
Acting
Spyros Kalogirou
Born 1922-11-03 · Athens, Greece
Spyros Kalogirou (Greek: Σπύρος Καλογήρου, Kypseli, 3 November 1922 - Athens, 27 June 2009) was a Greek theatre and film actor, best known for his villainous roles on the big screen. His trembling voice and fierce appearance were characteristic. He acted in many films, both on television and in cinema, and when he played such roles he was very convincing. He also participated in many theatrical performances but did not have many collaborations with his wife, as she was at the National Theater and he was more involved with independent theater. After the '80s they formed their own troupe, staged performances and toured. He acted in approximately two hundred plays and in all genres of theater, classical and contemporary writers, from theater of the absurd (Eugene Ionesco) to revue, but also in many of the Greek dramaturgy. He first appeared in cinema in 1955 in Dimis Dadiras’ film O agapitikos tis voskopoulas. Since then, he has participated in more than 60 films, alongside the biggest names in Greek cinema. He appeared in about 55 films, including: Athens at Night, Stefania, Machine Gun Concerto, The Fairy and the Boy, The Blonde Teacher, Maria of Silence, The Man with the Carnation, and Stakaman. However, the film that left an era was Lola, in which Spyros Kalogirou had said the unforgettable phrase "There's a lot of money, Aris", to his then co-star Nikos Kourkoulos about the "eyes" of Jenny Karezi. In 1966, at the Thessaloniki Film Festival, he was awarded an honorary distinction for his performance in the short film Jimmy the Tiger by Pantelis Voulgaris, and in 1971, the film critics awarded him the Silver Apollo for his role in the film Abuse of Power. He was honored with the Golden Head of the Vakhtangov Theater in Moscow. He also appeared in television series (Even Married People Have a Soul). (Source: Wikipedia)
Acting credits
9.5A professor asks two poor students of law to steal, for a fee, a rare figurine from the house of a collector. After the successful outcome of the theft, the professor dies from joy, and the two students decide to return the figurine to its owner. There they meet his daughters, to whom they tell numerous lies. In the end, it is revealed that the whole thing was part of a wager between the professor and the collector, and the two students fall in love with the latter's daughters.
Five Thousand Lies
1966
6.5Returning from a business trip to Rhodes, Markos finds out that his sick son has been kidnapped. He agrees to pay the ransom that the kidnappers demand but the police officer Makridis sees that the money used is marked so they can track them down.
Panic
1969
6.6Two friends (Thanasis Vengos and Vasilis Diamantopoulos) meet after many years and recollect the tragi-comic events they went through during the German occupation.
Hands Up, Hitler
1962
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Ο παραχαράκτης
1989
6.6A dark atmosphere pervades this film in true noir fashion. So does the feeling that our principals are trapped. They fight their way against economic forces and their status in life, and love might conquer all.
Trouba '67
1967
7.3The abysmal hatred which exists between two landowners is transferred to their natural environment as well. Whatever crosses the river separating the two families, be it man or beast, dies. The film is yet another rendering of the Romeo and Juliet tale, with intense emotions, dominated by the extreme behavior of the heroes. The film tries to imitate the style, atmosphere and action of westerns.
Love and Blood
1968
6.2Madalena is a tough seventeen-year-old who is forced to take on her father's ferry business after he dies. She has her many brothers and sisters to support, and there is no one else to do the job. So she rallies her defenses and sets out to give her rival in the ferry business a run for his money. But at the same time, the rival's handsome son is starting to look better and better. Madalena refuses to acknowledge her feelings for him -- though how long she can sustain that denial is the question.
Madalena
1960
5.6Ten women hide out on an deserted island in the Ageian after an prison break where seven men, led by an ex-Nazi, arrive on the island to search for a buried treasure and force the women to dig for them, until one strong-willed woman, named Sarah, decides to plot a revolt.
Amok
1963
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Αετονύχηδες και χαζοπούλια
1987
5.5No synopsis available yet.
A German in Kalavryta
1970
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Οικογένεια παντρευόμαστε
1986
6.0The plain of Thessaly, 1910. The tenant farmers suffer untold hardships, both from the Arvanites invaders who ravage and seize their possessions and from the chief landlord of the area Stratos Karatzas, who claims the lion’s share of their harvest. The dynamic daughter of one of the tenant farmers, Maya, who is about to get married to a young farmer, Lefteris, leads their struggle for better conditions and confronts Karatzas – as well as his niece Vgenio, who also wants Lefteris. The latter plots and succeeds to separate them. Lefteris leaves for the army and Karatzas persuades Maya to marry him. Lefteris is captured during an ambush set by the Turks, but in the end he is set free and returns to Maya’s arms forever.
