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Top 100 Greek films (chronological order)

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  • Apollon Marsyas and Loucy Matli in Daphnis and Chloe (1931)

    1. Daphnis and Chloe

    19311h 8m
    6.3 (163)
    Lamonas, a shepherd, discovers a baby boy nursing from a goat and takes him in as his own, naming him Dafnis. Around the same time, another shepherd, Dryantas, finds a little girl and names her Chloe.
    DirectorOrestis LaskosStarsApollon MarsyasLoucy MatliMarika Raftopoulou
  • Stelios Tatasopoulos in Social Decay (1932)

    2. Social Decay

    19321h 2m
    6.4 (122)
    Stelios Tatasopoulos directs the first film of social realism in Athens of the 1930s. Drugs, gangs, prisons, strikes, and also clashes with the police.
    DirectorStelios TatasopoulosStarsStelios TatasopoulosDanai GrizouTasos Kefalas
  • Nikos Filippopoulos and Ellie Lambeti in Youth of Athens (1947)

    3. Youth of Athens

    19471h 12m
    7.0 (37)
    A rich widower impregnates a poor young woman and dumps her. Her brother, member of a resistance group during the Occupation, tries to mend things up.
    DirectorTakis BakopoulosStarsEllie LambetiNikos KazisNikos Filippopoulos
  • Orestis Makris and Billy Konstantopoulou in O methystakas (1950)

    4. O methystakas

    19501h 45m
    7.4 (423)
    A poor cobbler has become a drunkard and the laughing stock of the whole neighborhood, besetting his daughter. When she falls in love with a rich young man, her father tries in vain to hide his passion from his family.
    DirectorGiorgos TzavellasStarsOrestis MakrisDimitris HornBilly Konstantopoulou
  • Alekos Kouris and Eleni Zafeiriou in Bitter Bread (1951)

    5. Bitter Bread

    19511h 23m
    7.0 (79)
    A poor builder tries, with the help of his wife, to raise his three children.
    DirectorGrigoris GrigoriouStarsEleni ZafeiriouInta HristinakiMichalis Nikolopoulos
  • Giorgos Foundas, Sofi Lila, Katerina Zahou, Manolis Spyropoulos, and Tassos Kyriakopoulos in Black Soil (1952)

    6. Black Soil

    19521h 15m
    7.0 (44)
    A young emerald miner is in love with a girl but doesn't ask her to marry him because he cannot support her financially.
    DirectorStelios TatasopoulosStarsGiorgos FoundasSofi LilaTassos Kyriakopoulos
  • The Barefoot Battalion (1953)

    7. The Barefoot Battalion

    19531h 29mApproved
    7.7 (248)
    A young survivor of World War II and former member of the reputed "Barefoot Battalion", a close-knit pack of disciplined orphaned boys, recounts to a homeless street urchin the story of 160 orphans who aided the Resistance.
    DirectorGregg G. TallasStarsMaria KostiNikos FermasVasileios Fragedakis
  • Eva Brika and Giorgos Foundas in The Magic City (1954)

    8. The Magic City

    19541h 20m
    7.2 (419)
    Kosmas, a young man living in the slums, constantly tries to make ends meet, hoping for a better day. Because of debts, he gets tangled up in smuggling. His morals are tested and he tries to find a way out.
    DirectorNikos KoundourosStarsGiorgos FoundasMargarita PapageorgiouStefanos Stratigos
  • Melina Mercouri in Stella (1955)

    9. Stella

    19551h 30m
    7.9 (3.1K)
    Caught up in an all-consuming whirlwind romance with a local heartthrob, Stella, a fiercely proud Rebetiko diva, resists surrender. But everything points to a tragic ending. And in the aftermath of passion, there can be no winners.
    DirectorMichael CacoyannisStarsMelina MercouriGiorgos FoundasAlekos Alexandrakis
  • Mimis Fotopoulos, Ellie Lambeti, Ilia Livykou, Vasilis Logothetidis, and Orestis Makris in The Counterfeit Coin (1955)

    10. The Counterfeit Coin

    19552h 7m
    8.6 (3.3K)
    Pivoting around a shiny counterfeit gold sovereign freshly milled from the clandestine workshop of an otherwise honest goldsmith, four brief vignettes of human imperfection; seduction; fate; desire, and devotion inextricably interweave.
    DirectorGiorgos TzavellasStarsVasilis LogothetidisIlia LivykouMimis Fotopoulos
  • Dinos Iliopoulos in The Ogre of Athens (1956)

    11. The Ogre of Athens

    19561h 43m
    7.9 (2.3K)
    A peaceful, frightened little man is mistakenly identified as "the dragon", a notorious criminal at large. He briefly and reluctantly rules the underworld until they realize their mistake.
    DirectorNikos KoundourosStarsDinos IliopoulosMargarita PapageorgiouGiannis Argyris
  • Dimitris Horn and Ellie Lambeti in A Girl in Black (1956)

    12. A Girl in Black

    19561h 40mNot Rated
    7.7 (1.2K)
    Against the backdrop of a cloudless summer, love's unforeseen complications will entwine an Athenian writer, a morosely beautiful daughter, and a scorned local suitor. And then, calamity strikes. Can love redeem the sad girl in black?
    DirectorMichael CacoyannisStarsEllie LambetiDimitris HornEleni Zafeiriou
  • Orestis Makris and Antigoni Valakou in Horse and Carriage (1957)

