Giannis Fyrios
Also Known As: Γιάννης Φύριος, Γιαννης Φυριος
Biography: Giannis Firios (January 23, 1912 - April 16, 2007) was a Greek actor. He was born in Andros. He studied at the Drama School of Dionysis Devaris, a former actor of the famous director Konstantinos Christomanos. He first appeared in the theater in 1937 with the troupe of Ios Palaiologos and Sp. Patrikios and in the cinema in 1952 with Stelios Tatasopoulos' film Mavri gehi, together with Giorgos Foundas, Frosso Kokkola and others.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Andros, Greece
Birthday: January 23, 1913
Deathday: April 16, 2007
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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Μας κλέψανε τη Γκόλφω
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Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1961-01-01
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Towards freedom
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1996-01-01
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A Touch of Spice
Overview: "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.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: el
Release Date: 2003-10-24
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The Jet Set
Overview: Erotica set in Greece's upper class of the 1970s.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1972-01-01
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Δύσκολοι δρόμοι
Overview: In mid-1960s Perama, a popular singer plans to marry a sweet woman, not because he loves her, but because he hates her boyfriend who truly loves her.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1965-01-01
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What Did You Do in the War, Thanassi?
Overview: A wild tale of mistaken identity set during the Nazi occupation of Greece and starring the great Thanasis Vengos. Thanasis is called upon, during the Occupation, to testify at the trial of a tavern owner accused of serving cat meat to his customers. He too is accused of perjury and imprisoned with some resistance fighters. The resistance fighters escape, but Thanasis remains in his cell. He is accused of being Ivan, the notorious ringleader of certain revolutionaries.
Genres: Drama Comedy History
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1971-09-23
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Ο νταβατζής με τα ριγέ σώβρακα
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1985-01-01
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Ο Καμπούρης
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1966-01-01
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Ulysses' Gaze
Overview: An exiled filmmaker finally returns to his home country where former mysteries and afflictions of his early life come back to haunt him once more.
Genres: Drama History War
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1995-10-12
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The Bald Student
Overview: Thanasis, a family breadwinner who has been working for 17 years at the Ministry of Measure and Station without any promotion, is trying to cover his expenses by doing a second job. When he learns that he can not be promoted because he does not own a high school diploma, he decides to go back to school.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1979-01-01
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Ησαΐα, μη Χορεύεις
Overview: Lambros has a bizarre office that does crazy jobs, because he is not a fan of the "Fake pie to eat" theory, but he also puts his hand on every time he wants to reach a happy ending in a neighborhood. But he believes that marriage is a bad thing, until the day when the female Satan, using tricks similar to his own, appears in front of him.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1969-07-27
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Ο Φαφλατάς
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Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1971-01-27
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Loafing and Camouflage
Overview: The film is the story of a group of soldiers, who, in the course of their compulsory military service in 1967 and 1968, before and during the military dictatorship in Greece, are assigned to the then recently founded Armed Forces Television. This TV station, founded for the civilian population, was run by the Cinematographic Unit of the army which until then had only produced propaganda films and newsreels and was responsible for entertaining the troops and other charity organizations with movie screenings. The personnel was composed mostly of soldiers, who already had experience in the film business in their civilian lives, as well as those who received their training in the army. The story may be only 95% true, but that is simply because the true story is even more absurd...
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1984-10-01
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The Wicked World of Thanasis
Overview: Seven short stories of everyday madness starring Thanasis Vengos.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1979-03-19
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The Man Who Ran a Lot
Overview: Thanasis Zevedaios (Thanasis Vengos) has a shop with watches and running but not enough! Time and the clocks have become obsessed after running nonstop in an effort to nourish their relatives. The 'philosopher' brother dies and leaves another four mouths under his protection. The day is divided between the shop, his sister and his niece to marry, and his beloved, who works in a supermarket, while the economic situation and their obligations do not allow them to marry.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1973-01-01
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Καπετάν Φάντης Μπαστούνι
Overview: Captain Andreas, a widower master learns that the planned departure postponed and the crew discovers hidden in the ship's refrigerator a girl, Marina. The company and the kind of behavior makes him take her with him to his home in Poros, which is home to the sister of Royal and two nephews. The presence of the marina there inflamed passions and causes the scheming sister, culminating when he set sail for the trip. When his ship sinks and he is considered missing, his sister declares him dead, eliminates the Marina and trying to reap his fortune with the help of their lawyer. Some time later, Andrew returns secretly finds Marina, marries her and takes her to his home, where enforce order ...
