Dinos Dimopoulos (Greek: Ντίνος Δημόπουλος; 22 August 1921 – 28 February 2003) was a Greek actor, film director, screenwriter and theatre director. He directed more than 40 films between 1953 and 1993.[1]
Dinos Dimopoulos | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 August 1921 Palairos, Greece |
| Died | 28 February 2003 (aged 81) Athens, Greece |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, actor, theatre director |
| Years active | 1940–1971 |
His 1959 film Astero was entered into the 9th Berlin International Film Festival. His 1960 film Madalena was entered into the 1961 Cannes Film Festival.[2] He wrote also some theatrical plays. He has won the best director award in Thessaloniki Film Festival for the film The Asphalt Fever.[3]
Selected filmography edit
- Heaven Is Ours (1953)
- The Big Streets (1953)
- Happy Beginning (1954)
- Joe the Terrible (Τζο ο τρομερός) (1955)
- Astero (1959)
- Stournara 288 (1959)
- Madalena (1960)
- Oi kyries tis avlis (1966)
- The Asphalt Fever (1967)
- A Teacher with Blonde Hair (1969)
- Agapisa mia polythrona (1971)
References edit
- ^ Λεξικό νεοελληνικής λογοτεχνίας: Πρόσωπα, έργα, ρεύματα, όροι (in Greek). Εκδοσεις Πατακη. 2007. p. 494. ISBN 978-960-16-2237-8.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Madalena". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 21 February 2009.
- ^ "awards 1967". Thessaloniki Film Festival. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
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