Dimitris Papamichael
Also Known As: Δημήτρης Παπαμιχαήλ
Biography: Dimitris Papamichael (Greek: Δημήτρης Παπαμιχαήλ 1934–2004) was a popular Greek actor and director. In 1965, he married Aliki Vougiouklaki, the so-called "national star" of Greece. The star couple remained married for a decade, co-starring in several films that marked the "golden era" of Greek cinema.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Pireaus, Greece
Birthday: August 29, 1934
Deathday: August 08, 2004
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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Never on Sunday
Overview: An American scholar in Greece sets about improving the local prostitute with whom he is infatuated.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1960-05-24
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Alice in the Navy
Overview: Aliki is in love with someone who serves his duty in the greek navy. Wanting to see him, she disguises as a navy soldier and gets aboard her lover's ship. Things get more complicated when she comes accross the ship's captain; her father!
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1961-02-20
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Towards freedom
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1996-01-01
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The Red Lanterns
Overview: The inextricably intertwined stories of five sex workers who live in a brothel at Pireas harbor.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1963-12-02
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Δυο αγάπες δυο κόσμοι
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1958-01-01
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Madalena
Overview: Madalena is a tough seventeen-year-old who is forced to take on her father's ferry business after he dies. She has her many brothers and sisters to support, and there is no one else to do the job. So she rallies her defenses and sets out to give her rival in the ferry business a run for his money. But at the same time, the rival's handsome son is starting to look better and better. Madalena refuses to acknowledge her feelings for him -- though how long she can sustain that denial is the question.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1960-10-24
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A Matter of Dignity
Overview: A daughter discovers her wealthy family is actually on the verge of bankruptcy and decides to charm a millionaire for his money in marriage. Soon she is torn between living a lie and keeping up appearances.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1958-02-10
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My Daughter, the Socialist
Overview: Liza falls in love with one of her father's employees. Her socialistic ideas about employment drive her to collide with her father and the sociopolitical status of the time.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1966-10-24
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1821 at the Cinema
Overview: In 1821, in Cinema, he records the cinematic representations of the Revolution from the first decades of the 20th century. until the present day. Despite the fact that the Revolution of 1821 constitutes the founding act of the modern Greek state, as a subject matter it is underrepresented in national film production. This is one of the points on which the research looks, which simultaneously examines the periods of concentration of films on the subject of the Revolution or, respectively, the periods of its collective silence. The purpose of the documentary is to study the ideological discourse and the cinematic language of the films with the theme of 1821, in order to highlight the function of the cinema as a carrier of Public History and as a factor in shaping the collective historical consciousness.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: el
Release Date: 2021-10-14
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The Auntie from Chicago
Overview: Charilaos (Orestis Makris), a retired officer with very strict and conservative principles, raises his four daughters with... military discipline, taking care of their culture, their appearance and their good behavior. Despite all his desire to marry them, he does not leave them anywhere alone, as a result of which no man approaches them. His wife, Efterpi (Eleni Zafiriou), as well as his friend and neighbor Xenophon (Pantelis Zervos), make remarkable efforts to convince him to change his tactics, but he insists on his very conservative behavior. But when the conversation reaches the well-to-do sister of Kalliopis (Georgia Vassiliadou) who has been living in Chicago, USA for years, everything turns upside down. She returns to Athens and undertakes to modernize the general's house, as well as help the four girls (and her nieces) to be rehabilitated.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1957-12-16
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Lieutenant Natassa
Overview: The year is 1965. Natasa Arseni visits Dachau, the place where she was found by the Americans at the end of the World War II. She returns to Greece, and during the train ride she recalls those past events. Before the beginning of the Greek-Italian war, she met Orestis . With the German invasion, Orestis, who was an officer in the Greek army, left for the Middle East. She followed him and accompanied him back to occupied Greece on a mission. She was arrested, interrogated and tortured and was finally sentenced to execution.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1970-12-12
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Mrs. Midwife
Overview: The rivalry between a professional doctor and a midwife in a small Greek village.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1961-09-24
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Maiden's Cheek
Overview: Young teacher Floras arrives to teach a class at a girls’ high school in Athens. His students, daughters of rich Athenian families, are very spoilt making his and the other teachers work difficult. When he starts implementing discipline in his class, the girls use every means to get rid of him. But the most undisciplined, Lisa Papastavrou, falls in love with him.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1959-11-16
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The Brightest Star
Overview: A girl from the slums of Athens becomes a famous singer while falling in love with her songwriter.
Genres: Comedy Drama Music
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1967-11-07
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Oh, That Woman of Mine!
