Faidon Georgitsis
Acting
Biography
Phaedon Georgitsis (Greek: Φαίδων Γεωργίτσης; 21 January 1939 – 1 March 2019) was a Greek actor. He was a popular actor of Greek cinema. He starred in many films, 13 of which were produced by Finos Film. He was also one of the main protagonists of Greek theatre. He studied at the Drama Schools of Karolos Koun, Christos Vlachiotis and Pelos Katselis. He made his film debut in the film Never on Sunday by Jules Dassin in 1960. He became popular through the musical films of Finos Film directed by Yannis Dalianidis, with frequent co-stars Mary Chronopoulou, Zoe Laskaris, Kostas Voutsas, Martha Karagiannis, etc. In the theater he collaborated with Karolos Koun's "Karolos Koun" Art Theater as well as with the State Theater of Northern Greece and the troupe of Minoas Volanakis. He first appeared on television in 1972 in the series "Red Ring", while he became popular again in the 1990s through the daily television series "Good Morning Life" and "Shine" by Nikos Foskolos. He also directed theatrical and film works. He died at the age of 80, on March 1, 2019 from brain cancer.
Known For
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Good morning Life
The inextricably intertwined stories of five sex workers who live in a brothel at Pireas harbor.
The Red Lanterns
An American scholar in Greece sets about improving the local prostitute with whom he is infatuated.
Never on Sunday
A modern retelling of the Greek myth of Phaedra. The young and fiery second wife of an extremely wealthy shipping magnate meets her estranged stepson Alexis and sparks immediately fly. Their love seems doomed from the beginning when she convinces him to come to Paris to meet his father.
Phaedra
Petros, a race car driver and son of a construction mogul, hears about an island with promising business opportunities. He tells his father, they have to buy land there but Flora, a night club owner also learns about it and arrives at the island before him. Their competition disturbs the peaceful lives of the island's residents. Marina, the daughter of the local restaurant owner falls in love with Petros while Flora charms the men of the island and especially Nicolas, causing his fiance's jealousy. She on the other hand falls for Iasonas, the son of the island's Lady who worries about the outcome of these events.
Mermaids for Love
Andreas, a blind shepherd, is the only man left in the village of Platanos, since all the others have left to seek work in Athens. The women of the village treat him as a sexual object, until a maid helps him regain his sight and escape the exploitation of the other women.
The sex hunter
An American photographer unwittingly brings footage of torture by the Greek military junta into the USA along with proof of America's involvement in it.He's pursued by inept and heavy handed henchmen leaving a trail of bloody and brutal murders in their wake.
Savage Hunt
An astronaut's widow and her young son meet a stranger from the future on a Greek island.
The Time Traveller
Melina Mercouri plays Maya, a jet-setting Greek actress who returns to her homeland to undertake the role of Medea. Searching for inspiration and clues as to how a mother could kill the children she loves, Maya discovers Brenda (Ellen Burstyn), a bible-spouting American woman serving time in an Athens prison for that very crime.
A Dream of Passion
Vasoula is a poor girl who works as a secretary for a cranky older lady, Ms Kleio who loves novels with knights and lives secluded in her mansion with her butler Aristeidis. One day, in the absence of Ms Kleio, Vasoula is visited by a couple, Popi and Mitsos Bezestainis who ask if they can stay. The sudden return of Ms Kleio causes great upheaval kai Vasoula is forced to introduce Mitsos as her husband, who is a sailor and often away. When Ms Kleio dies, she leaves her entire estate to Vasoula whom she mentions in her will as "wife of Dimitrios Bezestainis". Now, the problems begin, and they can only be solved when Vasoula marries Mitsos.
A Knight for Vasoula
Two rival brothers vie for the same woman against the backdrop of peasant revolts in their Greek homeland. In Thessaly in 1907, a man incites the poor farmers to take over the land they work for the benefit of the landowners. Odysseus (Nikos Kourkoulos), the son of one such landowner (Manos Katrakis), refuses to clash with the farmers.
Blood on the Land
Set on a lush Greek island, the story concerns a sister and brother, who return home after years abroad. Falling under the island's erotic spell, the girl and boy discover that their love goes beyond filial...
Fantasies
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The Cabaret Girl
A beautiful young girl, Melita, finds herself entangled in a drug ring, dreaming of the high life, and her lust for wealth drives her to steal the gang's money. Her lover is forced to join the game, but is killed by a member of the ring. Thus, Melita is forced to seek the help of a friend of hers, Alexis. The two of them take refuge on an island, where Melita meets her cousin, Gisela, who lives with her wealthy lover, Nestor, who supports her. Nestor is fascinated by Melita, while Gisela tries to seduce Alexis. The two of them set up a casino, where Alexis robs his teammates, while Melita works as a photo model for Nestor's son. One night, Alexis discovers Melita dead and then tries to leave to avoid getting into trouble. He is arrested by the police, along with his girlfriend's murderer.
A girl who wants it all
The love affair between a squadron leader and a young woman who is involved with agents and saboteurs from foreign countries leads to the exposure of an entire group of spies.
Proud eagles
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Τυφλόμυγα
A feud develops between a taverna with bouzoukia and a club next door that plays modern music.
The Blue Beads from Greece
Mikes, the head of sanitation for a large city, is a ruthless blackmailer who pressures his wife Anna to divorce him so he can marry his mistress. Callous and insensitive as he is, he has made her life a living hell. Anna does not want to divorce him because she is pregnant with his child and fears social condemnation. One night, she is attacked by a man who tries to rape her, but she is saved by a passerby, Alexis.
Dirty city
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During the cold spring of 1941, with Greece already under German occupation, a long-suffering squad of war-battered soldiers receives orders from the headquarters in Athens to fall back, leaving behind the Albanian Front. As the men retreat through the snow-covered landscapes of the bomb-scarred Greek countryside, the terrifying certainty that nothing will ever be the same again crushes their weary human souls.