# Kostas Karagiannis

Kostas Karagiannis (Κώστας Καραγιάννης; Atenes, 1932 - 17 de febrer de 1993) va ser un director de cinema grec. Va estudiar sastreria a França, però ho va deixar per estudiar cinema. A començament de la dècada del 1960 va tornar a Grècia i el 1961 va dirigir la seva primera pel·lícula, però va ser un fracàs de taquilla. Tot i això, el 1966 va fundar la productora Finos Films amb el director de fotografia Antonis Karantzópulos, amb la que produirien fins a 118 pel·lícules. En la dècada del 1970 va produir pel·lícules a l'estranger, entre elles Land of the Minotaur, que va participar en la secció oficial del IX Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic i de Terror de Sitges. i en la del 1980 va produir pel·lícules de vídeo. Va morir a Atenes el 17 de febrer de 1993.

## Filmografia

Pel·lícules :
| Any | Títol | Rol |
| 1976 | Land of the Minotaur aka The Devil's Men (Costas Carayiannis) | director |
| 1973 | The Greek Connection | director |
| 1969 | O Stratis parastratise | director |
| 1960 | To nisi tis agapis | director |
| 1960 | To agrimi | director |
| 1961 | Myrtia | director |
| 1962 | O gero-Dimos | director |
| 1962 | Koroido gabre | director |
| 1962 | I megali thysia | director |
| 1962 | Gabros gia klamata | director |
| 1963 | O dromos me ta kokkina fota | director |
| 1964 | Ta didyma | director |
| 1964 | O paras kai o foukaras | director |
| 1964 | Apagogi | director |
| 1964 | Anemostrovilos | director |
| 1965 | Tsakismeni ap' tin orfania | director |
| 1965 | To remali tis Fokionos Negri | director |
| 1966 | Ta mystika tis amartolis Athinas | director |
| 1966 | O exypnakias | director |
| 1966 | I vouleftina | director |
| 1966 | I Kleopatra itan Antonis | director |
| 1966 | Foukarades kai leftades | director |
| 1966 | Eispraktor 007 | director |
| 1966 | Artista | director |
| 1967 | Viva Rena | director |
| 1967 | To pio labro asteri | director |
| 1967 | Sapila kai aristokratia | director |
| 1967 | Patera, katse fronima... | director |
| 1967 | O spangorammenos | director |
| 1967 | I koroidara | director |
| 1967 | I hartorihtra | director |
| 1967 | I goissa | director |
| 1967 | Dimitri mou... Dimitri mou | director |
| 1967 | Anamesa se dyo gynaikes | director |
| 1968 | To koritsi tou louna park | director |
| 1968 | O trellos tahei 400 | director |
| 1968 | O paliatsos | director |
| 1968 | O gigas tis Kypselis | director |
| 1968 | O asimos kai o diasimos | director |
| 1968 | I ziliara | director |
| 1968 | I agapi mas | director |
| 1969 | O tzanabetis | director |
| 1969 | O stratis parastratise | director |
| 1969 | O anthropos tis karpazias | director |
| 1969 | Isaia... mi horeveis | director |
| 1969 | I arhontissa tis kouzinas | director |
| 1969 | Enas magas sta salonia | director |
| 1969 | Enas afragos Onasis | director |
| 1969 | 3 trelloi gia desimo | director |
| 1969 | O nanos kai oi 7 hionates | director |
| 1970 | Oi gennaioi tou Vorra (as Dacosta Carayan) | |
| 1970 | Oi 4 assoi | |
| 1970 | O daskalakos itan leventia | |
| 1970 | Krima... to boi sou | |
| 1970 | I taxitzou | |
| 1970 | Enas trellos glentzes | |
| 1970 | Empaine, Manolio! | |
| 1970 | Ego rezilepsa ton Hitler | |
| 1971 | Katanalotiki koinonia | |
| 1971 | O faflatas | |
| 1971 | O trellopenintaris | |
| 1971 | O Manolios xanahtypa | |
| 1971 | O Manolios stin Evropi | |
| 1971 | Oi egoistes | |
| 1971 | Manto Mavrogenous | |
| 1971 | Kathe navagio, kai mia kolasi | |
| 1971 | I efoplistina | |
| 1971 | Ethelontis ston erota | |
| 1971 | Ena agori... alloiotiko ap' t' alla | |
| 1972 | Kapou yparhei i agapi mou (TV Series) | |
| 1972 | Yv!... Yv!... | |
| 1972 | Ti 30... ti 40... ti 50... | |
| 1972 | O antifasistas | |
| 1972 | O anthropos pou gyrise apo ti zesti | |
| 1972 | O anthropos pou espage plaka! | |
| 1972 | I proedrina | |
| 1972 | Ap' t' alonia, sta salonia | |
| 1972 | Agapi mou, paliogria | |
| 1972 | 7 hronia gamou | |
| 1973 | To pio labro bouzouki | |
| 1973 | Ton arapi ki an ton plenis, to sapouni sou halas!.. | |
| 1973 | O aisiodoxos | |
| 1973 | Enas trellos, trellos aeropeiratis | |
| 1974 | Tango 2001 (as Dacosta Carayan) | |
| 1974 | Orgia se timi efkairias (as Dacosta Carayan) | |
| 1975 | 28i Oktovriou, ora 5,30 | |
| 1975 | Vasilissa Amalia (TV Series) | |
| 1975 | O metoikos | |
| 1976 | Eglima sto Kavouri (as Dacosta Carayan) | |
| 1976 | Epangelmaties remalia | |
| 1977 | Efthymes istories (TV Series) | |
| 1977 | Koritsia me vromika heria | |
| 1977 | Anomalo fortio | |
| 1979 | 1979 Ta paidia tis piatsas | |
| 1980 | Rena... na i efkairia | |
| 1980 | Poniro thilyko... katergara gynaika! | |
| 1981 | Tis politsmanas to... kangelo | |
| 1981 | O Labroukos ballader | |
| 1981 | Enas kontos tha mas sosei! | |
| 1982 | O Agios Prevezis... kai i papadia | |
| 1982 | I manoula, to manouli kai o paidaros | |
| 1983 | T'arravoniasmata (TV Series) | |
| 1983 | O papa-Souzas fantomas | |
| 1983 | O drakos, to prosopo tis imeras | |
| 1983 | Hooligans - Kato ta heria ap' ta niata! | |
| 1983 | Gyftiki kompania | |

## Referències

* ↑ De la invasión de los gusanos al cruento culto al minotauro, La Vanguardia, 5 d'octubre de 1976
* ↑ Troy Howard So Deadly, So Perverse: Giallo-Style Films From Around the World, Vol. 3,