Writing
Giorgos Sevastikoglou
Born — Died
1913-10-12 — 1991-01-01
Place of birth
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
Known for
Writing
Credits
3 titles
Giorgos Sevastikoglou (Istanbul 1913 - Athens 1990) was a Greek playwright, translator and director. He actively participated in the National Resistance. Sevastikoglou was born in Fanari, Constantinople in 1913. The following year his family settled in Athens. He studied at the Law School of the University of Athens. He was a founding member of the Art Theatre and first appeared in the literature with the translation of the play Swanepoel by August Strindberg, directed by Karolos Koun in 1942. The following year, the Art Theatre "Karolos Koun" staged the play Constantine and Helen with which he began his dual artistic activity, as a director and translator. He was responsible for the B' dep…
Known for
4.5The story of Greek patriots' struggle against the Nazi invaders in May 1941, when German troops landed on the island of Crete. Fleeing the Germans, seven people, completely different in their views and personalities, come together: communist Memos, who has escaped from prison; military doctor Kimon, fleeing from the hospital; nurse Alika and nurse Krinjo, a gendarme; and two soldiers—a Greek and a New Zealander who has fallen behind.
The End and the Beginning
1963
5.8The young man Nikolos is forced to engage in the fishing of sea sponges in order to get the hand of the beautiful Lenio. This work makes him a cripple, and marriage to his beloved does not bring happiness.
Sponge Catchers
1960
NRThe film was shot by the DSE (Democratic Army of Greece) in 1948. The filming took place in Grammos and Vitsi, an area that the DSE had under its control during most of the Civil War (the so-called "Free Greece") and in the adjacent communist countries, Hungary and Czechoslovakia. It was first shown in Hungary and then in the other member countries of the "communist Paradise". The original film, which was considered lost for many years, was located in Hungary a few years ago. The subject of the film is "Child-Rescue" (or "Child-Rescue" as the KKE calls it).
The truth about the children of Greece
1948
Behind the camera
4.5The story of Greek patriots' struggle against the Nazi invaders in May 1941, when German troops landed on the island of Crete. Fleeing the Germans, seven people, completely different in their views and personalities, come together: communist Memos, who has escaped from prison; military doctor Kimon, fleeing from the hospital; nurse Alika and nurse Krinjo, a gendarme; and two soldiers—a Greek and a New Zealander who has fallen behind.
The End and the Beginning
1963
5.8The young man Nikolos is forced to engage in the fishing of sea sponges in order to get the hand of the beautiful Lenio. This work makes him a cripple, and marriage to his beloved does not bring happiness.
Sponge Catchers
1960
NRThe film was shot by the DSE (Democratic Army of Greece) in 1948. The filming took place in Grammos and Vitsi, an area that the DSE had under its control during most of the Civil War (the so-called "Free Greece") and in the adjacent communist countries, Hungary and Czechoslovakia. It was first shown in Hungary and then in the other member countries of the "communist Paradise". The original film, which was considered lost for many years, was located in Hungary a few years ago. The subject of the film is "Child-Rescue" (or "Child-Rescue" as the KKE calls it).
The truth about the children of Greece
1948