Christos Giannakopoulos

Writing

Christos Giannakopoulos

Born — Died

1909-01-01 — 1963-02-12

Place of birth

Athens, Greece

Known for

Writing

Credits

31 titles

Christos Giannakopoulos (1909 – 12 February 1963) was a Greek playwright, screenwriter and journalist. He was self-taught in theatre writing and his first appearance as a playwright was in 1929, while until 1939 he collaborated with many writers on comedies, revues and operettas. From 1939 he began to collaborate closely with Alekos Sakellarios on revues and comedies, songs and film scripts: The Germans are Coming Back, A Hero in Slippers, Miss 39, Thanasakis the Politician, A Pebble in the Lake, Alas for the Young and other works. He wrote the comedies The Great and the Little and A Nettle Among the Violets alone. He sketched the character of the Greek petty bourgeois with the contradictio…

Known for

No Harm's Done poster
6.6

Lalakis is married with Poppe. He goes on a trip to Salonique by train, with his mistress, pretending that he has business there to attend. After his wife found out the truth about the motive of her husbands trip, finally accepts the proposition of Nikos, a man who was in love with her for a long time, and they go to a little village called Thyrassia, which has also a train station. By accident Lalakis and his mistress get down at the same station just to rest a bit but they manage somehow to lose the train. The train station manager hosts both of the couples at his house for the night and unfortunately introduces everybody..

No Harm's Done

1955

Those Not Allowed to Love poster
3.8

Pavlos, a conservatory student dreaming of becoming a great artist of quality music, lives with his fiancée Kaiti in a small room, hosted by two friends. Due to financial tribulations, he is forced to join his friends' folk band and performs every night at a night club. That's were Mr Giorgos and his lover Liza frequent. Liza, a rich girl, falls in love with Pavlos and tries to seduce him. However, when she realizes how deeply he loves his fiancée, decides to help him get back together with Kaiti.

Those Not Allowed to Love

1951

The yellow gloves poster
6.9

When it comes to his wife, Orestis is suspicious of everything, be it a moustachioed chauffeur or a lost pair of bumblebee-yellow gloves. But, are his fears justified or is this case of the lost fashion accessories a big misunderstanding?

The yellow gloves

1960

The Underdog poster
5.7

A young woman asks from a ship magnate to help her immigrate to Australia but he falls in love with her.

The Underdog

1960

Better the Devil You Know poster
10.0

After the end of WWII, a beautiful woman falls for a British soldier who abandons her when she becomes pregnant. Now, she finds no meaning in life; but, a Greek lad comes to her rescue. Was she meant to find love in her neighbourhood?

Better the Devil You Know

1946

I'll Make You Queen poster
7.5

Antonis Tsilivikis, a stingy construction contractor, neglects his home and wife Eleni and forces her to lie to her rich uncle in America, Peter, in order to continue to send a monthly financial aid. But when the uncle notices that he comes to Greece, and in order not to reveal the truth, Antonis disguises himself as a retired named Beizanis, who supposedly rents a room at their home...

I'll Make You Queen

1964

Behind the camera

No Harm's Done poster
6.6

Lalakis is married with Poppe. He goes on a trip to Salonique by train, with his mistress, pretending that he has business there to attend. After his wife found out the truth about the motive of her husbands trip, finally accepts the proposition of Nikos, a man who was in love with her for a long time, and they go to a little village called Thyrassia, which has also a train station. By accident Lalakis and his mistress get down at the same station just to rest a bit but they manage somehow to lose the train. The train station manager hosts both of the couples at his house for the night and unfortunately introduces everybody..

No Harm's Done

1955

Those Not Allowed to Love poster
3.8

Pavlos, a conservatory student dreaming of becoming a great artist of quality music, lives with his fiancée Kaiti in a small room, hosted by two friends. Due to financial tribulations, he is forced to join his friends' folk band and performs every night at a night club. That's were Mr Giorgos and his lover Liza frequent. Liza, a rich girl, falls in love with Pavlos and tries to seduce him. However, when she realizes how deeply he loves his fiancée, decides to help him get back together with Kaiti.

