About

Known credits:
74
Birthday:
1935-04-27
Place of birth:
Athens, Greece
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Theo Angelopoulos

Overview

Theodoros "Theo" Angelopoulos (Greek: Θεόδωρος Αγγελόπουλος) (27 April 1935 – 24 January 2012) was a Greek filmmaker, screenwriter and film producer.

An acclaimed and multi-awarded film director who dominated the Greek art film industry from 1975 on, Angelopoulos was one of the most influential and widely respected filmmakers in the world. He started making films in 1967. In the 1970s he made a series of political films about modern Greece.

Angelopoulos' work, described by Martin Scorsese as that of "a masterful filmmaker", is characterized by slightest movement, slightest change in distance, long takes, and complex yet carefully composed scenes; his cinematic method, as a result, is often described as "sweeping" and "hypnotic."

In 1998 his film Eternity and a Day went on to win the prestigious Palme d'Or at the 51st edition of the Cannes Film Festival, and his films have been shown at many of the world's most esteemed film festivals. In 2000 he was the President of the Jury at the 22nd Moscow International Film Festival. The life of Theo Angelopoulos, his work, and his passion were the subject of a documentary directed in 2008 by Elodie Lelu.

Angelopoulos died late on Tuesday, 24 January 2012, at 76 years old after being involved in a crash with a motorcycle ridden by an off-duty police officer. He was taken to hospital, where he was treated in an intensive care unit but succumbed to his serious injuries several hours later.

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Known for

Acting
2023 To Each Their Voice: Theo Angelopoulos & Nikos Panayotopoulos Actor Himself N/A
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2013 Affection to the People Actor Self N/A
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2012 A Special Day Actor Self 59
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2011 Kurosawa's Way Actor Self 58
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2011 Champions: A Comic Tale Actor Self 58
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2008 40 x 15: The Forty Years of the Directors' Fortnight Actor Self N/A
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2008 Theo Angelopoulos: The Internal Journey Actor himself N/A
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2007 Nuevo / Otro Cine Español - Un Lugar En El Cine Actor 58
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2007 A City Runs Through the Festival Actor Self N/A
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2006 Έρημος και μόνος για να μου φύγει ο πόνος Actor N/A
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2004 Theo on Theo Actor N/A
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2004 A Man for Εverything Actor Self N/A
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2000 Kiarostami in Close up Actor as Self N/A
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1999 The End of an Eternity Actor Self N/A
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1996 Towards freedom Actor 59
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1993 Balkan Landscapes: The Gaze of Theo Angelopoulos Actor Himself N/A
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1991 Filming Under Pressure Actor Self N/A
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1977 Journey Through History Actor Self N/A
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1975 The Other Stage Actor Self N/A
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1974 Kierion Actor 58
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1970 The Reconstruction Actor Journalist (uncredited) 59
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1969 Robbery in Athens Actor 58
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1966 Jimmy the Tiger Actor 59
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Theo Angelopoulos: A Lifework in Film Actor N/A
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Directing
2012 Invisible World Directing Director 59
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2008 The Dust of Time Directing Director 59
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2007 To Each His Own Cinema Directing Director 60
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2007 Three Minutes Directing Director N/A
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2007 Three Minutes Directing Director N/A
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2004 The Weeping Meadow Directing Director 61
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1998 Eternity and a Day Directing Director 63
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1995 Lumière & Company Directing Director 59
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1995 Ulysses' Gaze Directing Director 61
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1991 The Suspended Step of the Stork Directing Director 59
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1988 Landscape in the Mist Directing Director 63
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1986 The Beekeeper Directing Director 60
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1984 Voyage to Cythera Directing Director 59
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1983 Athens, Return to the Acropolis Directing Director 59
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1981 One Village, One Villager... Directing Director N/A
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1980 Alexander the Great Directing Director 59
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1977 The Hunters Directing Director 59
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1975 The Travelling Players Directing Director 60
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1972 Days of '36 Directing Director 59
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1970 The Reconstruction Directing Director 59
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1968 Broadcast Directing Director 59
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Writing
2008 The Dust of Time Writing Writer 59
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2004 The Weeping Meadow Writing Writer 61
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1998 Eternity and a Day Writing Idea 63
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1998 Eternity and a Day Writing Screenplay 63
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1995 Ulysses' Gaze Writing Screenplay 61
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1991 The Suspended Step of the Stork Writing Writer 59
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1988 Landscape in the Mist Writing Story 63
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1986 The Beekeeper Writing Screenplay 60
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1984 Voyage to Cythera Writing Writer 59
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1983 Athens, Return to the Acropolis Writing Screenplay 59
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1980 Alexander the Great Writing Writer 59
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1977 The Hunters Writing Screenplay 59
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1977 The Hunters Writing Idea 59
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1975 The Travelling Players Writing Screenplay 60
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1972 Days of '36 Writing Writer 59
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1970 The Reconstruction Writing Screenplay 59
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1968 Broadcast Writing Writer 59
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Production
2004 The Weeping Meadow Production Producer 61
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1998 Eternity and a Day Production Producer 63
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1997 Port Djema Production Associate Producer 59
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1995 Ulysses' Gaze Production Producer 61
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1991 The Suspended Step of the Stork Production Producer 59
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1988 Landscape in the Mist Production Producer 63
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1986 The Beekeeper Production Producer 60
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1984 Voyage to Cythera Production Producer 59
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1983 Athens, Return to the Acropolis Production Producer 59
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1980 Alexander the Great Production Producer 59
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1974 Kierion Production Assistant Production Coordinator 58
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1968 Broadcast Production Producer 59
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