Nikos Koundouros

Nikos Koundouros was born on Dec 15, 1926 in Greece. Nikos Koundouros's big-screen debut came with The Magic City directed by Nikos Koundouros in 1954. Nikos Koundouros is known for The Songs of Fire directed by Nikos Koundouros, Lakis Halkias stars as Self and Giorgos Dalaras as Self. Nikos Koundouros has got 10 awards and 5 nominations so far. The most recent award Nikos Koundouros achieved is Thessaloniki Film Festival. The upcoming new movie Nikos Koundouros plays is The River which will be released on Apr 26, 2020.

He studied painting and sculpture at the Athens School of Fine Arts from which he graduated in 1948.Because of his left-wing political beliefs, he was exiled in Makronisos Island after the end of World War IIHe started his career, as a director, at the age of 28, on 1954, with the film "Maghiki Polis" (Enchanted City) that was influenced by neorealism. With his second film "Dracos" (Dragon) in 1956 came his national and international recognition for his cinematography.Lately he was hospitalized because of respiratory problemsHe passed away around 16:00 on the afternoon of February 22, 2017 at his home in Athens, close to his family, at the age of 91.