Those Not Allowed to Love

1951

Those Not Allowed to Love poster
3.8

Pavlos, a conservatory student dreaming of becoming a great artist of quality music, lives with his fiancée Kaiti in a small room, hosted by two friends. Due to financial tribulations, he is forced to join his friends' folk band and performs every night at a night club. That's were Mr Giorgos and his lover Liza frequent. Liza, a rich girl, falls in love with Pavlos and tries to seduce him. However, when she realizes how deeply he loves his fiancée, decides to help him get back together with Kaiti.

Those Not Allowed to Love

1951

The yellow gloves poster
6.9

When it comes to his wife, Orestis is suspicious of everything, be it a moustachioed chauffeur or a lost pair of bumblebee-yellow gloves. But, are his fears justified or is this case of the lost fashion accessories a big misunderstanding?

The yellow gloves

1960

The Underdog poster
5.7

A young woman asks from a ship magnate to help her immigrate to Australia but he falls in love with her.

The Underdog

1960

Better the Devil You Know poster
10.0

After the end of WWII, a beautiful woman falls for a British soldier who abandons her when she becomes pregnant. Now, she finds no meaning in life; but, a Greek lad comes to her rescue. Was she meant to find love in her neighbourhood?

Better the Devil You Know

1946

I'll Make You Queen poster
7.5

Antonis Tsilivikis, a stingy construction contractor, neglects his home and wife Eleni and forces her to lie to her rich uncle in America, Peter, in order to continue to send a monthly financial aid. But when the uncle notices that he comes to Greece, and in order not to reveal the truth, Antonis disguises himself as a retired named Beizanis, who supposedly rents a room at their home...

I'll Make You Queen

1964

Trouble for Fathers poster
6.5

George finished his studies and returned to Greece and his father, Anthony Delistavrou, assigned to the plant in order himself to live his life. He thinks it has conquered Rena, which, however, is a friend of George. Anthony will be forced to land when the learned but would COMFORT her friend Rena, Bill........

Trouble for Fathers

1957

Lost dreams poster
6.4

Two ambitious junior employees from different social backgrounds, an aspiring author and the elegant daughter of a failed industrialist, see their youthful optimism turn into utter defeat. But what is the cost of a lost dream?

Lost dreams

1961

A Hero in His Slippers poster
7.4

A veteran general, living poorly but honestly with his wife and his daughter, is visited by his future son-in-law who informs him that he is going to immigrate to Australia. On the same day, his cousin Apostolos pays him a visit as well and tells him that the government intending to honor him has decided to construct his statue and place it at the small square in front of his house.

A Hero in His Slippers

1958

Mr. Wing Commander poster
6.5

Sotiris, the president of Ano Latini, goes to Athens to get information about the project of expropriation for the construction of a military airport in the village. Dimitroula, president's daughter, is in love with Vangelis, an aircraftsman, who serves his duty in Athens. When Vangelis learns that a wealthy villager asked to marry his girlfriend, he goes to the village with his friend Kanellos, to find out what's happening. Kanellos is a naive hotel concierge who wears a fancy uniform, making everyone in the village believe that he is a Wing Commander.

Mr. Wing Commander

1963

Yie mou... Yie mou... poster
4.9

A widow wants to remarry, but as often as he tries to flirt with younger women he faces the rivalry of his own son.

Yie mou... Yie mou...

1965

Paras and Foukaras poster
6.8

Cosmas (Kostas Hadjichristos) learns that his mother needs to be immediately subjected to surgery. He asks the help of a relative (Nikos Fermas) to cover the expenses. He finds it difficult to overcome them, as he tries to raise money to marry his eminent heart (Martha Vourtsi). His relative agrees to pay, but asks Kosma to marry the Spanish singer (Martha Karayiannis) of the cabaret she runs, so that she can stay legally in Greece. Marriage becomes a secular event and is publicized, creating in Kosmas many problems and misunderstandings with his fiancé. Ultimately, a series of happy times will cancel the fake marriage, mother's surgery, and leave Kosmas the money to marry and start married life with greater financial comfort.

