Alekos Sakellarios

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Alekos Sakellarios (Greek: Αλέκος Σακελλάριος, 13 November 1913 in Athens – 28 August 1991 in Athens) was a Greek writer and a director. He was born in Athens and grew up in Agios Panteleimonas and began to study journalism and acting at a young age. He wrote his first theatrical play in 1935 called The King of Halva. He entered the film industry and had roles in both screenwriting and directing. He directed mainly with Christos Giannakopoulos and together they wrote and produced an estimated 140 works. The most popular include: The Germans Strike Again, Thanassakis o politevomenos, I theia ap' to Chicago, Dikoi mas Anthropoi, Ena votsalo sti limni, Kalos ilthe to dollario, Ta kitrina gantia, Otan Leipei i Gata, I Soferina, Laterna, Ftocheia kai Filotimo, Alimono stous Neous (Woe to the Young) and more. Many of these theatrical plays were transferred to the cinema with notable success. He also wrote the lyrics of many songs (over 2,000). Among them were the successes: Garifallo st' Afti, Ypomoni, Asta ta Malakia sou (sung by Fotis Polymeris), Eho ena Mystiko and more. The significant journalist Fredy Germanos called him the "most clever Greek of the 20th century". He died in 1991 and is buried in the First Cemetery of Athens in a family grave.

Most Popular Alekos Sakellarios Trailers

Total trailers found: 72

My friend, Lefterakis Trailer (1963)

25 February 1963

Theodoros in order to be able to go out with his occasional lovers, he "invented" a non-existent friend from Patras, Lefterakis, and use him as an alibi in wife Fofo.

The Bait Trailer (1964)

09 November 1964

Α crook turns a cabaret girl into a fine lady to use her as bait for his victims.

I'll Make You Queen Trailer (1964)

12 October 1964

Antonis Tsilivikis, a stingy construction contractor, neglects his home and wife Eleni and forces her to lie to her rich uncle in America, Peter, in order to continue to send a monthly financial aid.

Santa Chikita Trailer (1953)

28 August 1953

A poor man accepts the money someone offers him to marry a foreign woman so that she can stay in Greece.

The Auntie from Chicago Trailer (1957)

16 December 1957

Charilaos (Orestis Makris), a retired officer with very strict and conservative principles, raises his four daughters with.

The Policeman of the 16th Precinct Trailer (1959)

30 May 1959

Ilias dresses himself in a police uniform as part of a complex burglary plot. Unfortunately for him, the impostor officer is called to assist in the investigation of a real crime.

My Daughter, the Socialist Trailer (1966)

24 October 1966

Liza falls in love with one of her father's employees. Her socialistic ideas about employment drive her to collide with her father and the sociopolitical status of the time.

Modern Cinderella Trailer (1965)

08 March 1965

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

Alice in the Navy Trailer (1961)

20 February 1961

Aliki is in love with someone who serves his duty in the greek navy. Wanting to see him, she disguises as a navy soldier and gets aboard her lover's ship.

Maiden's Cheek Trailer (1959)

16 November 1959

Young teacher Floras arrives to teach a class at a girls’ high school in Athens. His students, daughters of rich Athenian families, are very spoilt making his and the other teachers work difficult.

Woe to the Young Trailer (1961)

30 October 1961

Two rich old friends, Andreas and Agisilaos are in love with young Rita. Andreas believes that is youth and not money that drive the world.

Mr. Wing Commander Trailer (1963)

20 February 1963

Sotiris, the president of Ano Latini, goes to Athens to get information about the project of expropriation for the construction of a military airport in the village.

The yellow gloves Trailer (1960)

12 December 1960

When it comes to his wife, Orestis is suspicious of everything, be it a moustachioed chauffeur or a lost pair of bumblebee-yellow gloves.

Paras and Foukaras Trailer (1964)

23 July 1964

Cosmas (Kostas Hadjichristos) learns that his mother needs to be immediately subjected to surgery. He asks the help of a relative (Nikos Fermas) to cover the expenses.

A Matter of Earnestness Trailer (1965)

06 December 1965

Minister Andreas Mavrogialouros (Labros Konstadaras) visits the village of his electoral district, Platanias for the inauguration of a maternity hospital.

