Giannis Dalianidis

Biography

Giannis Dalianidis (Greek: Γιάννης Δαλιανίδης; 31 December 1923 – 16 October 2010) was a Greek film director. His first film was Mousitsa, released in 1959, which was followed by a series of musicals. Between 1974 and 1981, he produced the television series Luna Park. In 2002, he was dubbed a "national film hero" at the International Thessaloniki Film Festival. 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. 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. (Source: Wikipedia)

Directed

1. The Gambler Lady (1964) — Director
2. Kamikazi, agapi mou (1983) — Director
3. Wedding night (1967) — Director
4. The Barefoot Prince (1966) — Director
5. A Greek woman in a Harem (1971) — Director
6. Mermaids for Love (1968) — Director
7. The Parisian Lady (1969) — Director
8. Kiss the Girls (1965) — Director
9. A Knight for Vasoula (1968) — Director
10. Date In The Air (1966) — Director
11. Darling, Let's Get Naked! (1984) — Director
12. Good Evening to You (1982) — Director
13. Something Hot (1964) — Director
14. Wake up Vassili (1969) — Director
15. The Liar (1963) — Director
16. Groom from London (1967) — Director
17. The Jackals (1981) — Director
18. Someone like It Cold... (1963) — Director
19. Liar Wanted (1961) — Director
20. The Blue Beads from Greece (1967) — Director
21. The little man (1969) — Director
22. The Miss Of The Mister (1962) — Director
23. One Girl For Two Men (1963) — Director
24. The Decline (1961) — Director
25. A Crazy... Crazy... 40-Year-Old Woman (1970) — Director
26. A Fool And A Hater (1959) — Director
27. The Young Lady's Fool (1960) — Director
28. Mousitsa (1959) — Director
29. Marijuana Stop! (1971) — Director
30. A Very Clever Guy (1965) — Director
31. Twenty Women and I (1973) — Director
32. Nomos 4000 (1962) — Director
33. The Ladykiller (1969) — Director
34. A Lady In Bouzoukia (1968) — Director
35. Story of a Lifetime (1965) — Director
36. The Heirs (1964) — Director
37. The Robber Cries Thief! (1965) — Director
38. Dimos from Trikala (1962) — Director
39. Laos and Kolonaki (1959) — Director
40. The Tough Guy With the Tricycle (1972) — Director

Also appeared in

1. The Gambler Lady (1964)
2. The Heirs (1964)
3. Mimikos and Mary (1958) — Andreas
4. The tree children from Volo (1957) — Giorgos