About

Known credits:
13
Birthday:
1937-01-01
Place of birth:
Istanbul, Turkey
Website:
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Petros Markaris

Overview

Novelist, playwright, screenwriter and translator, Petros Markaris was born in Istanbul, studied economics and since 1976 has been working as a freelance writer. His detective novels ("Night Bulletin", "Defense Zone", "Che Killed himself", "Major Shareholder", "Old, very old", "Overdue Loans") are published in fourteen languages ​​and his hero, the policeman Haritos , is one of the most popular detective heroes in Europe. He collaborated with Theodoros Angelopoulos in many of his film scripts. He has also translated into Greek the works of Brecht, Wedekind, Schnitzler. His latest translation is the two parts of Goethe's Faust.

Known for

Acting
1998 Eternity and a Day Actor 63
Fair
1972 Days of '36 Actor Murdered Trade Unionist 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
Fair
2003 Watch Out! Red Light Writing Writer 58
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2003 Waiting for the Clouds Writing Writer 59
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1998 Eternity and a Day Writing Screenplay 63
Fair
1995 Ulysses' Gaze Writing Screenplay 61
Fair
1991 The Suspended Step of the Stork Writing Writer 59
Average
1990 Lovers Beyond Time Writing Writer 58
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1982 Το αίμα των αγαλμάτων Writing Writer N/A
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1980 Alexander the Great Writing Writer 59
Average
1972 Days of '36 Writing Writer 59
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