7.5
Movie
Directing
Costa-Gavras
- Born
- (age 93)
- Birthplace
- Loutra-Iraias, Greece
- Credits
- 99 titles
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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Signature work
Known For
7.5
Movie
6.2
Movie
Spies Like Us
7.8
Movie
Z
6.1
Movie
Burke & Hare
7.2
Movie
Missing
7.0
Movie
Amen.
6.2
Movie
Mad City
7.2
Movie
Mr. Klein
7.6
Movie
A Monkey in Winter
6.9
Movie
The Ax
6.7
Movie
Bay of Angels
7.2
Movie
Music Box
6.1
Movie
Capital
7.3
Movie
The Confession
6.1
Movie
Betrayed
6.5
Movie
Adults in the Room
7.2
Movie
State of Siege
6.9
Movie
The Sleeping Car Murders
Acting credits 62
Crew credits 38
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | No Other Choice Film | Thanks |
| 2025 | Before What Comes After Film | Director, Screenplay, Editor, Producer |
| 2019 | Adults in the Room Film | Director, Writer, Editor |
| 2017 | I Still Hide to Smoke Film | Producer |
| 2014 | Henri Langlois vu par... Film | Director |
| 2012 | Capital Film | Screenplay, Director |
| 2009 | Eden Is West Film | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 2006 | The Colonel Film | Story, Producer |
| 2005 | The Ax Film | Director, Screenplay |
| 2003 | Parthénon Film | Director |
| 2002 | Amen. Film | Screenplay, Director |
| 1997 | Mad City Film | Director |
| 1995 | Lumière & Company Film | Director |
| 1995 | Concerning Nice Film | Director |
| 1994 | Et avec la Lumière et la Mort sans cesse Film | Director |
| 1993 | The Little Apocalypse Film | Director, Writer |
| 1991 | Lest We Forget Film | Director |
| 1989 | Music Box Film | Director |
| 1988 | Betrayed Film | Director |
| 1986 | Family Business Film | Director, Screenplay |
| 1985 | Tea in the Harem Film | Producer |
| 1983 | Hanna K. Film | Director, Writer |
| 1982 | Missing Film | Director, Screenplay |
| 1979 | Womanlight Film | Director, Writer |
| 1976 | Mr. Klein Film | Co-Writer |
| 1975 | Special Section Film | Director, Producer, Writer |
| 1972 | State of Siege Film | Scenario Writer, Director |
| 1970 | The Confession Film | Director |
| 1969 | Z Film | Director, Writer |
| 1967 | Shock Troops Film | Director, Writer |
| 1965 | The Sleeping Car Murders Film | Director, Writer |
| 1964 | Backfire Film | First Assistant Director |
| 1964 | Joy House Film | Assistant Director |
| 1963 | The Day and the Hour Film | Assistant Director |
| 1963 | Bay of Angels Film | Assistant Director |
| 1962 | A Monkey in Winter Film | Assistant Director |
| 1960 | Croesus Film | Assistant Director |
| 1958 | Les Ratés Film | Screenplay, Writer, Director |