
Mihalis Giannatos
Actor · 1941 – 2013 · Constantinople, Turkey
Michalis Giannatos (Greek: Μιχάλης Γιαννάτος; 11 July 1941 – 17 September 2013), alternatively spelled as Michael Yannatos, was a Greek actοr. Ηe was born in (Istanbul), Turkey. He left the city for Greece in 1964 during the long expulsion of Istanbul Greeks. He studied in Konstantinos Demopoulos' school of drama and first appeared as a professional actor in Georgios Zervoulakos' film Oi stigmatismenoi (Greek: Οι στιγματισμένοι) in 1966. When still a student, he participated in the theatrical play Capetan Michalis (Greek: Καπετάν Μιχάλης) next to Manos Katrakis. During his long cinematic career, he appeared in close to 100 films, television series and plays. He was a regular in Theodoros Angelopoulos films since he was one of the director's favorite actors. After Megalexandros (Greek: Μεγαλέξανδρος) in 1981, Angelopoulos was always calling him to play in his movies. He was fluent in five languages; Greek, Turkish, French, Italian and Spanish. Due to that, he appeared in many international productions, including Midnight Express, Captain Corelli's Mandolin, Munich and more. (Source: Wikipedia)
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Movie7.1DramaHistoryDuring the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, eleven Israeli athletes are taken hostage and murdered by a Palestinian terrorist group known as Black September. In retaliation, the Israeli government recruits a group of Mossad agents to track down and execute those responsible for the attack.
Munich
2005 · 3.1K votes
Movie7.4DramaCrimeBilly Hayes is caught attempting to smuggle drugs out of a country. The courts decide to make an example of him, sentencing him to more than 30 years in prison. Hayes has two opportunities for release: the appeals made by his lawyer, his family, and the American government, or the "Midnight Express".
Midnight Express
1978 · 1.9K votes
Movie5.9DramaRomanceWhen a fisherman leaves to fight with the Greek army during World War II, his fiancée falls in love with the local Italian commander.
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
2001 · 588 votes
Movie7.5DramaHistoryAn exiled filmmaker finally returns to his home country where former mysteries and afflictions of his early life come back to haunt him once more.
Movie7.8DramaFamous writer Alexander contracts a terminal illness. He receives a letter from his wife describing a summer day 30 years ago, and leaves his seaside home to remember his past. This journey will allow him to wander between the past and the present, and encounter unexpected people, allowing him to collect unforgettable memories in the final moments of his life.
Movie6.4TV MovieComedyEscaping the dreary wet weather of 1930s England, an eccentric family uproot and ship themselves to the sunnier climes of the Greek island of Corfu.
My Family and Other Animals
2005 · 27 votes
Movie6.7ComedyDrama"A Touch of Spice" is a story about Fanis, a young Greek boy growing up in Istanbul, whose grandfather, a culinary philosopher and mentor, teaches him that both food and life require a little salt to give them flavor. They both require... A Touch of Spice. Fanis grows up to become an excellent cook and uses his cooking skills to spice up the lives of those around him. 35 years later he leaves Athens and travels back to his birthplace of Istanbul to reunite with his grandfather and his first love. He travels back only to realize that he forgot to put a little bit of spice in his own life.
Movie7.6DramaTwo Greek children embark on a journey to search for their father, who supposedly lives in Germany.
Movie7.0DramaFollowing the wedding of his daughter, stone-faced beekeeper Spyros makes an annual journey from the north of Greece to the south, traveling along with his hives. En route, he meets an erratic, young female drifter, with whom he strikes up an unusual, self-destructive relationship.
MovieComedyHotel Αστέρια
2005
Movie4.8DramaComedyIn this adolescent-oriented drama, a young woman is forced to attend a posh finishing school in the Mediterranean. She vents her anger by rebelling against the cruel and sicko headmaster. When she discovers that he has been secretly photographing them naked and profiting from the pictures, she rallies the other girls and gets revenge.
Pretty Smart
1987 · 27 votes
Movie5.2HorrorThrillerMystery writer Sian Anderson leaves her boyfriend John for three weeks of intense writing in the isolated Greek town of Monemvassia. Upon her arrival in the ancient, deserted, walled-in fortress, she is met by Elias Appleby, the round eccentric landlord who guides her through mysterious underground passageways to the house where she will work. He warns her to stay inside at night because of the killer winds that arrive after dark.
The Wind
1986 · 30 votes
Movie7.1DramaAn old communist returning to Greece after 32 years in the Soviet Union is disillusioned with the state of things.
Movie8.0DramaA seaman finds himself out of work and stranded in a distant port. He shares a cheap room. They take turns sleeping, some in the morning, some at night. Grief! When he will go back to sea? And there! The scent of woman drifts up to seduce him! He realizes he had shared his bed with a lady of the night.
