Costa-Gavras

Directing

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

February 12, 1933 (93 yrs)

place of birth

Loutra-Iraias, Greece

also known as

Costa Gavras · Κώστας Γαβράς · Constantin Costa-Gavras · Konstantínos Gavrás

total credits

45 movies

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

Filmography

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Spies Like Us
6.2

Spies Like Us

1985as Tadzhik Highway Patrolman
The Stupids
4.9

The Stupids

1996as Gas Station Attendant
Burke & Hare
6.1

Burke & Hare

2010as French Family
Morceaux de Cannes
2.0

Morceaux de Cannes

2021
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
6.5

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

2014as Self - Filmmaker
The Extraordinary Voyage
7.7

The Extraordinary Voyage

2011as Self - Filmmaker
Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno
7.3

Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno

2009as Self - Interviewee
Romy Schneider & Alain Delon: An Enduring Passion
7.2

Romy Schneider & Alain Delon: An Enduring Passion

2022as Self
Film: The Living Record of Our Memory
7.8

Film: The Living Record of Our Memory

2022as Self
What Is Cinema?
6.5

What Is Cinema?

2013as Self
Madame Rosa
6.8

Madame Rosa

1977as Le docteur Ramon
Critic
7.9

Critic

2008as Self
The Legend of the Palme d’Or Continues

The Legend of the Palme d’Or Continues

2025as Self
The Méliès Mystery
6.9

The Méliès Mystery

2021as Self
Armin Mueller-Stahl - Ein Gaukler in Hollywood

Armin Mueller-Stahl - Ein Gaukler in Hollywood

2021as Self
Henri Langlois vu par...
4.0

Henri Langlois vu par...

2014as Self
Romy Schneider, étrange étrangère
7.0

Romy Schneider, étrange étrangère

2002as Self
Searching for Mr. Rugoff
7.0

Searching for Mr. Rugoff

2019as Self
The Legend of the Ugly King
7.0

The Legend of the Ugly King

2017as Self
You Speak of Prague: The Second Trial of Artur London
6.6

You Speak of Prague: The Second Trial of Artur London

1971as Self - Interviewee
Exception culturelle, la bataille qui a sauvé le cinéma français
5.0

Exception culturelle, la bataille qui a sauvé le cinéma français

2026as Self - filmmaker
Citizen Rosi
7.8

Citizen Rosi

2019as Self
Affection to the People
7.0

Affection to the People

2013as Self
Pierre Schoendoerffer, the Sentinel of Memory

Pierre Schoendoerffer, the Sentinel of Memory

2011as Self
My Story Is Not Yet Written
10.0

My Story Is Not Yet Written

2017as Self
Il était une fois... « La Haine »
6.0

Il était une fois... « La Haine »

2012as Self - Producer
Chaplin Today: The Great Dictator
6.7

Chaplin Today: The Great Dictator

2003as Self
Les Deux mémoires
6.0

Les Deux mémoires

1974as Self
Resistencia Cultural

Resistencia Cultural

2021as Self
Entangling Shadows
5.8

Entangling Shadows

1998as Self
Carolco, un rêve hollywoodien

Carolco, un rêve hollywoodien

2026
Romy : 40 ans après, ultimes confidences
6.0

Romy : 40 ans après, ultimes confidences

2022as Self
Martin Scorsese Par Martin Scorsese

Martin Scorsese Par Martin Scorsese

2015as Self
Cannes 1968, révolution au palais

Cannes 1968, révolution au palais

2018as Self
They Saw Inferno

They Saw Inferno

2010as Self
La Saga du Napoléon d'Abel Gance

La Saga du Napoléon d'Abel Gance

2025as Self - President of the Cinémathèque Française
Rush - Voyage à Moscou

Rush - Voyage à Moscou

1990as Self
Yves Montand, l'ombre au tableau

Yves Montand, l'ombre au tableau

2016as Self
A Daughter's Tribute to Her Father: Souleymane Cissé

A Daughter's Tribute to Her Father: Souleymane Cissé

2022as Self
La scripte

La scripte

2026as Lui-même
Bette Davis at the Cinémathèque Française

Bette Davis at the Cinémathèque Française

1986as Self
A Sore Spot
7.3

A Sore Spot

2017as Self
Looking for Athènes
6.5

Looking for Athènes

2013as Self
Les Grands Créateurs de Cinéma : René Clément
10.0

Les Grands Créateurs de Cinéma : René Clément

2022as Self
Jean Gabin, une âme française

Jean Gabin, une âme française

2015as Self