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Costa-Gavras filmography

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Costa-Gavras at the 2017 César Awards

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.

Films

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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

Short films

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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"

As a producer

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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

Additional credits

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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

Acting appearances

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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

See also

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Sources

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