoriou.

  • Title : Grigoris Grigoriou
  • Popularity : 1.054
  • Known For : Directing
  • Birthday : 1919-06-16
  • Place of Birth : Αθήνα, Ελλάδα
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  • Also Known As : Γρηγόρης Γρηγορίου
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Grigoris Grigoriou Movies

  • 1971
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    Δώστε τα χέρια

    Δώστε τα χέρια

    1 1971 HD

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  • 2004
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    A Man for Εverything

    A Man for Εverything

    1 2004 HD

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  • 1971
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    Los heroes del patibulo

    Los heroes del patibulo

    7 1971 HD

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  • 1966
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    Πόθοι στον καταραμένο βάλτο

    Πόθοι στον καταραμένο βάλτο

    7 1966 HD

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  • 1967
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    Anakatosouras

    Anakatosouras

    4.2 1967 HD

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  • 1964
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    Amfivolies

    Amfivolies

    4.2 1964 HD

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  • 1966
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    Μία γυναίκα κατηγορείται

    Μία γυναίκα κατηγορείται

    2.5 1966 HD

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  • 1969
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    Saint Nektarios

    Saint Nektarios

    5 1969 HD

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  • 1964
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    Amfivolies

    Amfivolies

    4.2 1964 HD

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  • 1958
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    Mimikos and Mary

    Mimikos and Mary

    5 1958 HD

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  • 1963
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    Brother Anna

    Brother Anna

    5 1963 HD

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  • 1959
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    2,000 Sailors and One Girl

    2,000 Sailors and One Girl

    5 1959 HD

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  • 1951
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    Bitter Bread

    Bitter Bread

    5.8 1951 HD

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  • 1949
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    The Red Cliff

    The Red Cliff

    5 1949 HD

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  • 1978
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    Τα Χριστούγεννα Του Αμερικάνου

    Τα Χριστούγεννα Του Αμερικάνου

    1 1978 HD

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  • 1959
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    The Lake of Sighs

    The Lake of Sighs

    5.6 1959 HD

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  • 1967
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    Trouba '67

    Trouba '67

    5.9 1967 HD

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  • 1961
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    Sharp as a Needle

    Sharp as a Needle

    4.2 1961 HD

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  • 1965
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    Yie mou... Yie mou...

    Yie mou... Yie mou...

    4.6 1965 HD

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  • 1951
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    Bitter Bread

    Bitter Bread

    5.8 1951 HD

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  • 1964
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    The 201 Canaries

    The 201 Canaries

    6.5 1964 HD

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  • 1953
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    Μεγάλοι δρόμοι

    Μεγάλοι δρόμοι

    1 1953 HD

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  • 1967
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    Κοκοβιός και Σπάρος στα Δίχτυα της Αράχνης

    Κοκοβιός και Σπάρος στα Δίχτυα της Αράχνης

    1 1967 HD

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  • 1949
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    The Red Cliff

    The Red Cliff

    5 1949 HD

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  • 1963
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    Brother Anna

    Brother Anna

    5 1963 HD

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  • 1963
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    Αυτό το κάτι άλλο!

    Αυτό το κάτι άλλο!

    6 1963 HD

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  • 1950
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    I Sinned for My Child

    I Sinned for My Child

    4 1950 HD

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  • 1968
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    Ο μεγάλος διχασμός

    Ο μεγάλος διχασμός

    1 1968 HD

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  • 1964
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    Persecution

    Persecution

    5.5 1964 HD

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  • 1959
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    The Lake of Sighs

    The Lake of Sighs

    5.6 1959 HD

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  • 1965
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    The fate of the innocent

    The fate of the innocent

    6 1965 HD

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  • 1950
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    Storm at the Lighthouse

    Storm at the Lighthouse

    5 1950 HD

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  • 1956
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    The Abduction of Persephone

    The Abduction of Persephone

    6 1956 HD

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  • 1960
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    Goodmorning Athens

    Goodmorning Athens

    6 1960 HD

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  • 1967
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    Αυτή η γη είναι δική μας

    Αυτή η γη είναι δική μας

    1 1967 HD

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  • 1970
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    Ο τελευταίος των κομιτατζήδων

    Ο τελευταίος των κομιτατζήδων

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1950
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    Storm at the Lighthouse

    Storm at the Lighthouse

    5 1950 HD

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  • 1968
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    Η ώρα της οργής

    Η ώρα της οργής

    1 1968 HD

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  • 1965
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    Όχι κύριε Τζόνσον

    Όχι κύριε Τζόνσον

    5 1965 HD

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  • 1970
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    7.2 1970 HD

    Greek television series

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  • 1970
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    6 1970 HD

    Loxandra is a Greek mother and wife living the ordinary life of a well to-do Greek family in Constantinoupolis of the late 1800s-early 1900s, a world...

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