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1968-01-01
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Ο Παλιάτσος
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1968-10-05
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Ladies of the Courtyard
Overview: The Pippi a genuine artist, painting with touches of everyday life of ordinary people, who live and share the joys and sorrows in the large and vibrant with life yard of a neighborhood of old Athens.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1966-04-09
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Κοκοβιός και Σπάρος στα Δίχτυα της Αράχνης
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1967-01-01
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Taxi Driver
Overview: Thanasis is a good-looking taxi driver whose girlfriend is pushing him to marry. When an uncle from America gives him an expensive car, Thanasis' life will change. He will marry his beloved and, when uncle returns to Greece, he will run a car dealership on his behalf.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1962-01-01
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Oh, If I Only Were a Man
Overview: Frustrated and unemployed after being sexually harassed repeatedly, Stella decides to play the role of a guy, using the identity of her twin brother (who is living in Australia) hoping to get a job. She immediately wins the trust of her new employers and soon gets promoted to manager. The troubles begin when she falls in love with her boss' son.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1966-01-01
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The Unwilling Nanny
Overview: After returning from a masquerade, much to his surprise, a wandering textile salesman stumbles upon an abandoned and helpless baby. Will he find his parents--and if not--will the poor child finally find a loving foster family?
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1959-05-31
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Πάτερ Γκομένιος
Overview: Menios is an unrepentant womanizer with countless victories on his resume. Eventually he decides to settle down and marry Sula. Paradoxically, although his friends called him small "Gkomenio" for obvious reasons, fails to demonstrate the capabilities of the Gannet, which remains unblemished even after the honeymoon. On the one disappointment Menios and the other pressures of mother-who wants grandchild, lead him to the monastery of his uncle, where they stylite monk. There by the grace of God, meets various women that seek a "blessing" of ...
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1982-02-28
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Μήτσος ο Ρεζίλης
Overview: Gender-bender comedy directed by Omiros Efstratiadis.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1984-01-01
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Taste from Greece
Overview: Anthology film with a number of sketches that satirize modern Greece.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1980-01-01
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Electricity... Water... Telephone, Plots with Installments
Overview: Two friends get involved in a scam involving selling of land plots.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1966-08-27
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Our love
Overview: An usherette in a theatre, where a distinguished and popular actor performs, gets her big break when the leading actress has an accident. The director decides to take advantage of the heretofore unexploited talent of the girl and asks her to replace the leading actress. This unexpected opportunity transforms her from a humble usherette into a shining star. Later on, she wins the heart of the leading actor with whom she was secretly in love. However, her sudden rise to theatrical-musical stardom creates complications in their love affair, as her companion sinks into disappointment and drowns himself in drink, abandoning his career. Nevertheless, the usherette/leading actress doesn't give up; She looks for him, finds him and supports him, psychologically and morally, until he makes a comeback to the stage and their love nest.
Genres: Comedy Drama Music Romance
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1968-03-25
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Ο τελευταίος... άντρας
Overview: Kosmas has his views on women challenged when an old friend and his wife visit him.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1981-01-01
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Μιμή η ερωτιάρα
Overview: When you are young and handsome is good, when you are married new and beautiful even better when your husband is money is GOOD but when he is money and gipsy then he goes looking for ... Mimi the erotika. A hilarious comedy for those who can with a lot of laughter.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1989-03-02
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Θα σε περιμένω πάντα
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1954-06-15
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The Travelling Players
Overview: This expansive Greek drama follows a troupe of theater actors as they perform around their country during World War II. While the production that they put on is entitled "Golfo the Shepherdess," the thespians end up echoing scenes from classic Greek tales in their own lives, as Elektra plots revenge on her mother for the death of her father, and seeks help from her brother, Orestes, a young anti-fascist rebel.
Genres: Drama War History
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1975-07-01
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Hero Bunker
Overview: Following the torpedoing of the destroyer Elli on August 15, 1940 on Tinos by an Italian submarine, war was declared, and the Italians attacked the Albanian front on October 28. From an outpost on the Greek-Albanian border, a military truck unexpectedly comes under fire by Italian tanks. Petros, the only one who manages to escape death or captivity, saves a village girl, Maria. However, the Greeks manage to recapture the machine-gun nest, setting free the soldiers who had been pinned down. The platoon in question puts up a hard fight against the Italian invaders, while, at the same time, the Greek army is preparing for a counter-attack, which doesn't take long to happen. Right after, the Italians are forced to fall back; Northern Epirus is recaptured, and the army of the Badoglio is repulsed from the Adriatic.
Genres: Drama War Action
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1972-01-01
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Της Πολιτσμάνας το... Κάγκελο!!
Overview: A housewife slips into her cousin's police uniform to check on her husband who is dazzled by a seductive industrial spy, and in the meantime, gives wrongdoers what they deserve. But, can a law-enforcement uniform save her marriage?