    13. Horse and Carriage

    19571h 46m
    7.6 (175)
    With his son abroad, his foster daughter having no one else to turn to, and with the profession of carriage driving on the verge of extinction, a weary horse-drawn carriage driver is fighting a losing battle. Is this the end of an era?
    DirectorDinos DimopoulosStarsOrestis MakrisAntigoni ValakouVasilis Avlonitis
  • Ellie Lambeti in A Matter of Dignity (1958)

    14. A Matter of Dignity

    19581h 52m
    7.7 (734)
    A daughter discovers her wealthy family is actually on the verge of bankruptcy and decides to charm a millionaire for his money in marriage. Soon she is torn between living a lie and keeping up appearances.
    DirectorMichael CacoyannisStarsEllie LambetiAthena MichaelidouEleni Zafeiriou
  • Dimitris Horn and Yvonne Sanson in We Only Live Once (1958)

    15. We Only Live Once

    19581h 51m
    8.3 (1.9K)
    A bank teller discovers an accounting error and becomes rich.
    DirectorGiorgos TzavellasStarsYvonne SansonDimitris HornVasilis Avlonitis
  • Vasilis Avlonitis, Xenia Kalogeropoulou, Giorgos Lefteriotis, Stefanos Linaios, Nikos Rizos, and Georgia Vasileiadou in The Dead Man's Treasure (1959)

    16. The Dead Man's Treasure

    19591h 29m
    7.5 (685)
    Theoni finds a strange way to gain some money, in order to pay her bills , by renting rooms in her rickety house.
    DirectorNikos TsiforosStarsGeorgia VasileiadouVasilis AvlonitisNikos Rizos
  • Titos Vandis in The River (1960)

    17. The River

    19601h 50m
    6.9 (147)
    Four different stories taking place at border river between two enemy states.
    DirectorNikos KoundourosStarsTitos VandisAnestis VlahosGiorgos Emirzas
  • Melina Mercouri in Never on Sunday (1960)

    18. Never on Sunday

    19601h 37mNot Rated
    7.3 (6.4K)
    An American scholar in Greece sets about improving the prostitute with whom he is infatuated.
    DirectorJules DassinStarsMelina MercouriJules DassinGiorgos Foundas
  • Aliki Vougiouklaki in Madalena (1960)

    19. Madalena

    19601h 31m
    6.6 (1.3K)
    A tenacious daughter and an expert boatman are more than eager to prolong their parents' irreconcilable feud. However, an untimely demise will only make things worse. Can a humble priest help them bury the hatchet and, maybe, find love?
    DirectorDinos DimopoulosStarsAliki VougiouklakiDimitris PapamichaelPantelis Zervos
  • Alekos Alexandrakis, Aliki Georgouli, and Manos Katrakis in A Neighborhood Named 'The Dream' (1961)

    20. A Neighborhood Named 'The Dream'

    19611h 35m
    8.0 (1K)
    The stories of poor people living in a neighborhood in Athens and their difficulties.
    DirectorAlekos AlexandrakisStarsAlekos AlexandrakisManos KatrakisAliki Georgouli
  • Dimitris Horn and Maro Kontou in Woe to the Young (1961)

    21. Woe to the Young

    19611h 27m
    8.1 (1.5K)
    In return for handsome and unclouded youth, a weary old geezer makes a pact with the father of lies to woo his beautiful next-door-neighbour. However, will he admit his mistake, now that things are not working out as planned?
    DirectorAlekos SakellariosStarsDimitris HornMaro KontouSmaro Stefanidou
  • Efialtis (1961)

    22. Efialtis

    19611h 30m
    7.0 (125)
    After receiving threatening calls from an acquaintance named Evi, Anna asks Tonis to find out what's going on. As he speaks to Anna's mother, an abstract painter, a sleazy photographer, and Evi's uncle - a series of gruesome murders follow. How is her brother involved? And what will be revealed when he finally speaks to the ever elusive Evi?
    DirectorErrikos AndreouStarsMichalis NikolinakosVoula HarilaouThanasis Mylonas
  • Electra (1962)

    23. Electra

    19621h 50mNot Rated
    7.6 (2K)
    Living in exile after their father's death, the children of an usurped and murdered king converge to exact eye-for-an-eye revenge.
    DirectorMichael CacoyannisStarsIrene PapasGiannis FertisAleka Katselli
  • Ouranos (1962)

    24. Ouranos

    19621h 27mTV-14
    7.5 (283)
    The experiences and suffering of a band of Greek soldiers during the 1939-45 war.
    DirectorTakis KanellopoulosStarsAimilia PittaFaidon GeorgitsisTakis Emmanuel
  • Vasilis Diamantopoulos and Alekos Tzanetakos in Nomos 4000 (1962)

    25. Nomos 4000

    19621h 36m
    6.8 (499)
    As the Athenian Teddy Boys find creative ways to channel their resentment, the daughter of a puritanical philologist has a secret relationship with a student. Now, an unforeseen complication leads to a crisis. Is law 4.000 the solution?
    DirectorGiannis DalianidisStarsZoi LaskariVagelis VoulgaridisEleni Zafeiriou

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