
Person
Yorgos Tzavellas
Directing · 1916–1976 · Athens, Greece
Biography
Yorgos Tzavellas (Greek: Γιώργος Τζαβέλλας, 1916 - 1976) was a Greek film director, screenwriter, and playwright. His filmmaking was particularly influential, with critic Georges Sadoul considering him "one of the three major postwar Greek directors.
Known for

And the Woman Shall Fear Her Husband
Director

Experts on the Football Field
1956

Jealous like a Cat
Writer

The lover of the shepherdess
Writer

The Counterfeit Coin
Director

Forgotten Faces
Writer

Applause
Director

We Have Only One Life
Director

Antigone
Director

The Driver
Director
Filmography
- 1973The Constellation of VirginWriter
- 1965And the Woman Shall Fear Her HusbandDirector
- 1961AntigoneDirector
- 1958One Street Organ, One LifeWriter
- 1958We Have Only One LifeDirector
- 1956Jealous like a CatWriter
- 1956Experts on the Football Field
- 1955The Counterfeit CoinDirector
- 1955The lover of the shepherdessWriter
- 1953The DriverDirector
- 1952GrousouzisDirector
- 1952Lily of the HarborProducer
- 1950The DrunkardScreenplay
- 1948Marinos KontarasWriter
- 1946Forgotten FacesWriter
- 1944ApplauseDirector
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