Alekos Sakellarios
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Alekos Sakellarios was a Greek
writer and a director.
He was born in Athens and began to learn journalism and acting at a young age. He wrote his first theatrical play in 1935 called The King of Halva. He employed himself into the film as a screenwriter and a director and wrote many plays.
He directed mainly with Christos Giannakopoulos and only wrote with that cooperation of around 140 works. The most popular include: The Germans Strike Again, Thanassakis o politevomenos
, I theia ap' to Chicago, Dikoi mas Anthropoi, Ena votsalo sti limni
, Kalos ilthe to dollario
, Ta kitrina gantia
, Otan Leipei i Gata, I Soferina
, Laterna, Ftocheia kai Filotimo, Alimono stous Neous (Woe to the Young) and more.
He wrote also the lyrics of several songs, many of which became very successful. Among them are: Garifallo st' Afti, Ypomoni, Asta ta Malakia sou, Eho ena Mystiko and more.
He died in 1991 and is buried in the First Cemetery of Athens
in a family grave. He spent his final years next to his wife Tina. He had two daughters.
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writer and a director.
He was born in Athens and began to learn journalism and acting at a young age. He wrote his first theatrical play in 1935 called The King of Halva. He employed himself into the film as a screenwriter and a director and wrote many plays.
He directed mainly with Christos Giannakopoulos and only wrote with that cooperation of around 140 works. The most popular include: The Germans Strike Again, Thanassakis o politevomenos
Thanassakis o politevomenos
Thanassakis o politevomenos is a 1956 Greek comedy film made by Finos Films. It was directed by Alekos Sakellarios and starring Dinos Iliopoulou, Vyronas Pallis and Anna Synodinou...
, I theia ap' to Chicago, Dikoi mas Anthropoi, Ena votsalo sti limni
Ena votsalo sti limni
Ena votsalo sti limni is a 1955 Greek comedy film directed by Giorgos Tzavelas and stars Vassilis Logothetidis and Ilya Livykou-Plot:A miserly man cheats his wife one night...
, Kalos ilthe to dollario
Kalos ilthe to dollario
Kalos ilthe to dollario is a 1967 Greek theatrical comedy film directed by Alekos Sakellarios.The film stars Giorgos Konstantinou, Anna Kalouta and Sotiris Moustakas.-Plot:...
, Ta kitrina gantia
Ta kitrina gantia
Ta Kitrina Gantia is a 1960 Greek comedy film made by Finos Films. It was directed by Giorgos Tzavelas and stars Nikos Stavridis, Mimis Fotopoulos, Maro Kontou and Martha Vourtsi. It had an idea of a pathologic husbandly jealousy.-Plot:Orestis is a pathologic jealous husband and always appeared...
, Otan Leipei i Gata, I Soferina
I Soferina
I soferina is a 1964 Greek theatrical comedy film directed by Giorgos Roussos, The Last Joke...
, Laterna, Ftocheia kai Filotimo, Alimono stous Neous (Woe to the Young) and more.
He wrote also the lyrics of several songs, many of which became very successful. Among them are: Garifallo st' Afti, Ypomoni, Asta ta Malakia sou, Eho ena Mystiko and more.
He died in 1991 and is buried in the First Cemetery of Athens
First Cemetery of Athens
The First Cemetery of Athens is the official cemetery of the City of Athens and the first to be built. It opened in 1837 and soon became a luxurious cemetery for famous Greek people and foreigners....
in a family grave. He spent his final years next to his wife Tina. He had two daughters.
External links
- Alekos Sakellarios with Ahilleas Madras at YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
- Sakellarios talks about the first movies of Greek cinema at YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
- Woe to the Young (1961) at YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....