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Costa-Gavras

Known For
Directing

Known Credits
60

Gender
Male

Birthday
February 12, 1933 (93 years old)

Place of Birth
Loutra-Iraias, Greece

Costa-Gavras

Biography

Konstantinos "Kostas" Gavras (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Γαβράς; born 12 February 1933), 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 have been in English, including Hanna K..

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Known For

Crew

2025No Other Choice...Thanks

Directing

2025Before What Comes After...Director
2019Adults in the Room...Director
2014Henri Langlois vu par......Director
2012Capital...Director
2009Eden Is West...Director
2005The Ax...Director
2003Parthénon...Director
2002Amen....Director
1997Mad City...Director
1995Lumière & Company...Director
1995Concerning Nice...Director
1994Et avec la Lumière et la Mort sans cesse...Director
1993The Little Apocalypse...Director
1991Lest We Forget...Director
1989Music Box...Director
1988Betrayed...Director
1986Family Business...Director
1983Hanna K....Director
1982Missing...Director
1979Womanlight...Director
1975Special Section...Director
1972State of Siege...Director
1970The Confession...Director
1969Z...Director
1967Shock Troops...Director
1965The Sleeping Car Murders...Director
1964Backfire...First Assistant Director
1964Joy House...Assistant Director
1963The Day and the Hour...Assistant Director
1963Bay of Angels...Assistant Director
1962A Monkey in Winter...Assistant Director
1960Croesus...Assistant Director
1958Les Ratés...Director

Writing

2025Before What Comes After...Screenplay
2019Adults in the Room...Writer
2012Capital...Screenplay
2009Eden Is West...Writer
2006The Colonel...Story
2005The Ax...Screenplay
2002Amen....Screenplay
1993The Little Apocalypse...Writer
1986Family Business...Screenplay
1983Hanna K....Writer
1982Missing...Screenplay
1979Womanlight...Writer
1976Mr. Klein...Co-Writer
1975Special Section...Writer
1972State of Siege...Scenario Writer
1969Z...Writer
1967Shock Troops...Writer
1965The Sleeping Car Murders...Writer
1958Les Ratés...Writer
1958Les Ratés...Screenplay

Production

2025Before What Comes After...Producer
2017I Still Hide to Smoke...Producer
2009Eden Is West...Producer
2006The Colonel...Producer
1985Tea in the Harem...Producer
1975Special Section...Producer

Editing

2025Before What Comes After...Editor
2019Adults in the Room...Editor

Acting

2026Carolco, un rêve hollywoodienas
2026La scripteas Lui-même
2026Exception culturelle, la bataille qui a sauvé le cinéma françaisas Self - filmmaker
2025La Saga du Napoléon d'Abel Ganceas Self - President of the Cinémathèque Française
2025The Legend of the Palme d’Or Continuesas Self
2023Beau gesteas Self
2022Film: The Living Record of Our Memoryas Self
2022Romy Schneider & Alain Delon: An Enduring Passionas Self
2022Romy : 40 ans après, ultimes confidencesas Self
2022A Daughter's Tribute to Her Father: Souleymane Cisséas Self
2022Les Grands Créateurs de Cinéma : René Clémentas Self
2021Armin Mueller-Stahl - Ein Gaukler in Hollywoodas Self
2021Morceaux de Cannesas
2021Resistencia Culturalas Self
2021The Méliès Mysteryas Self
2019Citizen Rosias Self
2019Searching for Mr. Rugoffas Self
2018Cannes 1968, révolution au palaisas Self
2017A Sore Spotas Self
2017The Legend of the Ugly Kingas Self
2017Le Raconteur 2as Self
2017My Story Is Not Yet Writtenas Self
2016Le Raconteuras Self
2016Yves Montand, l'ombre au tableauas Self
2015Jean Gabin, une âme françaiseas Self
2015Martin Scorsese Par Martin Scorseseas Self
2014Cinéma Jacques Perrinas Self
2014Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Wellesas Self - Filmmaker
2014Henri Langlois vu par...as Self
2013Looking for Athènesas Self
2013What Is Cinema?as Self
2013Cliqueas Self - Guest
2013Ain't Misbehavinas Self
2013Affection to the Peopleas Self
2012Jean-Louis Trintignant, pourquoi que je visas Self
2012Il était une fois... « La Haine »as Self - Producer
2011The Extraordinary Voyageas Self - Filmmaker
2011Pierre Schoendoerffer, the Sentinel of Memoryas Self
2010Burke & Hareas French Family
2010They Saw Infernoas Self
2009Henri-Georges Clouzot's Infernoas Self - Interviewee
2008Criticas Self
2005Le Cercleas Self
2004Leçon de Cinémaas Self
2004Leçon de Cinémaas Self - Host
2003Chaplin Today: The Great Dictatoras Self
2002Romy Schneider, étrange étrangèreas Self
1998Vivement dimancheas Self
1998Entangling Shadowsas Self
1996The Stupidsas Gas Station Attendant
1990Rush - Voyage à Moscouas Self
1987Nulle part ailleursas Self
1986Bette Davis at the Cinémathèque Françaiseas Self
1985Spies Like Usas Tadzhik Highway Patrolman
1977Madame Rosaas Le docteur Ramon
1976Cérémonie des Césaras Self - Presenter
1974Spécial cinémaas Self
1974Les Deux mémoiresas Self
1971You Speak of Prague: The Second Trial of Artur Londonas Self - Interviewee
1959Discoramaas Self