The Daughter of the Sun
1971
6.5Stathis, a naughty young man whose father owns a coffee shop at the island’s central square, picks up attractive tourists. His neighbor Rena, who is in love with him, stands in the middle of his love affairs and does her best to win him. Moreover, his sister Kaiti, a cute and tender girl, falls in love with an young guy who met while traveling, and who stays on the island for her sake. After many humorous events, both couples find happiness.
Darling, Let's Get Naked!
1984
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Ο παπαλεβέντης
1988
6.1From a tragic misunderstanding, the farmer Stathis Karatasos (Angelos Antonopoulos) is accused as the leader of a notorious gang. He manages to escape just before getting executed and the law enforcement starts chasing him. Even the bandits are looking to find him, believing that he has the loot of the robbery in his possession. In addition, another prisoner called Tsakos (Kostas Kazakos) tries to locate him and bring him back dead or alive, in order to ensure the freedom promised to him by the police.
Bullets Don't Come Back
1967
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Μαντάμ Ορτάνς
1986
8.0Stratos, a marginal figure, carries on his shoulders the freedom and doubts of his generation. Upon leaving prison after serving a five-year sentence, he will seek out those responsible, demanding his share of a theft for which he paid the consequences. It is an extremely dangerous journey, and to reach his destination, he must pass through the dark circles of nighttime illegality. He encounters old "friends" who still want him as a pawn in their game, women with strange identities, and police officers who lead him into a relentless pursuit...
Agrafos nomos
1987
NRShe was a woman of the night, but she never became a prostitute. She was mired in filth up to her neck, but she continued to dream. And when the dirty pimps of the port tried to break her spirit, she became a fierce hyena, who bloodied the mulberry tree...
Markisia tou limaniou
1988
4.3Stathis Xetrypis, a naive policeman patrolling in an area frequented by prostitutes. As not yet enough, the commander, to confer the protection of Elsa, a secret policeman, trying to find a gang of drug dealers.
The First Cup and Troteza
1989
6.9The year is 1965. Natasa Arseni visits Dachau, the place where she was found by the Americans at the end of the World War II. She returns to Greece, and during the train ride she recalls those past events. Before the beginning of the Greek-Italian war, she met Orestis . With the German invasion, Orestis, who was an officer in the Greek army, left for the Middle East. She followed him and accompanied him back to occupied Greece on a mission. She was arrested, interrogated and tortured and was finally sentenced to execution.
Lieutenant Natassa
1970
5.5A precious golden cross and a regretful incident lead to a bitter conflict between a wealthy chief-shepherd and an impoverished young herder, who is about to lose his one true love forever. Will this mark the end of an ardent romance?
The Beloved Of The Shepherdess
1955
6.1Fourtounakis’ daughter, Katerinio, is forced to get engaged with a brutal Cretan, Skandalakis. But the return of Manousos Vrontakis from Athens and his flirtation with the girl leads to a great romance, without them knowing that they belong to families who are longstanding enemies.
I Neraida Kai to Palikari
1969
3.0Natasha, daughter of shipowner Dimitrios, receives threatening phone calls. Her father decides to hire a bodyguard (Pavlos Evangelopoulos) to watch over her, on the condition that his daughter not find out, because he does not agree with the idea of a bodyguard. So, "by chance," the kids meet, hang out, and, inevitably, fall in love. But the guy threatening her has other plans...
Varvaros erastis
1990
7.0At first there was the theatrical adaptation, by Manolis Skouloudis, of the legendary Dreyfus Affair (an adaptation based on the novel by Emile Zola). It was then transferred to the cinema. The subject: the early 20th century and the military establishment, with the help of a money-loving and womanizing junior officer (Alekos Alexandrakis), accuses Captain Alfred Dreyfus (Dimitris Myrat) of treason, because he allegedly handed over secrets to the Germans. After a mock trial, where expediency prevailed, Dreyfus was convicted and imprisoned. However, Emile Zola firmly believes in his innocence and, through the press, fights a brave and effective battle, which will lead to the uncovering of the conspiracy and the restoration of the honor of the unjustly slandered captain.
I am innocent
1960