Artemis Matsas

Acting

Artemis Matsas

Born 1930-01-01 · Athens, Greece

Artemis Matsas (1930 – 7 September 2003) was a Greek actor, film critic and director. He acted in theatre and in a significant number of films and television from 1949 to 1988. He became widely known for his portrayal of traitors in plays set during the Axis Occupation of Greece in World War II. His brother was the writer and director Nestoras Matsas. It is characteristic that his name is used in publications several years after his active involvement, to denote a traitor or a traitor. Artemis Matsas had studied at the Drama School of the Athens Conservatory and worked as a film and art editor in newspapers and magazines. His first films in which he acted in cinema were Erotic Journey (1949) and The Engagements (1950). As a director, he had the troupe "Dream Studio". He died at the age of 73 in Athens.

Acting credits

Εις θάνατον poster
9.0

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Εις θάνατον

Bouboulina poster
6.8

The life and action of Laskarina Bouboulina. Captain Lascarina decides to organize the revolution in Spetses and to participate herself, despite her double widowhood. In the struggle for the liberation of Greece, she gives all her property and fighting along with her lads.

Bouboulina

1959

Jerk in Istanbul poster
4.7

Vincent And Gregoire have just won a lot a money. The latter wants the whole pile and flies away to Turkey where he meets a compatriot, Appoline, and her boss Samos.

Jerk in Istanbul

1967

Το αγρίμι poster
6.5

No synopsis available yet.

Το αγρίμι

1960

Η απολύτρωση poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Η απολύτρωση

1961

Ματωμένο Πέπλο poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Ματωμένο Πέπλο

1960

Never on Sunday poster
6.9

An American scholar in Greece sets about improving the local prostitute with whom he is infatuated.

Never on Sunday

1960

Κατηγορούμενη απολογήσου poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Κατηγορούμενη απολογήσου

1968

Nightwalks poster
10.0

Documentary about the nightlife in Athens. The nightclubs, the musical acts, the striptease shows, but also some dramatized acts with well-known actors...

Nightwalks

1964

Καταδικασμένη και από το παιδί της poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Καταδικασμένη και από το παιδί της

1955

As Long as There Are Women poster
10.0

Three friends are searching for the woman of their dreams. Three different women approach love, marriage, and their future in different ways.

As Long as There Are Women

1959

Η φάπα της χρονιάς poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Η φάπα της χρονιάς

1987

Pavlos Melas poster
9.0

The military action of a Greek officer, Pavlos Melas, for the liberation of Macedonia from the Turks and Bulgarians. A story stick to the facts for the heroism and sacrifice of the Greeks. Pavlos Melas is the symbol of the struggle for the independence of Macedonia in Greece.

Pavlos Melas

1973

Δρόσω η αρχοντοπούλα poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Δρόσω η αρχοντοπούλα

1967

Conspiracy in the Mediterranean poster
4.0

The adventures of a secret British agent who undertakes his last mission, with Greece as his destination. His mission will prove extremely dangerous, as foreign double agents, the Greek police, and ruthless killers become involved in a relentless chase that takes us to various parts of Greece, such as Meteora, Athens, and Nafplio.

Conspiracy in the Mediterranean

1975

The Island of Love poster
10.0

A crook meets a young man, in prison. Assisted by his girlfriend he tries to sell the tiny rock-island, which the young man inherited, to a wealthy American. But the young man falls in love with the American's daughter and...

The Island of Love

1960

Underwater Papanikolis poster
7.6

October 28, 1940. Along with the Italian army's attack on the Greek-Albanian border, Greece comes under fire from the Italian air force. The submarine Papanikolis, commanded by Captain Milto Iatridis and First Officer Vasilis Aslanoglou, is ordered to patrol the Gulf of Patras. Following the army's victories, the war council decides that it is time for the navy to enter the war and orders the submarine Papanikolis to patrol the Strait of Otranto. There, the crew captures the crew of an Italian ship and their engineer reveals the minefields of the Adriatic. Thus, the Papanikolis begins its mission. After completing its mission, it returns to its base, where it is honored.

Underwater Papanikolis

1971

Sidewalk poster
7.0

Angelina is a prostitute. Her only friends are her colleague Nana and coachman Minas. George suddenly enters her life and confesses his love to her. Angelina begins to believe that her life can change, not suspecting that George has approached her on behalf of the drug dealer Nino.

Sidewalk

1962

Erotic Journey poster
8.0

A spicy romantic comedy about the trials and tribulations of a beautiful girl in love, whose boyfriend gets involved with a sensual woman from high society.

Erotic Journey

1949

The Mischief-Makers poster
8.0

Two unemployed men are linked by friendship and go through many adventures together.

The Mischief-Makers

1963

Lafina poster
7.0

Giorgis is the only son of the richest tseligas of a mountain village. Although he is considered a sought-after groom, he only has eyes for Droso, who reciprocates his feelings. The obstacle to their love is Giorgis' father. He is a cruel usurer who has confiscated the girl's fields. After a fight between father and son, the former falls dead. However, everyone believes that Droso killed him. Droso runs away from the village and takes refuge in the caves and cliffs, among the lads of the robber Zarvas, who helps to uncover Bournova's murderer. The murder has been committed by Maria, a noblewoman in love with Giorgis, who is subsequently arrested by the gendarmerie. Thus, Droso is now free to marry Giorgis.

Lafina

1962

The Road to Corinth poster
4.2

The widow of a murdered undercover NATO officer in Greece is the prime suspect in his killing. She finds herself embroiled in a bigger conspiracy about the sabotage of U.S. radar installations while trying to prove her innocence.

The Road to Corinth

1967

Savage Hunt poster
7.0

An American photographer unwittingly brings footage of torture by the Greek military junta into the USA along with proof of America's involvement in it.He's pursued by inept and heavy handed henchmen leaving a trail of bloody and brutal murders in their wake.

Savage Hunt

1980

Triantafyllo ki agathi poster
NR

A dramatic story, as true as life itself, as shocking as the harshest fate and as inhuman as the worst nightmare.

Triantafyllo ki agathi

1988