Dimitris Stavrakas

Dimitris Stavrakas (Greek: Δημήτρης Σταύρακας) was born in Athens in 1938. In 1966 he made his first short film, "The Gas". In 1979 he shot "Betty", which was shown in cinemas together with Federico Fellini's "Orchestra Rehearsal".

In 1983 he made his first feature film, "The Misunderstanding", with which he won the State Quality Award. In 1999, with his film, "The Canary Bicycle", he won the 2nd Prize for Best Film and the 1st Prize for Best Actor at the Thessaloniki Film Festival, as well as awards at festivals in Cairo, Isfahan, Iran, Houston, Texas and in Zlin, Czech Republic. In the same year he filmed "The Passage", in Turkey and Bangladesh.

Dimitris Stavrakas is known for work in directing across film and television. New Release currently presents 9 verified screen credits connected to this profile.

Selected work includes Two Moons in August (1978), Paraskinio (1976), Living Dangerously (1987), The Crossing (2006), Exotic Vitamins (1964), To kanarini podilato (2000), Betty (1979), Misunderstanding (1983). The recorded credits span 1964 to 2006, including 8 movies and 1 TV show.

The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.