FILM DIRECTOR

Nikos Koundouros

1926 - 2017

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Nikos Koundouros (Greek: Νίκος Κούνδουρος; 15 December 1926 – 22 February 2017) was a Greek film director. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nikos Koundouros has received more than 74,069 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Nikos Koundouros is the 1,291st most popular film director (down from 1,102nd in 2019), the 802nd most popular biography from Greece (down from 727th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Greek Film Director.

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  • 45.34

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  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.57

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  • 3.03

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Nikos Koundouros ranks 1,291 out of 2,041. Before him are Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Céline Sciamma, Georgy Tovstonogov, Peter Hall, Owen Roizman, and Rian Johnson. After him are Rafael Gil, Iosif Kheifits, André Roosevelt, Alain Jessua, Buddy Van Horn, and Neil Burger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Nikos Koundouros ranks 418. Before him are Géza Kádas, Rosa Taikon, A. N. R. Robinson, John Gardner, John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough, and Alison Lurie. After him are Tom Tryon, Conrad Hall, Darleane C. Hoffman, H. R. Haldeman, Ralph Abernathy, and Klaus Schütz. Among people deceased in 2017, Nikos Koundouros ranks 443. Before him are Raúl Córdoba, Nicolae Lupescu, Kjell Grede, Laurynas Stankevičius, Yuriy Poyarkov, and Peter Hall. After him are Alain Jessua, Ferry Graf, R. C. Sproul, Graham Taylor, Lee Yuan-tsu, and Kito Lorenc.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Nikos Koundouros ranks 802 out of 1,024. Before him are Perikles Kakousis (1879), Christos Papadimitriou (1949), Oganes Zanazanyan (1946), Nikolaos Morakis (1900), Margaritis Schinas (1962), and Ilias Tsirimokos (1907). After him are Carl Anderson (1945), Spyridon Belokas (1878), Angelos Basinas (1976), Efstathios Chorafas (1871), Kostas Mitroglou (1988), and Leonidas Kavakos (1967).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Greece

Among film directors born in Greece, Nikos Koundouros ranks 5. Before him are Theo Angelopoulos (1935), Costa-Gavras (1933), Yorgos Lanthimos (1973), and Şerif Gören (1944). After him are Athina Rachel Tsangari (1966), and Phedon Papamichael (1962).

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Filmography

The Ogre of Athens
Director
A peaceful, frightened little man is mistakenly identified as "The Dragon", a notorious criminal at large. He briefly and reluctantly rules the underworld until they realize their mistake.
Mar 5th 19567 / 10
Young Aphrodites
Director
200 BC. During a merciless drought, the brute nature of man and the delicate essence of woman become inextricably intertwined, as the omnipotence of the carnal instinct demands the total surrender of the flesh.
Jun 6th 19636.6 / 10
The Magic City
Director
A look at poverty in post-war Athens. Kosmas, a young man living in the slums, constantly tries to make ends meet, hoping for a better day. Because of debts, he gets tangled up in smuggling. His morals are tested and he tries to find a way out.
Jul 18th 19556.3 / 10