Mihalis Kostopoulos

Movie - 1974, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role

An adaptation of one of the greatest greek novellas ('The Murderess' by Alexandros Papadiamantis). Fragkogiannou (Maria Alkaiou), a hard-done by, deranged woman after a life full of hardship, recalls the past by her newborn girl grandchild’s crib. Her mother was a wicked woman and one of her sons was a criminal. Lost in a haze, she strangles the baby as she is concvinced that girls can cause their family only trouble. Later, she lets a little girl drown in a well, while she drowns three other little girls, one of whom is a newborn baby. This is her way of sparing children and parents of the inevitable suffering in life.

Movie - 1972, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role

An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.

Movie - 1971, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role

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.

Movie - 1970, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role

Giakoumis is a poor man with no family, working at the docks. One day he finds out that he has a very rich relative abroad.

Movie - 1965, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role

An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.

Movie - 1965, 2h 15m • as Court enforcement officer

An office worker pays off the debts of his fiancée's family with money from his boss. He lies that he lost it on the street, and his boss places an ad in the newspaper to find it. Finally, a stranger shows up claiming to have found the money.