Alekos Sakellarios

Alekos Sakellarios (Greek: Αλέκος Σακελλάριος, 13 November 1913 in Athens – 28 August 1991 in Athens) was a Greek writer and a director. He was born in Athens and grew up in Agios Panteleimonas and began to study journalism and acting at a young age. He wrote his first theatrical play in 1935 called The King of Halva. He entered the film industry and had roles in both screenwriting and directing. He directed mainly with Christos Giannakopoulos and together they wrote and produced an estimated 140 works. The most popular include: The Germans Strike Again, Thanassakis o politevomenos, I theia ap' to Chicago, Dikoi mas Anthropoi, Ena votsalo sti limni, Kalos ilthe to dollario, Ta kitrina gantia, Otan Leipei i Gata, I Soferina, Laterna, Ftocheia kai Filotimo, Alimono stous Neous (Woe to the Young) and more. Many of these theatrical plays were transferred to the cinema with notable success. He also wrote the lyrics of many songs (over 2,000). Among them were the successes: Garifallo st' Afti, Ypomoni, Asta ta Malakia sou (sung by Fotis Polymeris), Eho ena Mystiko and more. The significant journalist Fredy Germanos called him the "most clever Greek of the 20th century". He died in 1991 and is buried in the First Cemetery of Athens in a family grave.

Crew

The Hurdy-Gurdy

(Writer)

Alice in the Navy

(Director)

Makrykostas and Kontogiorgis

(Director)

The Strongman Who Became a Lamb

(Director)

My friend, Lefterakis

(Director)

My friend, Lefterakis

(Writer)

The Policeman of the 16th Precinct

(Writer)

The Policeman of the 16th Precinct

(Director)

The Germans Strike Again

(Writer)

The Germans Strike Again

(Director)

Makrykostas and Kontogiorgis

(Writer)

My Daughter, the Socialist

(Writer)

My Daughter, the Socialist

(Director)

Τον παλιό εκείνο τον καιρό

(Director)

Thanasakis, the Politician

(Director)

Thanasakis, the Politician

(Writer)

The Auntie from Chicago

(Director)

The Auntie from Chicago

(Writer)

Mrs. Midwife

(Director)

Mrs. Midwife

(Writer)

Jack of All Trades, Master of None

(Director)

Jack of All Trades, Master of None

(Writer)

The yellow gloves

(Director)

A Matter of Earnestness

(Director)

I'll Make You Queen

(Director)

The Woman Driver

(Director)

The Hurdy-Gurdy

(Director)

Maiden's Cheek

(Director)

Modern Cinderella

(Director)

The Bait

(Director)

Astero

(Writer)

When the Cat is Missing!

(Director)

The Coffee Reader (Kafetzou)

(Screenplay)

The Coffee Reader (Kafetzou)

(Director)

Laterna, Poverty and Carnation

(Screenplay)

Runaway Bride

(Director)

Laterna, Poverty and Carnation

(Director)

The Countess of Corfu

(Director)

The Countess of Corfu

(Writer)

Runaway Bride

(Screenplay)

The Bait

(Songs)

A Crazy, Crazy 40-Year-Old

(Writer)

The Yannis who became Tzonis

(Writer)

Το Κλωτσοσκούφι

(Writer)

Groom from London

(Writer)

Welcome Dollar

(Director)

Athens by Night

(Writer)

Greek Pride

(Director)

Καπετάν Φάντης Μπαστούνι

(Director)

Το ξένο είναι πιο γλυκό

(Writer)

Throbs at the Desk

(Director)

No Harm's Done

(Director)

A Ripple in the Pond

(Writer)

A Ripple in the Pond

(Director)

The Man Who Returned from the Heat

(Writer)

My Aunt the Hippie

(Director)

O Thymios takane thalassa

(Director)

Rena is Off-Side

(Director)

Rena is Off-Side

(Writer)

Woe to the Young

(Director)

Trouble for Fathers

(Director)

Trouble for Fathers

(Writer)

Bouzouki Strumming

(Writer)

Groom Urgently Wanted

(Writer)

Groom Urgently Wanted

(Director)

Παπούτσι από τον τόπο σου

(Director)

Παπούτσι από τον τόπο σου

(Writer)

A Young Miss... Aged 39

(Writer)

A Young Miss... Aged 39

(Director)

Η Αδελφή Μου Θέλει Ξύλο

(Writer)

A Hero in His Slippers

(Director)

Ο σπαγγοραμένος

(Writer)

A Matter of Earnestness

(Writer)

Alice in the Navy

(Writer)

Those Not Allowed to Love

(Director)

Maiden's Cheek

(Writer)

I'll Make You Queen

(Writer)

Welcome Dollar

(Writer)

The Strongman Who Became a Lamb

(Writer)

Ο πρασινοφρουρός

(Writer)

My Aunt the Hippie

(Writer)

Those Not Allowed to Love

(Writer)

Those Not Allowed to Love

(Screenplay)

Jack of All Trades, Master of None

(Theatre Play)

Greek Pride

(Writer)

Greek Pride

(Theatre Play)

Καπετάν Φάντης Μπαστούνι

(Writer)

Modern Cinderella

(Writer)

The Yannis who became Tzonis

(Director)

Γέλιο Με Δόσεις

(Director)

What Does Man Do To Live

(Writer)

Η Αδελφή Μου Θέλει Ξύλο

(Theatre Play)

The Swindlers

(Director)

At Night The Entanglements

(Writer)

At Night The Entanglements

(Director)

Τον παλιό εκείνο τον καιρό

(Writer)

Mr. Wing Commander

(Writer)

A Matter of Earnestness

(Theatre Play)

The yellow gloves

(Theatre Play)

The yellow gloves

(Writer)

Santa Chikita

(Director)

Santa Chikita

(Writer)

Fanouris and His Kin

(Writer)

Spend the first of the month

(Writer)

Spend the first of the month

(Theatre Play)

No Harm's Done

(Writer)

The Germans Strike Again

(Theatre Play)

Η Κρεβατομουρμούρα

(Theatre Play)

Η Κρεβατομουρμούρα

(Writer)

Throbs at the Desk

(Writer)

Marina

(Writer)

Marina

(Director)

The Bait

(Writer)

A Hero in His Slippers

(Theatre Play)

Όλοι οι άνδρες ειναι ίδιοι

(Writer)

Όλοι οι άνδρες ειναι ίδιοι

(Director)

Ρένα, Τα Ρέστα Σου!

(Director)

Ρένα, Τα Ρέστα Σου!

(Writer)

When the Cat is Missing!

(Writer)

When the Cat is Missing!

(Lyricist)

Woe to the Young

(Producer)

Ο Παράς Και Ο Φουκαράς

(Writer)

Άντρα θέλω

(Writer)

A Young Miss... Aged 39

(Theatre Play)

A Crazy, Crazy 40-Year-Old

(Theatre Play)

Lost dreams

(Writer)

Lost dreams

(Director)

Γέλιο Με Δόσεις

(Screenplay)

Γέλιο Με Δόσεις

(Theatre Play)

Τα Νεοκλασικά - Ο Μαυρογιαλούρος

(Author)

Monday's Theater

(Director)

Monday's Theater

(Writer)