Lost dreams Trailer (1961)

11 March 1961

Two ambitious junior employees from different social backgrounds, an aspiring author and the elegant daughter of a failed industrialist, see their youthful optimism turn into utter defeat.

The Woman Driver Trailer (1964)

07 November 1964

Mary and Nikos are a happily married couple whose life turns upside down when Mary’s friend, Lilly, borrows their new car.

The Yannis who became Tzonis Trailer (1986)

01 January 1986

Fanouris and His Kin Trailer (1957)

02 December 1957

A good-natured paterfamilias who is struggling to make ends meet rests his hopes on his successful expatriate brother to finally see their older sister get married.

O Thymios takane thalassa Trailer (1959)

14 June 1959

The Thimios leaves the village, the Vlachokerasia along with wife and children to come to the capital for a job.

A Young Miss... Aged 39 Trailer (1954)

29 August 1954

Telemachus, an unhappy old man, still lives with his sister, whom he expects to restore so that he marries the woman he loves.

The Coffee Reader (Kafetzou) Trailer (1956)

29 October 1956

In a poor neighborhood of Athens, next to the coffee shop of Spyros (Mimis Fotopoulos) is a coffee shop that has gained a great reputation and is preparing to move to Kolonaki as it has made a lot of money by telling the cup.

The Swindlers Trailer (1954)

01 January 1954

Three friends living day by day on the streets of Athens by put-up jobs.

Trouble for Fathers Trailer (1957)

07 January 1957

George finished his studies and returned to Greece and his father, Anthony Delistavrou, assigned to the plant in order himself to live his life.

The Germans Strike Again Trailer (1948)

05 January 1948

4 years after the Nazi occupation in Greece, the Greeks are involved in a Civil War and they are killing each other.

No Harm's Done Trailer (1955)

15 February 1955

Lalakis is married with Poppe. He goes on a trip to Salonique by train, with his mistress, pretending that he has business there to attend.

Makrykostas and Kontogiorgis Trailer (1960)

02 February 1960

Stelios Kondogiorgis (Dinos Iliopoulos) and Thomas Makrykostas (Costas Hajihristos) are two quiet men that come from the same Peloponnese village yet do not know each other.

The Hurdy-Gurdy Trailer (1955)

12 December 1955

Two poor portable barrel piano players ramble through Greek countryside and play in fairs. They meet by chance with a rich runaway girl whose father offers a large reward to her finders.

Bouzouki Strumming Trailer (1966)

14 March 1966

One day, while Grigoris is working and singing at a construction site, a conductor, Vangelis, and two bouzouki musicians happen to pass by.

What Does Man Do To Live Trailer (1970)

01 January 1970

Leandros is a night club owner who is trying to avoid imprisonment by searching for money to pay the insurance contributions.

Marina Trailer (1947)

01 February 1947

An island girl comes to Athens and ends up as a singer in a cabaret. There she meets a sailor called Vasos.

Groom from London Trailer (1967)

17 April 1967

Betty has become engaged, for her father’s sake, with a hard working and kind young man, Kostas, who works at a store selling electrical appliances that belongs to Betty’s father, Mr.

At Night The Entanglements Trailer (1957)

01 January 1957

The funny things that happen through the walking by the neighborhood night shift of a kind policeman.

Throbs at the Desk Trailer (1963)

11 November 1963

Lisa is a student, pretending the sick not to go to school. Her parents are worried about her health and call the doctor to examine her.

I want a man Trailer (1987)

01 January 1987

The Rope Maker Trailer (1967)

02 October 1967

Lampros is a scrooge person whining for every penny he spends. One day though, along with a friend, he goes out to party with unexpected results.

The Man Who Returned from the Heat Trailer (1972)

01 January 1972

Loukas has been living in Africa for many many years, working hard to send money to his family who has stayed in Greece.

Mrs. Midwife Trailer (1961)

24 September 1961

The rivalry between a professional doctor and a midwife in a small Greek village.

The Underdog Trailer (1960)

21 March 1960

A young woman asks from a ship magnate to help her immigrate to Australia but he falls in love with her.

The Countess of Corfu Trailer (1972)

07 February 1972

A businnesman, Sotiris Karelis, is presented to the piano teacher and twice a widow, Antzolina, and asks her to sell her mansion in order to convert it into a hotel.

