Grigoris Bithikotsis

Acting

Grigoris Bithikotsis

Born — Died

1922-12-11 — 2005-04-07

Place of birth

Peristeri, Athens Prefecture, Greece

Known for

Acting

Credits

33 titles

Grigoris Bithikotsis (Greek: Γρηγόρης Μπιθικώτσης, December 11, 1922 – April 7, 2005) was a Greek folk singer/songwriter with a career spanning five decades. He is considered one of the most important figures in Greek popular music. Bithikotsis was born in Peristeri, Athens, in 1922 to a poor family. He became interested in music at an early age, and acquired a bouzouki as soon as he was able. At first, he had to hide the instrument at a friend's house and practice in secret, as his father disapproved of the new rembetiko style that had captured his son's interest. He met composer Mikis Theodorakis in 1959 and the two collaborated producing folk songs. Bithikotsis composed over 80 songs, i…

Known for

Film credits

1960s · 28 titles

The Red Lanterns poster
7.2

The inextricably intertwined stories of five sex workers who live in a brothel at Pireas harbor.

The Red Lanterns

1963

Τα δάκρυά μου είναι καυτά poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Τα δάκρυά μου είναι καυτά

1964

Το χρήμα ήταν βρώμικο poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Το χρήμα ήταν βρώμικο

1967

Κουράστηκα να σ' αποκτήσω poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Κουράστηκα να σ' αποκτήσω

1963

It is a great pity poster
5.0

Mr. Anastasis, an elderly bouzoukis who suffers from his heart, forbids Liza's daughter to become a singer. When she learns that she has violated her commandments, she leaves the house because she does not want to be her weight and begins to beg. Meanwhile, Lisa knows Michalis, a motorbike acrobat, who makes the "round of death" in an amusement park, and they fall in love with each other. One night, at the center where she sings, she meets a rich thirty-five, who then turns out to be her brother who was lost during the German Occupation. Together they will seek their elder father, find him, and return all together to their home. Near them is Michalis, the old man of the brisk Liza.

It is a great pity

1964

Synoikia to Oneiro poster
7.2

A poor neighborhood of Athens, Asyrmatos, is the center of the world for the people who live there and try in every way to escape from poverty and destitution. A handsome released youth, Ricos (Alekos Alexandrakis), is trying to make money, at the same time that his lover, Stefi (Aliki Georgoulis), is seeing other men and her father, Nekrophoras (Manos Katrakis), is trying to contribute in family finances. Rico will set up a job, but will spend the money raised before he can put it into action. As a result, one of his "partners" (Alekos Petsos) will commit suicide, leaving his pregnant wife, Eleni (Aleka Paizis), to her fate. Rikos, his beloved and her father, defeated and disappointed because of the expectations that were never fulfilled, will be forced to come to terms with the harsh reality.

Synoikia to Oneiro

1961

The steps of life poster
4.0

At the top of his class, a diligent architecture student, and son of a poor bouzouki player dreams of a life different from the one his father has already planned for him. But, can a man renounce his origins to follow his passion?

The steps of life

1962

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

Modern Cinderella poster
6.2

Katerina, a poor girl, finds a job as a secretary and falls in love with her boss on a trip to Rome.

Modern Cinderella

1965

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

Κατατρεγμένοι της μοίρας poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Κατατρεγμένοι της μοίρας

1964

Sometimes even the strong cry poster
6.5

A poor young man, working hard, manages and becomes a captain on a ship of the shipowner, in whose home his mother worked older as a shipwreck. But he resigns when he discovers that the ship is dangerous.

Sometimes even the strong cry

1967

I leave with Bitterness in Foreign Countries poster
5.5

After years abroad, a naval officer reunites with his mother, who has planned an arranged marriage to a beautiful and affluent heiress. But, he is madly in love with another woman. They say love is blind. Can he have the love of his life?

I leave with Bitterness in Foreign Countries

1964

We without money poster
5.0

A poor young man leaves the city that lives and works to go to Athens. On the way he will meet one mad, who falls in love with him , and a young women falling in love.

We without money

1963

The man who returned from pain poster
8.0

Nikos Liosis returns to his homeland, with the wounds of the Korean War still fresh in his mind and body. His wife Vera and all his relatives think him dead. He does not want to be present in his home in the state where he is. One day Vera meets him at random. He denies the identity of Nikos Liossis and is recommended as Alexis Sarris. She asks him to play the role of her real husband who never ceases to love, to avoid the marriage forced by her parents.

The man who returned from pain

1966

The Dressmaker poster
10.0

The son of a shipowner is in love with a poor seamstress. When his father reacts to their love, he abandons his wealth and becomes a composer of a folk song, in order to live together.

The Dressmaker

1964

The Harbor Bum poster
8.0

Accused of stabbing his nightclub singer mistress to death, unscrupulous dockhand Christos is on the run. But he swears he's innocent. Could the harbour bum be telling the truth?

The Harbor Bum

1961

Play my sweety bouzouki poster
10.0

Two bosom buddies who've won the lottery have a chance encounter with two beautiful but equally poor women who pose as rich. The two couples indulge in pleasures they couldn't afford up until now; but, what happens when the money runs out?

Play my sweety bouzouki

1965

Tired life poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Tired life

1964

Liar Wanted poster
7.3

A sharp altercation will pave the way for a brilliant career when a shameless liar meets his future employer: a resourceful parliamentarian. But, what happens when he tells one lie too many? Is his flair for fiction always beneficial?

Liar Wanted

1961

Athens by Night poster
6.0

Wandering Athens by night. A grand parade with actors, singers, composers, orchestras, attractions and generally performing artists of the night, in a series of great figures who made significant humorist. Sung by Gregory Bithikotsis Jenny Vanou, Mary Linda, Giannis Vogiatzis George Zambetas Laura Tony brushes etc. Displays orchestras Mouzaki George, Gerasimos Lavranos, Von-Von, Apostolatou and Mikis Theodorakis.

Athens by Night

1962

The Devastated poster
5.3

The honest laborer falls into disfavour and is undermined by his factory's son because they both love the daughter of the factory owner without suspecting the secret that unites them.

The Devastated

1966

Angels Without Wings poster
10.0

The tragic story of a woman who divorces her rich husband after the intrigues of her mother-in-law.

Angels Without Wings

1965

The Wastrels poster
5.4

Exarhos is persuaded by his two lazy brothers to sell their shipyard, and they buy a factory in which nothing works normally.

The Wastrels

1961

Those who forgot God poster
10.0

The son of a ruthless moneylender loves a girl whose mother was his father's first love. When he refuses to accept her as his daughter, his son leaves home and takes a job in a car repair shop.

Those who forgot God

1964

Atonement poster
7.0

The son of a rich industrialist is in love with a poor girl, but his father wants to marry him to the daughter of a childhood friend and partner.

Atonement

1965

Official sweetheart poster
8.0

An unexpected secret dating back to WWII unites a beautiful woman with two men who vie for her affection. But love always finds a way. Who knows what tomorrow holds for the star-crossed lovers?

Official sweetheart

1969

The Stupid Face poster
8.0

Two persons try to become rich using an... armchair.

The Stupid Face

1965

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