Paras and Foukaras

1964

The foreign is sweeter poster
10.0

Stathis Delipanos is a lively and womanizing advertiser, owner of the "Tourloblon" advertising company. Infatuated with Paulina, a beautiful photo model, he arranges a romantic two-day stay in Volos. At the same time, his wife, Eleni Delipanou, owner of a beauty salon, is sexually assaulted by Petros, an incurable lover of the female sex. When Eleni learns of her husband's love affair, she decides to take revenge on him and arranges a trip to Volos. But things get confused when Ilias, owner of the "Hilton" of Vromotsiknia, changes the road signs with the result that everyone ends up in the village...

The foreign is sweeter

1981

Santa Chikita poster
7.2

A poor man accepts the money someone offers him to marry a foreign woman so that she can stay in Greece.

Santa Chikita

1953

O kerveros kai to doloma... poster
NR

Kyriakos has spent his entire career working for the Greek Customs Service. Day and night, holidays and weekdays, he has become the fear and terror of the airport and the pursuer of every smuggler who dares to enter. He is Cerberus. His personal life is non-existent. Unmarried and alone, his only love is his duty...

O kerveros kai to doloma...

1987

A Ripple in the Pond poster
6.2

A peaceful, though extremely mean, family man, Manolis, is married for ten years to Veta. Some night he spends an astronomical amount of money at a night club, with his partner Giorgos and two pretty and cheerful Greek-American girls, Margaret and Evelyn. However, to his bad luck, Evelyn is no other but Vangelitsa, his wife’s cousin, who visits the next day for lunch.

A Ripple in the Pond

1952

A Young Miss... Aged 39 poster
6.9

Telemachus, an unhappy old man, still lives with his sister, whom he expects to restore so that he marries the woman he loves. In the end, he is persuaded by a friend to put an ad in the newspaper to find her bridegroom, without mentioning her real age and highlighting her dowry. Finally, two bridal candidates appear: A retired and a Greek-Argentine landowner...

A Young Miss... Aged 39

1954

No cat, no harm done poster
9.5

Lalakis Makrikostas, CEO of a large company, uses his position to go to Kalamata for an inspection at the branch there, leaving his wife Popi alone at home and taking his mistress Lolota with him on the train. Suspicious that he is cheating on her, his wife decides to give him a taste of his own medicine. She accepts the charming Nikos Koutroumpas's proposal to spend a weekend together in Thymaria, as guests of stationmaster Stelios Molfetis...

No cat, no harm done

2001

The Policeman of the 16th Precinct poster
7.8

Ilias dresses himself in a police uniform as part of a complex burglary plot. Unfortunately for him, the impostor officer is called to assist in the investigation of a real crime. The other officers involved in this case treat him as a colleague, and he is forced to play along in hopes that his cover is not blown.

The Policeman of the 16th Precinct

1959

The Man Who Returned from the Heat poster
5.9

Loukas has been living in Africa for many many years, working hard to send money to his family who has stayed in Greece. When the time has come to return home, he decides to surprise his family and arrives to Greece without telling them that he's coming. Loukas is anxious to see his wife and his grown-up children after so long, but they may not share the same feeling.

The Man Who Returned from the Heat

1972

The Strongman Who Became a Lamb poster
7.0

Leonidas Petrohilos (Lambros Konstantaras), a widower with three master unruly children, Kimon (Paul Liaros), Andreas (Thanassis Papadopoulos) and dad (Vangelis Ioannidis), still loves his first wife and refuses to remarry. His friend Xenophon (Stavros Xenidis) recommends Mary's (Maro Kondou) atychisasa a lady who needs to work. Leonidas hires Mary as housekeeper and serenity comes home. But until Leonidas understand that it is intended for rigged plot has good bite on the plate ...

