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Giannis Dalianidis

Director, Writer, Actor, Producer
Died October 16, 2010 (86 years)
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.
Known For
  • I hartopaihtra
  • Vasika... kalispera sas
  • A Greek Woman in the Harem
  • The Jackals

Filmography

1995
The Third Wreath (TV Series)
1994
Arahtoi kai light (TV Series)
1992
Oi mikromesaioi (TV Series)
1990
The Penthouse (TV Series)
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