Orestis Makris
1898 - 1975Makris graduated from the Athens Conservatoire and first entered the scene as a tenor in the troupe of Rosalia Nika in 1925. He later joined the Papaioannou troupe, before moving to more comedic roles. Makris excelled in the portrayal of folk characters, especially the stock role of the "drunkard". Makris also participated in about forty movies, mostly as an over-strict father. He is considered one of the most significant modern Greek actors.
He was decorated with the Order of the Phoenix. He died on 29 January 1975 in Athens and is buried at the First Cemetery in a family grave.
Η Κάλπικη Λίρα
Yorgos Tzavellas
Vasilis Logothetidis, Ilia Livykou
Four stories, humorous, romantic or dramatic, are linked by a counterfeit gold sovereign. It is made by the honest engraver in the first story, seduced by the charms of a young widow, and it subsequently passes into the hands of a beggar and a prostitute, a wealthy miser and a newly married couple where the husband is a poor artist.
The Counterfeit Coin
Ο μεθύστακας
Yorgos Tzavellas
Orestis Makris, Dimitris Horn
After losing his son in WW2, a poor cobbler has become a drunkard and laughing stock of the whole neighborhood, besetting his daughter. When his daughter falls in love with a rich young man, he tries in vain to hide his passion from the young man's family...
The Drunkard
Της μιας Δραχμής τα Γιασεμιά
Andreas Labrinos
Orestis Makris, Katerina Vasilakou
Alexis and Anna-Maria fall in love each other after a car accident. Alexis is rich and Anna-Maria is studying music. Her grandfather, a renowned conductor, now plays music in tavernas to win his bread. A boy who sells jasmine helps the couple stay together in the difficult moments.
One Drachma Jasmine
Το Ξύλο Βγήκε Απ' τον Παράδεισο
Alekos Sakellarios
Aliki Vougiouklaki, Dimitris Papamichael
A young lean teacher is hired as a philologist at a private girls' school and is confronted with the spoiled girls. A beautiful schoolgirl, Liza Papastavrou, is constantly harassing the newcomer and he undertakes to comply with it. Lisa tries to avenge the professor with a few mischief..
Maiden's Cheek
Φτώχεια και αριστοκρατία
Dinos Dimopoulos
Sofia Vempo, Orestis Makris
Through the narration of a tenant of a block of flats on 288 Stournara street, we watch the everyday stories of people living in the city, their problems, their comic situations and their love affairs.
Stournara 288
Μια Λατέρνα Μια Ζωή
Sokrates Kapsaskis
Orestis Makris, Jenny Karezi
An organ grinder (Orestis Makris) loses his wife from complications during birth. Distraught by her death, he refuses to take care of the baby and gives it to a family (Lavrentis Dianellos and Nitsa Tsaganea) to raise. The child (Jenny Karezi) is raised comfortably, and her natural father is too embarrassed to meet her - until she falls in love with a poor musician (Petros Fysoun), and her foster parents refuse to accept their relationship.
One Street Organ, One Life
Το Νησί της Σιωπής
Lila Kourkoulakou
Orestis Makris, Giorgos Kabanellis
"700 meters far from humans, and million meters far from humanity…" The study of the life of the lepers of Spinalonga with a dedication and affection that brighten the neo-realistic and documentaristic framework and style of the film. Plot: We watch romantic and emotional adventures, ideological and sentimental conflicts featuring the patients, doctors and several locals. The doctor Stathis Chtenas (Giorgos Kampanellis) is disappointed at the situation on the island and confesses to the teacher (Orestis Markris) that he wants to leave soon. Their life changes with the arrival of a young volunteer doctor, Angela (Nina Sgouridou), whose dynamic presence transforms life on the island. Stathis and Angela become a couple and make everything to improve life at Spinalonga. However, on the occasion of young Sifis’s (Tzannis Kourkoulakos) “escape” from the island, Stathis’s attitude changes.
The Island of Silence
Η Χιονάτη Και Τα 7 Γεροντοπαλλήκαρα
Iakovos Kabanellis
Jenny Karezi, Andreas Barkoulis
Alexia is a young woman who comes from the countryside and is in love with a rich man, Paris, who is studying abroad. Her stepmother treats her cruelly and forces her to escape from home. Alexia finds herself in an isolated area by chance, where she is discovered by seven brothers who live together in a nearby house. The seven bachelors put her up and treat her like a member of their own family.
Snow White and the 7 Old Boys