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1981-01-01
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So Many Dreams on the Streets
Overview: Two ambitious young employees land a job at the small store of an avaricious man, intending to stay there no more than a few months. But, fate has other plans in store for them. How many dreams must one sacrifice to find happiness?
Genres: Drama
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1968-05-17
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Nelly, the Spy
Overview: Against the backdrop of the Nazis' rapid rise to power, a Greek music student arrives in 1936 Berlin and becomes a cabaret singer. In Europe, WWII rages on, and joining the Resistance is the only way to fight back. Will Nelly do her part?
Genres: Drama Music Romance
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1981-11-11
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Don't Fall in Love on a Saturday
Overview: A streetwise investment broker, who has been tricked into accepting a counterfeit $100 bill by a statuesque con woman, falls in love with her. Against all logic, he refuses to turn her in to the police. Is there a future between them?
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1962-01-01
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Αλλού παπάς αλλού τα ράσα του
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1983-01-01
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Ο Ρεπόρτερ
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Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1982-01-01
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Η προξενήτρα
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1966-01-01
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Iron Lady
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1983-06-09
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Και Ο Πρώτος Ματάκιας
Overview: An unruly voyeurism, Simos, works in a hotel as a bourgeois. A gang of burglars has put in the eye of the hotel's safe. The members of the gang - five in number and very pretty women - are staying at the hotel, waiting for the proper opportunity for the burglary. Meanwhile, the hotel's daughter, Myrto, seeing that the hotel is not doing well, and believing that some people sabotage the business, represents the receptionist, in order to learn from the inside exactly what is happening. The passion of Simos makes him a companion of the five women's gang's plans, both to frustrate the burglary and to win the hand of Myrto, who has fallen in love with him.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1982-07-08
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Ο αυτάκιας
Overview: A penniless swindler loses an ear during a fight with an angry, cheated husband and receives a bionic device that allows him to hear otherwise imperceptible sounds. But is his sensitive hearing a blessing or a curse?
Genres: Comedy Science Fiction
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1982-01-01
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Πώς Καταντήσαμε Σωτήρη!..
Overview: A humble clerk gets his lucky break when a compassionate man offers him a well-paying job. Now, his relatives all want a piece of his salary, as his mother-in-law is telling everyone that he is rich. Is there an easy way out of this mess?
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1972-01-10
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Mavri Gi
Overview: A young emerald miner is in love with a girl but doesn't ask her to marry him because he cannot support her financially.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1952-01-01
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The Immigrant
Overview: A young man returns to his home after years abroad, despite not becoming wealthy, he has managed to save money for his last years.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1965-09-01
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The 7th Day of Creation
Overview: A newlywed man who has just completed his national service, Alekos Stathakis, is trying to get over his class' misery, but doesn't have the necessary "equipment". He conceives an ambitious plan and submits it to a great concrete factory. He seems to believe that success is just around the corner and shares his illusion with his wife and his father. When his plan is rejected by the company, he keeps it to himself, making things even worse. He keeps leaving home to seemingly go to work and wanders to no purpose in Athens. He watches the world around him without really seeing anything, until a fatal accident ends his tragedy
Genres: Drama
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1966-02-08
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A Leftist Night's Dream
Overview: A left-wing ideologist reaches the limits of suicide, experiencing a deep crisis. He tries to write a book about everything that once existed, but has changed today. Everything around him seems distant. The friends, the family, the Party from which he withdrew. His hope for a different future is virtually dead.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1987-10-01
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Η κόρη μου η ψεύτρα
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Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1967-01-01
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Μανωλάκης ο Τέντυ Μπόυς
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1967-01-01
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Προκόπης ο απρόκοπος
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1969-01-01
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Το παιδί του σωλήνα
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1982-01-01
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Ταξί αγάπη μου
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1986-01-01
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Hippocrates And Democracy
Overview: The father of medical in Kos, Hippocrates, believes that illnesses can be treated with medicines and herbs instead of prayers and comes into conflict with the medical establishment of the island. Leaving Kos, he goes to Athens, where he is called to face a plague for save the city.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1972-09-29
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Υβ!... Υβ!...
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1972-01-01
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Wandering
Overview: A lawyer, offspring of a bourgeois family of Greek-Egyptians, tries to find the traces of a relative of his. Through a rich tapestry of characters, Christofis creates an ode to the Hellenic Diaspora.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1979-11-15
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Η δημοκρατία του νέφους
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1983-01-01
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Κομαντάτ Μαρία
Overview: Hitler arrives incognito in Greece. Maria , a beautiful cabaret singer enchants the germans.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1988-09-04
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Έξυπνοι και Κορόιδα
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1962-01-01
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Landscape in the Mist
Overview: Two Greek children embark on a journey to search for their father, who supposedly lives in Germany.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1988-09-10
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