
About
Nikos Tsiforos
Overview
Nikos Tsiforos (Greek: Νίκος Τσιφόρος; 27 August 1912 – 6 August 1970) was a Greek humorist, screenwriter, and film director. He had more than 60 film scripts to his credit between 1948 and 1970. He further directed 17 films between 1948 and 1961.
He was born in Alexandria, Egypt, in 1912; two years later, his family was permanently resettled in Athens. From age eleven to his death, Nikos Tsiforos had been writing with gusto. In 1938, he wrote his first play, performed in an outdoors theatre in Freattyda; although his first effort did not quite succeed, young Nikos was not disappointed. He went on to earn a degree in Law, and work, for two years, at the Election Supervision Council. He soon resigned to travel the seas.
He continued switching jobs regularly until 1939, all the while writing film scripts as well as doing other types of writing. His first big break came in 1944 when the company of Dimitris Horn and Mairi Aroni staged a play of his at the Akropol theatre. The play was "Η Πινακοθήκη των Ηλιθίων" (The portrait gallery of dolts). In 1948-1949, he scripted and directed his first film Τελευταία αποστολή (Last Mission).
He went on to work as a reporter for the Athens press: newspapers (Φιλελεύθερος; Βήμα; Ελεύθερος Κόσμος), and magazines (Τραστ, Ρομάντσο, Ταχυδρόμος, Πάνθεον), all the while writing over 40 theatrical plays and over 80 film scripts.
He collaborated extensively with Polyvios Vassiliadis on numerous hit film scripts, earning exceptional renown for their scintillating wit and hilarious humor.
His deft use of the Greek contemporary vernacular is considered peerless by several leading literary critics.
Known for
Acting |
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1956 | Experts on the Football Field | Actor | 58 Average |
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Directing |
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1961 | Klearhos, Marina and the short one | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1960 | Three Ladies and me | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1959 | The Treasure of the Beatitude | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1958 | The Money | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1957 | The Skirtchaser | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1957 | Three Detectives | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1956 | Gypsy Blood | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1955 | Party, Money and Love | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1954 | The Beauty of Athens | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1954 | The Little Mouse | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1953 | The Father Is Training | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1952 | The Tower of Knights | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1951 | My Child Must Live | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1950 | Come to Uncle | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1950 | Come to daddy | Directing | Director | 60 Fair |
1949 | The Last Mission | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1948 | Fallen Angels | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
Writing |
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2017 | The treasure | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
2015 | Klearchos, Marina and Short | Writing | Author | 58 Average |
2015 | Οι Γαμπροί της Ευτυχίας | Writing | Author | 58 Average |
1984 | Παραμύθια πίσω από τα κάγκελα | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
1980 | Τα παλιόπαιδα τ' ατίθασα | Writing | Author | N/A N/A |
1979 | The Street Smarts | Writing | Theatre Play | 58 Average |
1979 | The Street Smarts | Writing | Novel | 58 Average |
1972 | Bedlam My Love | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
1971 | O Katergaris | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
1971 | I have you behind me, Satan | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
1970 | The Incredible | Writing | Theatre Play | 58 Average |
1969 | Who Thanasis! | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
1968 | An Italian girl from Kypseli | Writing | Theatre Play | 59 Average |
1968 | O boufos | Writing | Theatre Play | 59 Average |
1968 | Ο Μαχαραγιάς | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
1968 | Doctor Z-Vengos | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
1967 | Oh, That Woman of Mine! | Writing | Theatre Play | 59 Average |
1967 | Oh, That Woman of Mine! | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
1967 | Help! Vengos Visible Agent '000' | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
1967 | Anakatosouras | Writing | Theatre Play | 58 Average |
1967 | Σήκω Χόρεψε Συρτάκι | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
1967 | Kokovios and Sparos in the Spider's Web | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
1966 | My wife went mad | Writing | Theatre Play | 58 Average |
1966 | My wife went mad | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
1966 | The Smart Aleck | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
1966 | A Ship Full of Papadopoulos | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
1965 | A Crazy Family | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
1965 | A Very Clever Guy | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
1965 | Κάνε Με Πρωθυπουργό | Writing | Theatre Play | N/A N/A |
1965 | Κάνε Με Πρωθυπουργό | Writing | Screenplay | N/A N/A |
1964 | The Hustler | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
1964 | Another One for the Million | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
1964 | World and Kosmakis | Writing | Theatre Play | 58 Average |
1964 | If Luck Favors You | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
1964 | The 201 Canaries | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
1964 | Νυχτοπερπατήματα | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
1963 | One Girl For Two Men | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
1963 | Seven Days of Lying | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
1963 | Wanted honest | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
1963 | That Something... Else! | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
1962 | Sucker Groom | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
1962 | Theodore and the gun | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
1962 | Theodore and the gun | Writing | Screenplay | 58 Average |
1962 | The Bridegrooms of Eftyhia | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
1962 | The Devil and His Tail | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
1962 | 10 Days in Paris | Writing | Theatre Play | 59 Average |
1962 | The Miss Of The Mister | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
1962 | Gold and Tin | Writing | Theatre Play | 58 Average |
1962 | Athens by Night | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
1961 | Klearhos, Marina and the short one | Writing | Theatre Play | 59 Average |
1961 | Klearhos, Marina and the short one | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
1961 | Poor Bums | Writing | Theatre Play | 58 Average |
1961 | Our Good Angel | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
1961 | The Clever Bird | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
1960 | Three Ladies and me | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
1960 | The Young Lady's Fool | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
1959 | The Treasure of the Beatitude | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
1959 | Jobs with Tassels | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
1958 | The Cicada and the Ant | Writing | Screenplay | 58 Average |
1958 | The Money | Writing | Lyricist | 58 Average |
1958 | The Money | Writing | Adaptation | 58 Average |
1957 | The Skirtchaser | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
1956 | Gypsy Blood | Writing | Screenplay | N/A N/A |
1955 | Party, Money and Love | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
1954 | The Beauty of Athens | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
1954 | The Little Mouse | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
1952 | The Tower of Knights | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
1950 | Come to Uncle | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
1949 | The Last Mission | Writing | Screenplay | 58 Average |
1949 | The Last Mission | Writing | Novel | 58 Average |
1948 | Fallen Angels | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
1948 | One Hundred Thousand Pounds | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
1948 | Madame Sousou | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
Production |
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1954 | The Little Mouse | Production | Producer | 59 Average |