Giannis Dalianidis (Greek: Γιάννης Δαλιανίδης; 31 December 1923 – 16 October 2010[1][2]) was a Greek film director.

Giannis Dalianidis
Born(1923-12-31)31 December 1923
Died16 October 2010(2010-10-16) (aged 86)
Athens, Greece
OccupationDirector
Years active1941–2000

His first film was Mousitsa, released in 1959, which was followed by a series of musicals.[2] Between 1974 and 1981, he produced the television series Luna Park.[2] In 2002, he was dubbed a "national film hero" at the International Thessaloniki Film Festival.[2]

Biography

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Giannis Dalianidis was born in Thessaloniki on 31 December 1923. He started his career as a dancer under the nickname Giannis Dal. From 1958, he worked in cinema, initially as a screenwriter and afterwards as a director. In 1959 he directed his first film, Mousitsa and sometime later Laos kai Kolonaki.[3]

In 1961 he started to cooperate with the Finos Films the most successful Greek film production company. He directed such films as The Downhill, Liar Wanted, and Gorgones ke Manges, among others. Dalianidis mainly excelled in musical films. This genre, in Greece, is today closely related with Dalianidis. He directed over 70 films and 10 television series.[3]

Selected filmography

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Year Greek title English title
1961 Ο Κατήφορος The Downhill
1961 Ζητείται ψεύτης Liar Wanted
1961 Ο σκληρός άνδρας The Tough Guy
1962 Νόμος 4000 Law No. 4000
1962 Ο ατσίδας' The Wise Guy
1962 Μερικοί το προτιμούν κρύο Some Like it Cool
1963 Ίλιγγος Iligos
1964 Κάτι να καίει Something is Burning
1964 Η χαρτοπαίχτρα The Card Player
1965 Τέντυ μπόι αγάπη μου Teddy Boy My Love
1965 Ιστορία μιας ζωής Story of a Life
1965 Κορίτσια για φίλημα Kiss the Girls
1965 Φωνάζει ο κλέφτης The Robber Complains
1965 Ένα Έξυπνο Έξυπνο... Μούτρο A Smart Smart... Face
1967 Οι Θαλασσιές οι Χάντρες The Blue Beads
1968 Γοργόνες και Μάγκες Mermaids and Rascals
1969 Γυμνοί στο δρόμο Naked in the Street
1971 Ο κατεργάρης The Dodger
1971 Μαριχουάνα Στοπ Marijuana Stop!
1974 Εραστές του ονείρου The Dream Lovers
1982 Βασικά... Καλησπέρα σας Good Evening to You

References

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  1. ^ Πέθανε ο Γιάννης Δαλιανίδης (in Greek). Eleftherotypia. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d "Director Yannis Dalianides dies". Athens News. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
  3. ^ a b "Γιάννης Δαλιανίδης: λαός και...Κολωνάκι". in.gr. 15 October 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
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