Costa-Gavras is a Greek-French film director, screenwriter and producer. Most of Gavras' films have been made in French; however, six of them were made in the English language.
Costa-Gavras is a Greek-French film director, screenwriter and producer. Most of Gavras' films have been made in French; however, six of them were made in the English language.
| Year | English title | Director | Writer | Producer | Original title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | The Sleeping Car Murders | Yes | Yes | No | Compartiment tueurs |
| 1967 | Shock Troops | Yes | Yes | Yes | Un homme de trop |
| 1969 | Z | Yes | Yes | No | Z |
| 1970 | The Confession | Yes | No | No | L'Aveu |
| 1972 | State of Siege | Yes | Yes | No | État de siège |
| 1975 | Special Section | Yes | Yes | Yes | Section spéciale |
| 1979 | Womanlight | Yes | Yes | No | Clair de femme |
| 1982 | Missing | Yes | Yes | No | missing. |
| 1983 | Hanna K. | Yes | Yes | No | Hanna K. |
| 1986 | Family Business | Yes | Yes | No | Conseil de famille |
| 1988 | Betrayed | Yes | No | No | Betrayed |
| 1989 | Music Box | Yes | No | No | Music Box |
| 1993 | The Little Apocalypse | Yes | Yes | No | La Petite Apocalypse |
| 1997 | Mad City | Yes | No | No | Mad City |
| 2002 | Amen. | Yes | Yes | No | Amen. |
| 2005 | The Ax | Yes | Yes | No | Le Couperet |
| 2006 | The Colonel | No | Yes | Yes | Mon colonel |
| 2009 | Eden Is West | Yes | Yes | Yes | Eden à l'ouest |
| 2012 | Capital | Yes | Yes | No | Le Capital |
| 2019 | Adults in the Room | Yes | Yes | No | Ενήλικοι στην Αίθουσα |
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Les Ratés | Yes | Yes | |
| 1991 | Pour Kim Song-Man | Yes | — | Part of Contre l'Oubli film compilation |
| 1995 | Lumière and Company | Yes | — | Original title: Lumière et Compagnie |
| À propos de Nice, la suite | Yes | Yes | Segment: "Les Kankobals" | |
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Ce n'est pas que le début | Short documentary Credited as Kostas Gavras |
| 1985 | Tea in the Harem | Also photographer |
| 1989 | Pleure pas my love | |
| 2016 | I Still Hide to Smoke | Uncredited |
| Year | Title | Credit(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Croesus | Assistant director |
| 1961 | All the Gold in the World | Assistant director |
| 1962 | A Monkey in Winter | Assistant director |
| 1963 | Bay of Angels | Assistant director |
| The Day and the Hour | Assistant director | |
| 1964 | Joy House | Assistant director |
| Backfire | Assistant director | |
| 1997 | Mad City | Songwriter: "Cliff's Theme Song" |
| 2009 | Home | Advisor |
| 2018 | Les Bonnes Conditions | Photographer |
| The Other Side of the Wind | Archival consultant | |
| 2019 | Adults in the Room | Editor |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | On vous parle de Prague | Himself | Short documentary |
| 1975 | Special Section | Militiaman | Uncredited |
| 1977 | Madame Rosa | Doctor Ramon | |
| 1985 | Spies Like Us | Tadzhik Highway Patrol | |
| 1996 | The Stupids | Gas Station Guy | |
| 2010 | Burke & Hare | French Family | |
Z is a 1969 political thriller film directed by Costa-Gavras, from a screenplay he co-wrote with Jorge Semprún, adapted from the 1967 novel by Vassilis Vassilikos. The film presents a thinly fictionalized account of the events surrounding the assassination of democratic Greek politician Grigoris Lambrakis in 1963. With its dark view of Greek politics and its downbeat ending, the film captures the director's outrage about the junta that then ruled Greece. The title refers to a popular Greek protest slogan meaning "he lives," in reference to Lambrakis.
Missing is a 1982 American biographical thriller drama film directed by Costa-Gavras from a screenplay written by Gavras and Donald E. Stewart, adapted from the book The Execution of Charles Horman: An American Sacrifice (1978) by Thomas Hauser, based on the disappearance of American journalist Charles Horman, in the aftermath of the United States-backed Chilean coup of 1973, which deposed the democratically elected socialist President Salvador Allende.
Konstantinos "Kostas" Gavras, 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 of them were made in English, including Hanna K..
Artur London was a Czechoslovak communist politician and co-defendant in the Slánský Trial in 1952. Though he was sentenced to life in prison, he was freed in 1955; he then settled in France with his wife Lise London. In 1968 he published his memoirs in L'Aveu, a book which resonated internationally, adapted by Costa-Gavras as the movie of the same name.
Music Box is a 1989 film by Costa-Gavras that tells the story of a Hungarian-American immigrant who is accused of having been a war criminal. The plot revolves around his daughter, an attorney, who defends him, and her struggle to uncover the truth.
The Confession is a 1970 French-Italian film directed by Costa-Gavras starring Yves Montand and Simone Signoret.
State of Siege is a 1972 French–Italian–West German political thriller film directed by Costa-Gavras starring Yves Montand and Renato Salvatori. The story is based on an actual incident in 1970, when U.S. official Dan Mitrione was kidnapped and later killed by an urban guerrilla group in Uruguay.
Bernard Fresson was a French actor who primarily worked in film.
Special Section is a 1975 French film directed by Costa-Gavras and based on the novel L'affaire de la Section Spéciale by Hervé Villeré. It stars Louis Seigner, Roland Bertin, Michael Lonsdale, Ivo Garrani, François Maistre, Jacques Spiesser, Henri Serre, Heinz Bennent and Claude Piéplu. It is named after the Special Sections of Vichy France.
Julie Gavras is a French film director and screenwriter. She is known for her film Blame It on Fidel (2006).
Françoise Bonnot was a French film editor with more than 40 feature film credits.
Romain Gavras is a French director. He is known for directing M.I.A.'s videos "Bad Girls" and "Born Free", Kanye West and Jay-Z's video "No Church in the Wild" and Jamie xx's video "Gosh". He also directed Justice's "Stress".
Armand Amar is a French composer, who grew up in Morocco. He won the 2008 César Award for Best Music for Le Concert.
The 58th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 7 to February 17, 2008. The festival opened with Martin Scorsese's documentary film Shine a Light. Be Kind Rewind by Michel Gondry served as the closing film. Greek filmmaker Costa Gavras, was selected to serve as the Jury President for the main competition.
The 40th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 9 to 20 February 1990. The festival opened with Steel Magnolias by Herbert Ross, which was shown out of competition.
Capital is a 2012 French drama film directed by Costa-Gavras, about ruthless ambition, power struggle, greed and deception in the international world of finance.
Womanlight is a 1979 film by Costa-Gavras based on the 1977 novel Clair de femme by Romain Gary.
Adults in the Room is a 2019 French-Greek political film directed by Costa-Gavras. It is based on the book Adults in the Room: My Battle with Europe's Deep Establishment by Yanis Varoufakis about the 2015 Greek bailout. It is Gavras' first feature film that was shot in Greece.
Michèle Ray-Gavras is a French film producer and journalist.