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Nikos Foskolos

Nikos Foskolos

Writer · 1927–2013 · Athens, Greece

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Nikos Foskolos (Greek: Νίκος Φώσκολος; 26 November 1927 – 30 October 2013) was a Greek screenwriter and director. He is one of the most commercially successful screenwriters of Greek cinema. He has been called the "Goldfinger of commercial shows". He has been described as "the maître of exaggeration" and "the king of TV shows". His film Ipolochagos Natassa kept the most commercially successful film record for almost three decades from 1970 to 1999. Foskolos was born in Athens on 26 November 1927. He studied Political Science at the University of Athens but did not graduate. From the age of 17, he started writing successful radio plays with both a historical and modern background. His radio series Police Stories were the most popular radio series for three years. In the 1960s, he worked as a theatre critic and also wrote plays for the theatre and radio. He wrote screenplays for over 70 Greek films, mostly working for Finos Film. He introduced Spaghetti Westerns to Greek cinema. His TV daily serial Lampsi was a huge success and ran for 14 seasons getting into the Guinness World Records in 1995. He gained another entry into the Guinness World Records for writing two daily TV series, Lampsi and Kalimera Zoi, for ten years. Lampsi was shown for 13 years from 1991 to 2005 with a total of 3457 episodes produced. In the 1970s, his TV serial Agnostos Polemos (Unknown War) broke the record of TV ratings with 92% of Greek households tuning in to the show. Foskolos has been described as an "important screenwriter", a "talented director", a "wonderful human being" and "the father of TV-serials and films". Ta Nea refers to him as "hyperproductive". The same paper also calls him polygrafotatos translating as "a prolific writer". Foskolos has received awards for The Asphalt Fever (Πυρετός στην άσφαλτο), and The Ruthless (Οι αδίστακτοι). His film Blood on the Land (Το χώμα βάφτηκε κόκκινο) was an Academy Awards Best Foreign Film nominee in 1965. He also received three awards and a state award for Concert for Machine Guns (Κοντσέρτο για πολυβόλα).

Wrote 62

1980s

  1. 1989

    Deadly dilemma

    Writer

  2. ABE Mafia... National academy of crooks

    Writer

  3. 1988

    Markisia tou limaniou

    Writer

  4. Εκείνη η Γυναίκα...

    Writer

  5. 1987

    Sentenced to Death

    Writer

  6. Front Page Woman

    Writer

  7. 1983

    Ο στόχος

    Writer

  8. 1982

    Wild Youth

    Writer

  9. 1981

    Nelly, the Spy

    Writer

  10. 1980

    Emergency exit

    Writer

1970s

  1. 1973

    The Brave Die Twice

    Writer

  2. The years of rage

    Writer

  3. 1972

    Captives of Hate

    Writer

  4. Love and Betrayal

    Writer

  5. With Fear and Passion

    Writer

  6. 1971

    Frenzy

    Writer

  7. Ο δρόμος των ηρώων

    Writer

  8. Abuse of authority

    Writer

  9. I loved a bum

    Story

  10. 1970

    Lieutenant Natassa

    Writer

  11. The Jungle of Cities

    Writer

  12. In the name of the law

    Writer

  13. Ο μεγάλος ένοχος

    Writer

1960s

  1. 1969

    Treason Avenue

    Writer

  2. When the City Dies

    Writer

  3. The Refugee

    Writer

  4. 1968

    The Avenue of Hate

    Writer

  5. A Woman's Past

    Writer

  6. Love and Blood

    Writer

  7. 1967

    The Asphalt Fever

    Writer

  8. Bullets Don't Come Back

    Writer

  9. Concert for Machine Guns

    Writer

  10. The Drunk of the Harbor

    Writer

  11. 1966

    Tears for Electra

    Writer

  12. Zero Hour Society

    Writer

  13. I blame the People

    Writer

  14. Thankless

    Writer

  15. Blood on the Land

    Writer

  16. The man who returned from pain

    Writer

  17. The Devastated

    Writer

  18. 1965

    Ruthless

    Writer

  19. The Enemies

    Writer

  20. Dirty city

    Writer

  21. Betrayed

    Writer

  22. 1964

    Scream

    Writer

  23. The barker

    Writer

  24. It is a great pity

    Writer

  25. Without parents and siblings

    Writer

  26. 1963

    The Scum

    Writer

  27. The Golden Eagles

    Writer

  28. Mother, why did you give birth to me?

    Writer

  29. What the Night Hides

    Writer

  30. 1962

    Ο Γεροδήμος

    Writer

  31. 1961

    Death Will Return

    Author

  32. Love and storm

    Screenplay

  33. The mother's curse

    Writer

  34. Φλογέρα και Αίμα

    Writer

  35. 1960

    Tsakitzis: The Patron Saint of the Poor

    Writer

1950s

  1. 1959

    Krystallo

    Writer

  2. 1957

    Jeep, Pavilion and Love

    Writer

Directed 22

1980s

  1. 1989

    Deadly dilemma

    Director

  2. ABE Mafia... National academy of crooks

    Director

  3. 1988

    Markisia tou limaniou

    Director

  4. Εκείνη η Γυναίκα...

    Director

  5. 1987

    Sentenced to Death

    Director

  6. Front Page Woman

    Director

  7. 1983

    Gate 7: The Big Moment

    Director

  8. Ο στόχος

    Director

  9. 1982

    Wild Youth

    Director

  10. 1981

    17 Bullets for an Angel

    Director

  11. 1980

    Emergency exit

    Director

1970s

  1. 1972

    Captives of Hate

    Director

  2. With Fear and Passion

    Director

  3. 1970

    Lieutenant Natassa

    Director

  4. In the name of the law

    Director

  5. Visibility Zero

    Director

1960s

  1. 1969

    I Die Every Dawn

    Director

  2. 1968

    The Avenue of Hate

    Director

  3. Love and Blood

    Director

  4. 1967

    Bullets Don't Come Back

    Director

Created 3

1990s

  1. 1997

    Εις θάνατον

    Creator

  2. 1993

    Good morning Life

    Creator

  3. 1991

    The Shine

    Creator

Other crew 2

1980s

  1. 1983

    Gate 7: The Big Moment

    Script

1970s

  1. 1970

    Visibility Zero

    Script