Nikos Tsiforos
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.
The treasure
(Writer)
The Last Mission
(Director)
The Tower of Knights
(Writer)
One Hundred Thousand Pounds
(Writer)
Theodore and the gun
(Screenplay)
Party, Money and Love
(Director)
Party, Money and Love
(Writer)
The Beauty of Athens
(Director)
The Beauty of Athens
(Writer)
The Little Mouse
(Director)
The Little Mouse
(Writer)
The Little Mouse
(Producer)
Gypsy Blood
(Director)
Gypsy Blood
(Screenplay)
Ο Τζίτζικας κι ο Μέρμηγκας
(Screenplay)
The Bridegrooms of Eftyhia
(Writer)
Three Ladies and me
(Director)
Three Ladies and me
(Writer)
The Treasure of the Beatitude
(Director)
The Treasure of the Beatitude
(Writer)
Φτωχαδάκια και Λεφτάδες
(Theatre Play)
Seven Days of Lying
(Writer)
One Girl For Two Men
(Writer)
Wanted honest
(Writer)
Another One for the Million
(Writer)
If Luck Favors You
(Writer)
Ο Καταφερτζής
(Writer)
Bedlam My Love
(Writer)
A Very Clever Guy
(Writer)
Athens by Night
(Writer)
The Clever Bird
(Writer)
My wife went mad
(Writer)
Klearchos, Marina and Short
(Author)
Οι Γαμπροί της Ευτυχίας
(Author)
O Katergaris
(Writer)
Three Detectives
(Director)
The Miss Of The Mister
(Writer)
Help! Vengos Visible Agent '000'
(Writer)
Ο Εξυπνάκιας
(Writer)
Δουλειές με φούντες
(Writer)
Κορόιδο γαμπρέ
(Writer)
Ο Γυναικάς
(Director)
Ο Γυναικάς
(Writer)
The Money
(Director)
Doctor Z-Vengos
(Writer)
I have you behind me, Satan
(Writer)
Μαντάμ Σουσού
(Writer)
Who Thanasis!
(Writer)
Come to Uncle
(Writer)
Come to Uncle
(Director)
My Child Must Live
(Director)
The Young Lady's Fool
(Writer)
The 201 Canaries
(Writer)
A Crazy Family
(Writer)
Theodore and the gun
(Writer)
Klearhos, Marina and the short one
(Theatre Play)
Klearhos, Marina and the short one
(Director)
Klearhos, Marina and the short one
(Writer)
Ο Απίθανος
(Theatre Play)
My wife went mad
(Theatre Play)
An Italian girl from Kypseli
(Theatre Play)
Κοκοβιός και Σπάρος στα Δίχτυα της Αράχνης
(Writer)
10 Days in Paris
(Theatre Play)
The Father Is Training
(Director)
Σήκω Χόρεψε Συρτάκι
(Writer)
Oh, That Woman of Mine!
(Theatre Play)
Oh, That Woman of Mine!
(Writer)
Αυτό το κάτι άλλο!
(Writer)
O boufos
(Theatre Play)
Fallen Angels
(Director)
Fallen Angels
(Writer)
Ο διάβολος και η ουρά του
(Writer)
Anakatosouras
(Theatre Play)
Κόσμος και Κοσμάκης
(Theatre Play)
The Money
(Lyricist)
The Money
(Adaptation)
Gold and Tin
(Theatre Play)
Ο Καλός Μας Άγγελος
(Writer)
Κάνε Με Πρωθυπουργό
(Theatre Play)
Κάνε Με Πρωθυπουργό
(Screenplay)
Ο Μαχαραγιάς
(Writer)
Τα Παιδιά της Πιάτσας
(Novel)
Τα Παιδιά της Πιάτσας
(Theatre Play)
The Tower of Knights
(Director)
The Last Mission
(Novel)
The Last Mission
(Screenplay)
Ένα Καράβι Παπαδόπουλοι
(Writer)
Νυχτοπερπατήματα
(Writer)
Ο άνεμος του μίσους
(Director)
Παραμύθια πίσω από τα κάγκελα
(Writer)
Τα παλιόπαιδα τ' ατίθασα
(Author)