Skipper Straad
2003 · 1 votes
Movie3.6HorrorAdventureAn archaelogist falls under the spell of a statue with a curse on it.
The Serpent of Death
1990 · 5 votes
Movie6.0ComedyRomanceA modern day treasure hunt for a mystical relic that turns into a love story for all time.
Opa!
2005 · 12 votes
Movie5.9ComedyStathis loves bikes, Rena wants to dance all the time and Aleksis goes crazy for rock music. They are three crazy siblings. One of them, Stathis, doesn't seem capable to keep a job and when he loses his girlfriend, his mother decides to give him what he loves the most, a motorcycle!
Movie7.6DramaHistoryThe story follows a family of refugees from the early twentieth century through to the Civil War. Through movements, separations, and reunions, personal lives intersect with Greece’s major historical transformations. Space and time are in constant flux, while the characters remain trapped in an unending search for a homeland.
Movie10.0DramaA man sees a poster of an old movie that he claims to have acted in
Movie5.7DramaHistoryBased on the book by Ilias Venezis "The Number 31328", the film by Nikos Koundouros unfolds through the personal tragedies of three characters, the Asia Minor Disaster and the agonizing travails of the Asia Minor Greeks who had been arrested and led to death by Kemal's troops and armed groups of Muslims. The wife of a merchant, a teacher and a seventeen-year old boy try to survive, following the column of prisoners into the depths of Asia Minor.
1922
1978 · 13 votes
Movie6.9DramaA reporter notices an old man in a border town who may be an important Greek politician who disappeared mysteriously years ago.
Movie6.8DramaThis tale takes place in a bar. The Spanish Alonso and his blind mother run this place. Bay, who is Alonso's friend live here too. This story tells something about Alonso and Bay and the "American Dream".
Movie4.4ComedyMakis , a man with difficulties in the stock market, falls for Roula , who is the mistress of a big tycoon , which Makis has invested in. Makis becomes witness to an assassination gone wrong. The police are after him thinking he is the shooter but the real assassin is after Makis to recruit him to his terrorist beliefs. The only comfort Makis can find is Roula who follows him on his deadly adventure.
Movie4.5DramaRomanceTore Andersson is a depressed 43 year old sport journalist living in Stockholm. His girlfriend has left him so he decides to take a vacation in Cyprus.
Series10
TV4.6ComedyDramaPetros and Orestis are twin brothers. Orestis was put up for adoption when he was just a baby and was raised by rich parents. One day, Petros witnesses an accident which involves Orestis. Realizing they are identical and taking advantage of the fact that Orestis suffers from amnesia, Petros steals Orestis's life.
TV7.8ComedyPre-marital cold feet makes Vicky, a beautiful Greek woman that lived in Australia for years, come up with a plan to switch sides with a friend of hers (Stella, an obese but kind-hearted and streetwise Greek woman), while on board the flight taking her to Athens to meet her future in-laws.
TV7.3ComedyArbitrary! Two families who coincidentally have the same name and live in the same apartment building. One is headed by a failed lawyer, Andreas Hatzigiorgis, who is supported by his wealthy wife, while the other is headed by a restaurateur who harasses his employees, Kostas Hatzigiorgis. The two families are often at odds as one wants to destroy the other, creating unspeakable situations.
TV7.3ComedyA couple after thirteen years of marriage decides to divorce due to a mismatch of characters. He, Antonis, a technocrat, former leftist and now conservative, is convinced that women are children of a lesser God. His wife, Cleopatra, after thirteen years of submission, is revolted by her lawyer friend - a fanatic feminist - and claims conjugal privileges. Their two children, Giorgakis and Lina, the in-laws and of course the family friends are involved in the couple's life and its problems, further upsetting the already troubled family atmosphere.
TV7.0DramaΑρχιπέλαγος
2004 · 2 votes
TV8.5DramaCrimeΕπικίνδυνες σχέσεις
1992 · 2 votes
TV8.0CrimeMysteryJournalist Costas Tsarouchas reveals the recipient of the stolen goods from the great theft of the Esterházy collection from the "Museum of Fine Arts" in Budapest, in November 1983, as revealed by evidence from the investigations he conducted.
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Η Μανιάτισσα
1987
TV8.0DramaCrimeΗ Αγάπη της Γάτας
1991 · 3 votes
TV4.0DramaThe main character of the series is a female teacher who, during the interwar period, leaves her hometown, Paris, to come to Greece, her place of origin. The political and social situation prevailing in Greece surprises her and her emotions alternate, as she encounters various behaviors and mentalities. Her appointment in Rethymno becomes an occasion for her to get to know the conservatism of the province and to risk her career and her reputation. In the first episode of the series, Katerina Makri travels to Crete, observes people and events and recalls in her memory images and incidents that marked the first hours of her return to Greece.