The Strongman Who Became a Lamb

1968

The Germans Strike Again poster
7.4

4 years after the Nazi occupation in Greece, the Greeks are involved in a Civil War and they are killing each other. Theodoros, a quiet and modest man, disgusted and disappointed, falls asleep and has a nightmare. Hitler is alive and the Nazis strike back with new, more powerful weapons.

The Germans Strike Again

1948

Fanouris and His Kin poster
7.8

A good-natured paterfamilias who is struggling to make ends meet rests his hopes on his successful expatriate brother to finally see their older sister get married. However, is the wealthy sibling willing to help?

Fanouris and His Kin

1957

Woe to the Young poster
7.6

Two rich old friends, Andreas and Agisilaos are in love with young Rita. Andreas believes that is youth and not money that drive the world. He sells his soul to the devil, becomes young and flirts Rita. However, Andreas understands that youth alone is not enough and decides to give a dowry to lovely Rita so that she can marry the one she loves.

Woe to the Young

1961

The Rope Maker poster
6.1

Lampros is a scrooge person whining for every penny he spends. One day though, along with a friend, he goes out to party with unexpected results...

The Rope Maker

1967

Makrykostas and Kontogiorgis poster
7.2

Stelios Kondogiorgis (Dinos Iliopoulos) and Thomas Makrykostas (Costas Hajihristos) are two quiet men that come from the same Peloponnese village yet do not know each other. Their families however are involved in a bloody feud that started 80 years ago. Stelios and Thomas are the last male members from each family. After the last murders in the village where a member of each family died, Stelios' uncle (Pantelis Zervos) urges him to find and kill Thomas for revenge lest he finds him and kills him first. At the same time Thomas is visited by his aunt (Joly Garbi) who asks of him the same and provides him with weapons. Despite everything, neither Stelios nor Thomas are interested in murdering one another and they are both terrified from the idea that a stranger is looking for them in order to kill them. So, they decide to leave their respective jobs and hide at some remote hotel. Luck brings them together without them knowing of each other's identity as they share a room.

Makrykostas and Kontogiorgis

1960

At Night the Entanglements poster
6.3

The funny things that happen through the walking by the neighborhood night shift of a kind policeman.

At Night the Entanglements

1957

Welcome Dollar poster
7.1

Philip (Giorgos Constantinou), a shy and dignified accountant and English teacher, lives with his mother (Zoli Garbi) and his two siblings in the same house. His and his mother's meager income, just enough to support them all. His younger brother (Alekos Tzanetakos) remains unemployed and lazy rather out of conscience, while his older brother, Kimon (Orpheus Zachos), dreams of being re-elected prefect and refuses, although a qualified accountant, to work, considering the positions demeaning and irrelevant offered to him. His tragic financial situation will be further burdened by their imminent forced move to another house. It is also the first color Greek film, edited entirely in Greece. It is based on the play "The 6th American Fleet" by Alek Sakellarios and Christos Giannakopoulos, who also wrote the screenplay, while Sakellarios directed the film.

Welcome Dollar

1967

Thanasakis, the Politician poster
6.8

The young daughter (Anna Synodinou) of a well-off family comes back from Switzerland after completing her studies, married to a young scientist, Thanasakis (Byron Pallis), who comes back to Greece determined to serve his country as a politician. With the financial support of his brother-in-law (Dinos Iliopoulos) he enters the election with no results. Soon though, another election is announced and he decides to run for a second time, again asking support from his brother-in-law who insists that a new campaign would be financial suicide for the family.

Thanasakis, the Politician

1954

When the Cat is Missing! poster
6.8

A wealthy family is on a cruise. A rich young man falls in love with the family's maid and mistakes her for the businessman's daughter. A singer falls in love with the real daughter, and when he arrives with the rich young man at the businessman's house to ask for the rich daughter's hand in marriage, a misunderstanding arises with funny twists and turns.

When the Cat is Missing!

1962