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Alekos Sakellarios

Director • Born 1913

Alekos Sakellarios

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Alekos Sakellarios (Greek: Αλέκος Σακελλάριος, 13 November 1913 in Athens – 28 August 1991 in Athens) was a Greek writer and a director. He was born in Athens and grew up in Agios Panteleimonas and began to study journalism and acting at a young age. He wrote his first theatrical play in 1935 called The King of Halva. He entered the film industry and had roles in both screenwriting and directing. He directed mainly with Christos Giannakopoulos and together they wrote and produced an estimated 140 works. The most popular include: The Germans Strike Again, Thanassakis o politevomenos, I theia ap' to Chicago, Dikoi mas Anthropoi, Ena votsalo sti limni, Kalos ilthe to dollario, Ta kitrina gantia, Otan Leipei i Gata, I Soferina, Laterna, Ftocheia kai Filotimo, Alimono stous Neous (Woe to the Young) and more. Many of these theatrical plays were transferred to the cinema with notable...

Known for

My Daughter, the Socialist posterMy Daughter, the SocialistMovie • 1966Alice in the Navy posterAlice in the NavyMovie • 1961The yellow gloves posterThe yellow glovesMovie • 1960A Matter of Earnestness posterA Matter of EarnestnessMovie • 1965The Hurdy-Gurdy posterThe Hurdy-GurdyMovie • 1955Maiden's Cheek posterMaiden's CheekMovie • 1959The Auntie from Chicago posterThe Auntie from ChicagoMovie • 1957Makrykostas and Kontogiorgis posterMakrykostas and KontogiorgisMovie • 1960Throbs at the Desk posterThrobs at the DeskMovie • 1963The Policeman of the 16th Precinct posterThe Policeman of the 16th PrecinctMovie • 1959Captain Fandis Bastounis posterCaptain Fandis BastounisMovie • 1968My friend, Lefterakis posterMy friend, LefterakisMovie • 1963Jack of All Trades, Master of None posterJack of All Trades, Master of NoneMovie • 1963