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Costa-Gavras

Director · Born February 12, 1933 · Loutra-Iraias, Greece

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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.. Description above from the Wikipedia article Costa-Gavras, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Directed 31

2020s

  1. 2025

    Before What Comes After

    Director

2010s

  1. 2019

    Adults in the Room

    Director

  2. 2014

    Henri Langlois vu par...

    Director

  3. 2012

    Capital

    Director

2000s

  1. 2009

    Eden Is West

    Director

  2. 2005

    The Ax

    Director

    74
  3. 2002

    Amen.

    Director

    68

1990s

  1. 1997

    Mad City

    Director

    52
  2. 1995

    Lumière & Company

    Director

  3. Concerning Nice

    Director

  4. 1993

    The Little Apocalypse

    Director

  5. 1991

    Lest We Forget

    Director

1980s

  1. 1989

    Music Box

    Director

  2. 1988

    Betrayed

    Director

    56
  3. 1986

    Family Business

    Director

  4. 1983

    Hanna K.

    Director

  5. 1982

    Missing

    Director

    80

1970s

  1. 1979

    Womanlight

    Director

  2. 1975

    Special Section

    Director

  3. 1972

    State of Siege

    Director

  4. 1970

    The Confession

    Director

1960s

  1. 1969

    Z

    Director

    84
  2. 1967

    Shock Troops

    Director

  3. 1965

    The Sleeping Car Murders

    Director

  4. 1964

    Backfire

    First Assistant Director

  5. Joy House

    Assistant Director

    59
  6. 1963

    The Day and the Hour

    Assistant Director

  7. Bay of Angels

    Assistant Director

    75
  8. 1962

    A Monkey in Winter

    Assistant Director

    75
  9. 1960

    Croesus

    Assistant Director

1950s

  1. 1958

    Les Ratés

    Director

Wrote 19

2020s

  1. 2025

    Before What Comes After

    Screenplay

2010s

  1. 2019

    Adults in the Room

    Writer

  2. 2012

    Capital

    Screenplay

2000s

  1. 2009

    Eden Is West

    Writer

  2. 2006

    The Colonel

    Story

  3. 2005

    The Ax

    Screenplay

    74
  4. 2002

    Amen.

    Screenplay

    68

1990s

  1. 1993

    The Little Apocalypse

    Writer

1980s

  1. 1986

    Family Business

    Screenplay

  2. 1983

    Hanna K.

    Writer

  3. 1982

    Missing

    Screenplay

    80

1970s

  1. 1979

    Womanlight

    Writer

  2. 1976

    Mr. Klein

    Co-Writer

    74
  3. 1975

    Special Section

    Writer

  4. 1972

    State of Siege

    Scenario Writer

1960s

  1. 1969

    Z

    Writer

    84
  2. 1967

    Shock Troops

    Writer

  3. 1965

    The Sleeping Car Murders

    Writer

1950s

  1. 1958

    Les Ratés

    Writer, Screenplay

Acted in 7

2020s

  1. 2026

    Carolco, un rêve hollywoodien

    Movie

  2. La scripte

    Lui-même

  3. 2021

    Morceaux de Cannes

    Movie

1990s

  1. 1996

    The Stupids

    Gas Station Attendant

1970s

  1. 1977

    Madame Rosa

    Le docteur Ramon

Produced 6

2020s

  1. 2025

    Before What Comes After

    Producer

2010s

  1. 2017

    I Still Hide to Smoke

    Producer

2000s

  1. 2009

    Eden Is West

    Producer

  2. 2006

    The Colonel

    Producer

1980s

  1. 1985

    Tea in the Harem

    Producer

1970s

  1. 1975

    Special Section

    Producer

Edited 2

2020s

  1. 2025

    Before What Comes After

    Editor

2010s

  1. 2019

    Adults in the Room

    Editor

Appearances51

2020s

  1. 2026

    Le siècle de Costa-Gavras

    Self - subject, filmmaker · 5 episodes

  2. Exception culturelle, la bataille qui a sauvé le cinéma français

    Self - filmmaker

  3. 2025

    La Saga du Napoléon d'Abel Gance

    Self - President of the Cinémathèque Française

  4. The Legend of the Palme d’Or Continues

    Self

  5. 2023

    Beau geste

    Self · 1 episode

  6. 2022

    Film: The Living Record of Our Memory

    Self

    82

  7. Romy Schneider & Alain Delon: An Enduring Passion

    Self

  8. Romy : 40 ans après, ultimes confidences

    Self

  9. A Daughter's Tribute to Her Father: Souleymane Cissé

    Self

  10. Les Grands Créateurs de Cinéma : René Clément

    Self

  11. 2021

    Armin Mueller-Stahl - Ein Gaukler in Hollywood

    Self

  12. Resistencia Cultural

    Self

  13. The Méliès Mystery

    Self

2010s

  1. 2019

    Citizen Rosi

    Self

  2. Searching for Mr. Rugoff

    Self

  3. 2018

    Cannes 1968, révolution au palais

    Self

  4. 2017

    A Sore Spot

    Self

  5. The Legend of the Ugly King

    Self

  6. My Story Is Not Yet Written

    Self

  7. 2016

    Yves Montand, l'ombre au tableau

    Self

  8. 2015

    Jean Gabin, une âme française

    Self

  9. Martin Scorsese Par Martin Scorsese

    Self

  10. 2014

    Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

    Self - Filmmaker

    69

  11. Henri Langlois vu par...

    Self

  12. 2013

    Looking for Athènes

    Self

  13. What Is Cinema?

    Self

  14. Clique

    Self - Guest · 1 episode

  15. Ain't Misbehavin

    Self

  16. Affection to the People

    Self

  17. 2012

    Il était une fois... « La Haine »

    Self - Producer

  18. 2011

    The Extraordinary Voyage

    Self - Filmmaker

  19. Pierre Schoendoerffer, the Sentinel of Memory

    Self

  20. 2010

    They Saw Inferno

    Self

2000s

  1. 2009

    Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno

    Self - Interviewee

  2. 2008

    Critic

    Self

  3. 2005

    Le Cercle

    Self · 1 episode

  4. 2004

    Leçon de Cinéma

    Self, Self - Host · 1 episode

  5. 2003

    Chaplin Today: The Great Dictator

    Self

  6. 2002

    Romy Schneider, étrange étrangère

    Self

1990s

  1. 1998

    Vivement dimanche

    Self · 1 episode

  2. Entangling Shadows

    Self

  3. 1994

    The Last Bolshevik

    self

  4. 1990

    Rush - Voyage à Moscou

    Self

1980s

  1. 1987

    Nulle part ailleurs

    Self · 1 episode

  2. 1986

    Bette Davis at the Cinémathèque Française

    Self

1970s

  1. 1978

    Ciné regards

    Self · 1 episode

  2. 1976

    Cérémonie des César

    Self - Presenter · 1 episode

  3. 1974

    Spécial cinéma

    Self · 2 episodes

  4. Les Deux mémoires

    Self

  5. 1971

    You Speak of Prague: The Second Trial of Artur London

    Self - Interviewee

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