Costa-Gavras

director • writer • producer

Konstantinos Gavras (born 12 February 1933), known professionally as Costa-Gavras, is a Greek filmmaker, who lives and works in France. He is best known for directing films with overt political themes, most famously the fast-paced thriller “Z” (1969). Most of his movies were made in French, though s...

Born: February 12, 1933 in Loutra-Iraias, Greece (age 92)

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Known For

5.9

Z

Movies & TV Credits

87 total credits across film and television

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
The Last Breath Movie	6.4	Directing	Director	2025
Beau geste TV Show	4.9	Actor	Self(1 Episode)	2023
Film: The Living Record of Our Memory Movie	7.7	Actor	Self	2022
A Daughter's Tribute to Her Father: Souleymane Cissé Movie	—	Actor	Self	2022
Romy Schneider & Alain Delon: An Enduring Passion Movie	7.1	Actor	Self	2022
Romy : 40 ans après, ultimes confidences Movie	—	Actor	Self	2022
The Méliès Mystery Movie	7.3	Actor	Self	2021
Resistencia Cultural Movie	—	Actor	Himself	2021
Armin Mueller-Stahl - Ein Gaukler in Hollywood Movie	6.7	Actor	Self	2021
Citizen Rosi Movie	7.3	Actor	Self	2019
Searching for Mr. Rugoff Movie	7.0	Actor	Self	2019
Adults in the Room Movie	6.2	Writing	Screenplay	2019
A Sore Spot Movie	7.5	Actor	Self	2017
The Legend of the Ugly King Movie	7.4	Actor	Self	2017
My Story Is Not Yet Written Movie	—	Actor	Self	2017
Le Raconteur 2 Movie	—	Actor	himself	2017
Leçon de cinéma Limited Series	—	Actor	Self(1 Episode)	2017
I Still Hide to Smoke Movie	7.3	Production	Producer	2017
Leçon de cinéma Limited Series	—	Crew	Presenter(2 Episodes)	2017
Le Raconteur Movie	—	Actor	himself	2016
Yves Montand, l'ombre au tableau Movie	7.8	Actor	Self	2016
Martin Scorsese Par Martin Scorsese Movie	—	Actor	Self	2015
Jean Gabin, une âme française Movie	—	Actor	Self	2015
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles Movie	7.0	Actor	Self - Filmmaker	2014
Cinéma Jacques Perrin Movie	—	Actor	Self	2014
Henri Langlois vu par... Short Film	4.0	Actor	Self	2014
Henri Langlois vu par... Short Film	4.0	Directing	Director	2014
What Is Cinema? Movie	5.9	Actor	Self	2013
Ain't Misbehavin Movie	6.8	Actor	Self	2013
Clique TV Show	5.6	Actor	Self - Guest(1 Episode)	2013
Looking for Athènes Movie	7.5	Actor	Self	2013
Affection to the People Movie	7.7	Actor	Self	2013
Jean-Louis Trintignant, pourquoi que je vis Movie	7.7	Actor	Self	2012
Capital Movie	6.3	Writing	Screenplay	2012
The Extraordinary Voyage Movie	7.6	Actor	Self - Filmmaker	2011
Pierre Schoendoerffer, la sentinelle de la mémoire Movie	—	Actor	Self	2011
Burke & Hare Movie	5.9	Actor	French Family	2010
They Saw Inferno Movie	—	Actor	Self	2010
Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno Movie	7.5	Actor	Self - Interviewee	2009
Eden Is West Movie	6.6	Directing	Director	2009
Critic Movie	7.1	Actor	Self	2008
Le Cercle TV Show	—	Actor	—(1 Episode)	2007
The Colonel Movie	6.8	Production	Producer	2006
The Ax Movie	7.4	Writing	Screenplay	2005
Chaplin Today: The Great Dictator Movie	7.4	Actor	Self	2003
Parthénon Movie	—	Directing	Director	2003
Romy Schneider, étrange étrangère TV Special	7.9	Actor	Self	2002
Amen. Movie	7.1	Writing	Screenplay	2002
Entangling Shadows Movie	6.0	Actor	Self	1998
Vivement dimanche TV Show	4.2	Actor	Self(1 Episode)	1998
Mad City Movie	6.1	Directing	Director	1997
The Stupids Movie	4.4	Actor	Gas Station Attendant	1996
Lumière & Company Movie	6.7	Directing	Director	1995
Concerning Nice Movie	5.5	Directing	Director	1995
Et avec la Lumière et la Mort sans cesse Movie	—	Directing	Director	1994
The Little Apocalypse Movie	5.8	Directing	Director	1993
Against Oblivion Movie	5.7	Directing	Director	1991
Rush - Voyage à Moscou Movie	—	Actor	Lui-même	1990
Music Box Movie	7.3	Directing	Director	1989
Betrayed Movie	6.2	Directing	Director	1988
Nulle part ailleurs TV Show	6.7	Actor	Self(1 Episode)	1987
Bette Davis at the Cinémathèque Française Movie	—	Actor	Himself	1986
Family Business Movie	5.1	Writing	Screenplay	1986
Spies Like Us Movie	6.3	Actor	Tadzhik Highway Patrolman	1985
Tea in the Harem Movie	6.7	Production	Producer	1985
Hanna K. Movie	6.4	Directing	Director	1983
Missing Movie	7.6	Writing	Screenplay	1982
Womanlight Movie	6.2	Directing	Director	1979
Madame Rosa Movie	7.0	Actor	Le docteur Ramon	1977
Mr. Klein Movie	7.7	Writing	Co-Writer	1976
Special Section Movie	7.4	Directing	Director	1975
Les Deux mémoires Movie	7.6	Actor	Self	1974
Spécial cinéma TV Show	5.7	Actor	Self(2 Episodes)	1974
State of Siege Movie	7.8	Directing	Director	1972
You Speak of Prague: The Second Trial of Artur London Short Film	7.6	Actor	Self - Interviewee	1971
The Confession Movie	7.7	Directing	Director	1970
Z Movie	8.2	Directing	Director	1969
Shock Troops Movie	6.9	Directing	Director	1967
The Sleeping Car Murder Movie	7.0	Directing	Director	1965
Backfire Movie	6.0	Directing	Assistant Director	1964
Joy House Movie	6.9	Directing	Assistant Director	1964
Bay of Angels Movie	7.0	Directing	Assistant Director	1963
The Day and the Hour Movie	6.4	Directing	Assistant Director	1963
A Monkey in Winter Movie	7.5	Directing	Assistant Director	1962
Croesus Movie	6.0	Directing	Assistant Director	1960
Les ratés Short Film	6.7	Writing	Screenplay	1958
Discorama TV Show	7.6	Actor	Self(1 Episode)	1957

Costa-Gavras

Known For

Burke & Hare

Missing

Spies Like Us

Z

Movies & TV Credits