Costa-Gavras
Directing

Costa-Gavras

Born 1933-02-12 · Loutra-Iraias, Greece

Konstantinos Gavras (born 12 February 1933), known professionally as Costa-Gavras, is a Greek filmmaker, who lives and works in France. He is best known for directing films with overt political themes, most famously the fast-paced thriller “Z” (1969). Most of his movies were made in French, though starting with “Missing” (1982), several were made in English.

Known for

Burke & Hare★ 6.1
Burke & Hare
2010
Spies Like Us★ 6.2
Spies Like Us
1985
The Confession★ 7.3
The Confession
1970
Amen.★ 7
Amen.
2002
Mr. Klein★ 7.3
Mr. Klein
1976
Mad City★ 6.2
Mad City
1997
Z★ 7.9
Z
1969
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles★ 6.7
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
2014
Betrayed★ 6
Betrayed
1988
The Sleeping Car Murder★ 7
The Sleeping Car Murder
1965
Music Box★ 7.1
Music Box
1989
State of Siege★ 7.2
State of Siege
1972
Adults in the Room★ 6.6
Adults in the Room
2019
Missing★ 7.3
Missing
1982
A Monkey in Winter★ 7.7
A Monkey in Winter
1962
The Ax★ 7
The Ax
2005
Bay of Angels★ 6.8
Bay of Angels
1963
Madame Rosa★ 7.1
Madame Rosa
1977
Henri Langlois vu par...
Henri Langlois vu par...
2014
Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno★ 7.5
Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno
2009
Film, the Living Record of Our Memory★ 8.7
Film, the Living Record of Our Memory
2022
Backfire★ 5.9
Backfire
1964
Special Section★ 7
Special Section
1975
The Stupids★ 4.7
The Stupids
1996
Capital★ 6.2
Capital
2012
The Extraordinary Voyage★ 7.7
The Extraordinary Voyage
2011
Lumière and Company★ 6.4
Lumière and Company
1995
Joy House★ 6.5
Joy House
1964
Eden Is West★ 6.2
Eden Is West
2009
Shock Troops★ 6.8
Shock Troops
1967
The Day and the Hour★ 7
The Day and the Hour
1963
The Colonel★ 7
The Colonel
2006
Womanlight★ 6.4
Womanlight
1979
What Is Cinema?★ 6.4
What Is Cinema?
2013
Tea in the Harem★ 7.1
Tea in the Harem
1985
I Still Hide to Smoke★ 7.5
I Still Hide to Smoke
2017
Against Oblivion★ 7
Against Oblivion
1991
Family Business★ 4.3
Family Business
1986
Looking for Athènes★ 6.5
Looking for Athènes
2013
Affection to the People
Affection to the People
2013