My Sister Deserves a Beating Trailer (1966)

16 November 1966

A mad man, Spyros, wants to marry Marianna, his lively sister. He wants to give her a dowry apartment, but his money is not enough for that.

Rena is Off-Side Trailer (1972)

23 October 1972

A seamstress, Rena, unable to deliver a dress due to the strict safety measures of the hotel in which a famous football player is staying, gets really upset and hits him.

Captain Fandis Bastounis Trailer (1968)

01 January 1968

Captain Andreas, a widower master learns that the planned departure postponed and the crew discovers hidden in the ship's refrigerator a girl, Marina.

A Hero in His Slippers Trailer (1958)

06 November 1958

A veteran general, living poorly but honestly with his wife and his daughter, is visited by his future son-in-law who informs him that he is going to immigrate to Australia.

Laterna, Poverty and Carnation Trailer (1957)

01 April 1957

Pavlaras and Petrakis have spent the money that Kaiti's father gave them two years ago and continue to travel around Athens with their lantern.

Spend the first of the month Trailer (1965)

01 January 1965

A debt collector persistently pursues a spendthrift young man who owes a lot of money to the company he works for.

Jack of All Trades, Master of None Trailer (1963)

30 September 1963

Thanasis Vengos plays a poor young man that comes to Athens looking for a job. We watch as he tries many different jobs; druggist, photographer, even wrestling referee.

A Crazy... Crazy... 40-Year-Old Woman Trailer (1970)

13 April 1970

A rich widow tries to pursue a relationship with a younger violinist despite the objections of her older brother and his wife.

Those Not Allowed to Love Trailer (1951)

29 January 1951

Pavlos, a conservatory student dreaming of becoming a great artist of quality music, lives with his fiancée Kaiti in a small room, hosted by two friends.

The foreign is sweeter Trailer (1981)

01 January 1981

Stathis Delipanos is a lively and womanizing advertiser, owner of the "Tourloblon" advertising company.

Astero Trailer (1959)

23 April 1959

This immensely successful remake of the 1929 foustanella classic was directed by Dinos Dimopoulos and quickly established its stars (Dimitris Papamichael and the beautiful Aliki Vouyouklaki) as the Greek cinema's top box-office draws.

Laughter With Bank Installments Trailer (1985)

07 March 1985

A young Casanova falls in love with a tallyman-woman who keeps persisting knocking at his door everyday.

No cat, no harm done Trailer (2001)

20 October 2001

Lalakis Makrikostas, CEO of a large company, uses his position to go to Kalamata for an inspection at the branch there, leaving his wife Popi alone at home and taking his mistress Lolota with him on the train.

The Strongman Who Became a Lamb Trailer (1968)

22 January 1968

Leonidas Petrohilos (Lambros Konstantaras), a widower with three master unruly children, Kimon (Paul Liaros), Andreas (Thanassis Papadopoulos) and dad (Vangelis Ioannidis), still loves his first wife and refuses to remarry.

In that old time Trailer (1964)

22 September 1964

A documentary with outtakes from early greek films like Maria Pentagiotissa (1927), Astero (1929), Promithefs desmotis (1930), Dafnis kai Hloi (1931) & O magos tis Athinas (1931).

All Men Are the Same Trailer (1966)

14 August 1966

Polyxeni becomes enraged when she finds her husband flirting with their maid. After dismissing the girl, she leaves her husband and goes to live at her parents' house.

A Ripple in the Pond Trailer (1952)

30 December 1952

A peaceful, though extremely mean, family man, Manolis, is married for ten years to Veta. Some night he spends an astronomical amount of money at a night club, with his partner Giorgos and two pretty and cheerful Greek-American girls, Margaret and Evelyn.

When the Cat is Missing! Trailer (1962)

30 January 1962

A wealthy family is on a cruise. A rich young man falls in love with the family's maid and mistakes her for the businessman's daughter.

The Bedroom Trailer (1971)

18 February 1971

Lawyer Savvas Tsiviklis receives a gift from an old girlfriend, Kiki Petachtidou, who has just returned from the Congo.

Welcome Dollar Trailer (1967)

23 October 1967

Philip (Giorgos Constantinou), a shy and dignified accountant and English teacher, lives with his mother (Zoli Garbi) and his two siblings in the same house.