As Director, As Writer
Life Sentence
1988
4.2
Giannis Dalianidis
Directing
Birth Date
October 31, 1923
Place of Birth
Thessaloniki, Greece
Date of Death
October 16, 2010
Biography
Giannis Dalianidis (Greek: Γιάννης Δαλιανίδης; 31 December 1923 – 16 October 2010) was a Greek film director. His first film was Mousitsa, released in 1959, which was followed by a series of musicals. Between 1974 and 1981, he produced the television series Luna Park. In 2002, he was dubbed a "national film hero" at the International Thessaloniki Film Festival. Giannis Dalianidis was born in Thessaloniki on 31 December 1923. He started his career as a dancer under the nickname Giannis Dal. From 1958, he worked in cinema, initially as a screenwriter and afterwards as a director. In 1959 he directed his first film, Mousitsa and sometime later Laos kai Kolonaki. In 1961 he started to cooperate with the Finos Films the most successful Greek film production company. He directed such films as The Downhill, Liar Wanted, and Gorgones ke Manges, among others. Dalianidis mainly excelled in musical films. This genre, in Greece, is today closely related with Dalianidis. He directed over 70 films and 10 television series.
Complete Filmography
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Come... Kiss... Finished!
1986
4.3
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Darling, Let's Get Naked!
1984
6.6
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When The Wheels Danced
1984
4.8
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Kamikazi, agapi mou
1983
5.8
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Turning Point
1982
6.4
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Good Evening to You
1982
7.2
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o kyr giorgis ekpaideyetai
1977
6.5
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A Tank on My Bed
1975
7.2
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The Dream Lovers
1974
3.8
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My Love Ua Ua
1974
5.0
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The Constellation of Virgin
1973
4.4
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Twenty Women and I
1973
6.3
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Maria in Silence
1973
5.7
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The Tough Guy With the Tricycle
1972
4.1
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The Princess's Little Boy
1972
4.9
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O Katergaris
1971
6.0
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The Revolutionary
1971
4.9
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Marijuana Stop!
1971
4.7
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The Sinners
1971
6.0