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Costa-Gavras (Konstantinos Gavras)
director
Born: 2/12/1933
Birthplace: Loutra-Iraias, Greece
A famed director of politically themed films, he made his debut in 1965 with The Sleeping Car Murder, a detective thriller which he both wrote and directed. His other films, many of which concern political repression, include Z (1969), State of Siege (1973), Missing (1982), Betrayed (1988), The Music Box (1989), and Mad City (1997).
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- 1969 Cannes Film Festival - 1969 Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or If, Lindsay Anderson (United Kingdom) Special Jury Prize ...
- 1975 Cannes Film Festival - 1975 Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or Chronicle of the Burning Years, Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina ...
- 1982 Cannes Film Festival - 1982 Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or Missing, Constantin Costa-Gavras (United States) Yol, ...
- The Axe (Le Couperet) - Starring José Garcia, Karin Viard, Geordy Monfils, Christa Theret, Ulrich Tukur
- Missing - Starring Jack Lemmon, Sissy Spacek, Melanie Mayron, John Shea, Charles Cioffi
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