Manolis Hiotis

Acting

Manolis Hiotis

Born — Died

1921-03-21 — 1970-03-20

Place of birth

Thessaloniki, Greece

Known for

Acting

Credits

15 titles

Manolis Chiotis (Greek: Μανώλης Χιώτης; March 21, 1921 – March 21, 1970) was a Greek rebetiko and laiko composer, singer, and bouzouki player. He is considered one of the greatest bouzouki soloists of all time. He popularised the four-course bouzouki (tetrachordo) and introduced the guitar-like tuning, which he found better suited to the kind of virtuoso playing he was famous for. Chiotis had other successes. In the summer of 1961, he played for Aristotle Onassis and Maria Callas, Prince Rainier III of Monaco and Grace Kelly. Journalist Dimitris Liberopoulos, Onassis’ biographer, writes in his book that when the two couples joined one of Chiotis’ shows in Athens, they asked to meet him in p…

Known for

Film credits

1960s · 11 titles

The Hustler poster
7.3

Thanasis is part of a mistaken identity featuring an angry brother concerned about his sister's troubled marriage.

The Hustler

1964

Min eidate ton Panai? poster
6.6

Erotic tangles forced Fani and Panai to leave from Athens to Chalkida, there they await new adventures with women, which will result in marriage, but Panai will escape the wedding night.

Min eidate ton Panai?

1962

The Orgies Villa poster
6.1

A parliamentary candidate and his mistress will spend the night at the police station. After all, no one is above the law, no matter what his credentials or social status may appear to be.

The Orgies Villa

1964

I stole my wife poster
7.0

A self-assured and extremely rich business entrepreneur who is convinced that money is everything has a chance encounter with a feisty young lawyer who couldn't care less about his financial status. In the end, can money buy love?

I stole my wife

1964

My friend, Lefterakis poster
6.2

Theodoros in order to be able to go out with his occasional lovers, he "invented" a non-existent friend from Patras, Lefterakis, and use him as an alibi in wife Fofo. When one day arrives at home, quite suddenly, the non-existent friend Lefterakis Tsampardis, Theo will welcome him with surprise and terror.

My friend, Lefterakis

1963

Someone like It Cold... poster
6.7

Lakis (Dinos Iliopoulos) has to make sure that his three sisters are married before he can marry his beloved Lela (Martha Karagianni). While at the beach, Eva (Zoe Laskari) and Maria (Hloi Liaskou) will meet Kleopas (Costas Voutsas) and Giorgos (Vagelis Voulgaridis) with whom they will start dating. But Rena (Rena Vlahopoulou) has a secret relationship with Thodoros (Giannis Vogiatzis) for 10 years.

Someone like It Cold...

1963

Poor Bums poster
6.3

Intent on marrying into money, two antagonists will stop at nothing to seduce a young heiress, renouncing their sweethearts just to get a greater chance at a lucrative love. But, what does the girl have to say about their risky business?

Poor Bums

1961

The Wise Guy poster
6.9

Alekos (Dinos Iliopoulos) is in love with Voula (Maria Voulgari) whose brother threatens to kill him if he doesn't marry her soon. Alekos' father (Pantelis Zervos) on the other hand insists that Alekos' sister (Zoe Laskari) has to get married before him. His sister Annoula (Zoe Laskari) is in love with Antonis (Stephanos Stratigos) and pressures him to ask for her hand in marriage from her family. Antonis meets Alekos by accident at a cafe in Panorama - they don't know each other - and advises him to use the infalible method of "escaping through an engagement" to calm down Voula's brother. This is after all what he intends to do himself... And God help them...

The Wise Guy

1962

Love that time does not fade poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Love that time does not fade

1966

Cruise to Rhodes poster
10.0

Peter has lost all his property without getting frustrated now. Along with Takis installed in a large hotel of Rhodes and represents the great entrepreneur, hoping to meet with some rich. In the same hotel and Sofia Katrani, looking to find her daughter Vera, a wealthy groom. From the recommendations of the receptionist, Panagiotis has already identified Peter ...

Cruise to Rhodes

1960

Dimos from Trikala poster
3.5

Claiming that he and his brother, Dimos, are like two peas in a pod, a womanising husband puts the blame on him when his wife discovers a compromising photograph. Now, he has a lot of explaining to do. Is he or Dimos the man in the photo?

Dimos from Trikala

1962

1950s · 4 titles