Overview: A man finds out that his boss had a quarrel with his wife, so he now tries to present her as his housemaid.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1967-11-06
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Modern Cinderella
Overview: Katerina, a poor girl, finds a job as a secretary and falls in love with her boss on a trip to Rome.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1965-03-08
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Astero
Overview: This immensely successful remake of the 1929 foustanella classic was directed by Dinos Dimopoulos and quickly established its stars (Dimitris Papamichael and the beautiful Aliki Vouyouklaki) as the Greek cinema's top box-office draws. The story itself rigidly follows the conventions of its subgenre, although because Greek filmmakers were still churning out foustanellas for decades afterward, it hardly seems more dated than the original. Once again, it tells the tale of Mitros (Titos Vandis), a wealthy herd owner with a foster daughter named Astero (Vouyouklaki) whom he marries off to another herd owner, despite the fact that she and his son Thimios (Papamichael) are desperately in love. The other herd owner dies and Astero loses her mind a bit (although she doesn't wig out quite as spectacularly as Aliki Theodoridou in the silent original), but Mitros finally comes to the right decision and allows the children to marry.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1959-04-23
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I Neraida Kai to Palikari
Overview: Fourtounakis’ daughter, Katerinio, is forced to get engaged with a brutal Cretan, Skandalakis. But the return of Manousos Vrontakis from Athens and his flirtation with the girl leads to a great romance, without them knowing that they belong to families who are longstanding enemies.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1969-12-22
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Lazy like a dog
Overview: A lazy and wasteful slacker who enjoys living off his hard-working brother reluctantly accepts to work as a debt collector. Now, he is in love, and for once in his life, he is good at something. Can the boss' daughter straighten him out?
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1963-02-12
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If Luck Favors You
Overview: A poor but very decent teacher, Telis, who has resigned from his job, finds a winning lottery ticket in the street. Suddenly, his life changes radically. But he then discovers that someone has put it in front of him deliberately.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1964-01-30
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Papaflessas
Overview: The life and work of the hero of 1821 Papaflessas that during the liberation struggle of the Greeks against the Turks, revolutionizing the elders and the world to declare war!!! Up to the heroic battle Maniaki.... A movie that shows the heroism and sacrifice of the Greeks for their homeland and their freedom
Genres: Drama History War
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1971-09-22
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Throbs at the Desk
Overview: Lisa is a student, pretending the sick not to go to school. Her parents are worried about her health and call the doctor to examine her. He realizes her lies but he covers her. Soon, they fall in love and eventually get married. However, after the honeymoon she begins to yearn school and her classmates and she returns to it without saying anything to her husband. Soon, her husband begins to suspect her because of her frequent absences from home and her secret meetings with the professor seem to confirm his suspicions.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1963-11-11
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Loustrakos
Overview: The small loustrakos Vasilis Maras alongside the school of fine on the streets of Athens to make money. The mother finds injustice in prison for the murder of Demetrias. With the persistence of the king, however, and the help of a lawyer, the Karelia, the mother of leaving prison.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1962-01-01
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Death Will Return
Overview: Adapted from Nikos Foskolos’ theatrical play. On a terribly stormy night, in a secluded hotel, the owner, Brigadier Norton, is murdered. Prime suspects: his daughter Elena, his second wife Liza, Liza’s niece and her fiancé, Norton’s physician, and the hotel staff. Inspector Fox and his assistant, policeman Petridis, are assigned the investigation of the crime. While the suspects’ questioning is under way, some more people arrive at the hotel: detective Tilemachos Christofis with his assistant Aliki, and lieutenant Karalis, a sworn enemy of the victim, complicating things even more.
Genres: Crime Mystery
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1961-06-12
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The Teacher with the Golden Hair
Overview: Amid blinding prejudice, a vivacious blonde teacher gets married to an honest man, only to see him leave for the Greco-Italian Front, a few hours after their wedding ceremony. Will she cope with her loss, when there's no one to turn to?
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1969-10-27
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The Luna Park Girl
Overview: Under the guise of a false identity, a cardiothoracic surgeon finds happiness again in the shape of a lively amusement park employee; however, all secrets, eventually, come out. Is this the end of their brief but passionate relationship?
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1968-01-01
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Ο Εξυπνάκιας
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1966-01-01
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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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Bouzouki Strumming
Overview: One day, while Grigoris is working and singing at a construction site, a conductor, Vangelis, and two bouzouki musicians happen to pass by. They listen, enchanted by his limpid voice, and suggest that he becomes a member of their orchestra. Thus, the newly-wed day laborer gets a second job at Mr. Lefteris’ night club. His wife, Marina, soon joins him at the club, and, before long, she too goes on stage, cuts capers and charms everyone. Her success, however, has a negative impact on the couple’s relationship, since Marina’s admirers as well as those of Grigoris’, turn one away from the other.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1966-03-14
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The Leventopaido
Overview: Aristos, a ship worker and singer at a popular tavern in the evening, is preparing to marry a poor girl, Maryio. One night at the shop comes the rich Elena, which hides the truth about her financial situation, he falls in love with her and separates him from Maryio. However, after an accident, the real identity of Elena is revealed, as is the fact that she is betrothed. Elena, seeing the misfortune she has scattered around her, pretends that Aristos was just an adventure for her and lets him return to Maryio.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1969-11-10
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Anamesa se dyo gynaikes
Overview: A young lady, Maria, is hired at Mrs Elsa's house to watch her mother-in-law. But she does not realize that her lady has thrown it into nights and gambling. She also understands from the narratives of the mother-in-law of Mrs Elsa and her mother, Demetris, who is the master and has with him on the voyage and his brother Manos, that the two brothers work for a sacred purpose: to raise money and to make money Jail their father. But when Dimitris returns with the intention of staying forever on the land, he finds that Elsa has squandered all their economies on paper. Bitter thought to divorce her but Mary, knowing that Elsa loves him, prevents such a development. Maria itself decides to live with her lawyer, Mr. Pantelis, who has long been in love with her.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1967-08-04
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The Dream Lovers
Overview: A popular and honest man, Dimitris (Dimitris Papamichael), who works at the Perama yards, sings at a local tavern in the evenings. One day, his revered brother proposes to break a villa, and to prove to him that these things do not need any special capacity, he accepts the challenge. The noise they do, however, awakens the daughter of the owner, Zoitsa (Zoe Laskari). The two invaders are surprise. Zoitsa, who understands that Dimitris is not a villain, asks her not to hand him over to the police and is listening. Shortly thereafter, the girl visits the owner of the shipyards in which Dimitris works. The two young men are reunited.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1974-12-30
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Company of Miracles
Overview: A God-fearing young man refuses to sell his, rich in ore, pasture to a mining company. So an agent of this company creates a scam of a so-called miracle in order to convince him.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1962-11-14
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My Dimitri... My Dimitri
Overview: An almost irresistible attraction between the rich daughter of a factory owner and a successful popular singer will lead to marriage against her father's will. Is he the good and honest man everybody says? Will money corrupt him, too?
Genres: Drama
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1967-10-16
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Sunday's Date
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Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1960-07-09
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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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Spend the first of the month
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1965-01-01
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The Shepherdess' Lover
Overview: A wealthy chief-shepherd saves from certain death a poor young herder and sparks a bitter conflict between them for the eyes of his secret sweetheart. Now, he's about to lose her forever. Are the star-crossed lovers doomed to be apart?
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1956-01-26
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The Lady and the Tramp
Overview: Rena’s father insists on marrying her off to the son of a shipowner. Rena, however, doesn’t even want to hear about it, so she runs away and disguises herself as a boy named Pipis. As such, she meets a poor fisherman, Lefteris, and helps him on his way to Ioannina.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1968-12-30
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Ο Παραμυθάς
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1969-01-01
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Ποτέ Δε Σε Ξέχασα
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1962-01-01
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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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Second Class Citizens
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1981-01-01
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Άγριες κότες
Overview: At the Presidential Mansion news arrives every day indicating that things in the country are going from bad to worse. The President summons all the political leaders in order to understand exactly what is happening; and yet no one can enlighten him. He decides to act. He calls two journalists and assigns them the task of investigating the matter by speaking directly with ordinary people. The investigation starts with the notorious Gypsy Tamtakos, who struggles every day for a living. Then they move on to a simple employee, Markos, who dreams of a raise -which never comes. Then it's a farmer, Thymios, who comes to the capital to sell his oranges. In a largely burlesque manner, the film more or less reveals that the entire misfortune is due to Greeks' laziness and apathy, as well as to the prevailing attitude of "no big deal".
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1981-03-24
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Lost dreams
Overview: Two ambitious junior employees from different social backgrounds, an aspiring author and the elegant daughter of a failed industrialist, see their youthful optimism turn into utter defeat. But what is the cost of a lost dream?
Genres: Drama
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1961-03-11
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The Winner
Overview: Two childhood friends are steered apart by their parents
Genres: Drama
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1965-01-01
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A Dream of Passion
Overview: Melina Mercouri plays Maya, a jet-setting Greek actress who returns to her homeland to undertake the role of Medea. Searching for inspiration and clues as to how a mother could kill the children she loves, Maya discovers Brenda (Ellen Burstyn), a bible-spouting American woman serving time in an Athens prison for that very crime.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1978-05-21
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Aliki the Dictator
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Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1972-03-20
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