# List of Greek films of the 1950s

A list of notable films produced in Greece in the 1950s.

## 1950s

| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
| 1950 |||||
| The Drunkard (Ο μεθύστακας) | Yorgos Javellas | Orestis Makris, Dimitris Horn, Nikos Rizos | Drama | IMDb |
| The Last Mission (Teleftaia apostoli, Τελευταία αποστολή) | Nikos Tsiforos | Smaroula Υiouli, Nikos Tzogias | War | Entered into the 1951 Cannes Film Festival IMDb |
| 1951 |||||
| Dead City (Nekri Politeia, Νεκρή πολιτεία) | Frixos Iliadis | Irene Papas, Nikos Tzogias, Eleni Zafeiriou, Christina Kalogerikou | Drama | Entered into the 1952 Cannes Film Festival IMDb |
| 1953 |||||
| 1954 |||||
| Madame X (I Agnostos, Η άγνωστος) | Orestis Laskos | Cybele, Alekos Alexandrakis, Labros Konstadaras, Mimis Fotopoulos, Periklis Hristoforidis, Eleni Zafeiriou | Drama | IMDb |
| Windfall in Athens (Kyriakatiko xypnima, Κυριακάτικο Ξύπνημα) | Michael Cacoyannis | Ellie Lambeti, Dimitris Horn, Giorgos Pappas, Tasso Kavadia | Romantic comedy | Entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival IMDb |
| Oute gata oute zimia | Alekos Sakellarios | Vassilis Logothetidis, Ilya Livykou | Comedy | |
| To pontikaki | Nikos Tsiforos | Aliki Vougiouklaki | Police | |
| 1955 |||||
| Stella (Στέλλα) | Michael Cacoyannis | Melina Mercouri, Giorgos Fountas, Alekos Alexandrakis, Christina Kalogerikou, Voula Zouboulaki, Dionysis Papagiannopoulos, Tasso Kavadia | Romantic drama | Won Golden Globe, +1 nomination at the 1955 Cannes Film Festival Selected as one of the 10 best Greek films by Greek Film Critics Association |
| Istoria mias kalpikis liras (Κάλπικη λίρα) | Yorgos Javellas | Vassilis Logothetidis, Ellie Lambeti, Dimitris Horn, Ilya Livykou, Mimis Fotopoulos, Sperantza Vrana, Orestis Makris | Drama | Selected as one of the 10 best Greek films by Greek Film Critics Association |
| Thanassakis o politevomenos (Θανασάκης ο Πολιτευόμενος) | Alekos Sakellarios | Dinos Iliopoulos, Anna Synodinou, Joly Garbi | Comedy | IMDb |
| Magic City (Magiki Polis, Μαγική Πόλις) | Nikos Koundouros | Giorgos Fountas, Margarita Papageorgiou, Thanasis Veggos | Drama | IMDb |
| Ena votsalo sti limni (Ένα βότσαλο στη λίμνη) | Alekos Sakellarios | Vassilis Logothetidis, Ilya Livykou | Comedy | IMDb |
| Joe, o tromeros (Τζο ο τρομερός) | Dinos Dinopoulos | Dinos Iliopoulos, Margarita Papageorgiou, Christos Tsaganeas, Nikos Rizos, Dionyssis Papayannopoulos, Pantelis Zervos | Comedy | IMDb |
| 1956 |||||
| Drakos, O (Ο Δράκος) | Nikos Koundouros | Dinos Iliopoulos, Giannis Argyris, Thanasis Veggos | Drama | Selected as one of the 10 best Greek films by Greek Film Critics Association |
| A Girl in Black (To Koritsi me ta mavra, Το Κορίτσι με τα Μαύρα) | Michael Cacoyannis | Ellie Lambeti, Dimitris Horn | Drama | Won Golden Globe and entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival IMDb |
| I Arpagi tis Persefonis (Η Αρπαγή της Περσεφόνης) | Grigoris Grigoriou | Aleka Katselli, Vasilis Diamantopoulos, Orestis Makris | Romantic comedy | IMDb |
| O ziliarogatos | Yorgos Javellas | Vassilis Logothetidis, Ilya Livykou | Comedy | |
| 1957 |||||
| The Girl from Corfu (Protevousianikes peripeteies, Πρωτευουσιάνικες περιπέτειες) | Yannis Petropoulakis | | | Entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival |
| A Matter of Dignity (To Telefteo psema, Το τελευταίο ψέμα) | Michael Cacoyannis | Ellie Lambeti, Eleni Zafeiriou | Drama | Nominated for BAFTA and entered into the 1958 Cannes Film Festival. IMDb |
| Maria Pentagiotissa (Μαρία Πενταγιώτισσα) | Kostas Andritsos | Aliki Vougiouklaki, Andreas Barkoulis, Labros Konstadaras | Romantic drama | IMDb |
| The Auntie from Chicago (Η θεία απ' το Σικάγο) | Alekos Sakellarios | Georgia Vasileiadou, Orestis Makris, Eleni Zafeiriou, Tzeni Karezi | Comedy | IMDb |
| 1958 |||||
| We Have Only One Life (Mia zoi tin echoume, Μια ζωή την έχουμε) | Yorgos Javellas | Yvonne Sanson, Dimitris Horn, Vasilis Avlonitis, Christos Tsaganeas | Comedy | Top IMDb ratings - IMDb |
| Oi paranomoi | Nikos Koundouros | | | Entered into the 8th Berlin International Film Festival |
| The Lake of Thinking | Giorgos Zervos | Tzeni Karezi | Drama | |
| 1959 |||||
| Astero (Αστέρω) | Dinos Dimopoulos | Aliki Vougiouklaki, Titos Vandis | Romantic drama | Entered into the 9th Berlin International Film Festival |
| Stournara 288 (Στουρνάρα 288) | Dinos Dimopoulos | Orestis Makris, Smaroula Yiouli, Dionysis Papagiannopoulos | Drama | IMDb |
| thisavros tou makariti, O (Ο θησαυρός του μακαρίτη) | Nikos Tsiforos | Georgia Vasileiadou, Vasilis Avlonitis, Nikos Rizos, Xenia Kalogeropoulou, Stefanos Lineos | Comedy | IMDb |
| Maiden's Cheek (Το Ξύλο βγήκε από τον Παράδεισο) | Alekos Sakellarios | Aliki Vougiouklaki, Dimitris Papamichael, Christos Tsaganeas, Dionysis Papagiannopoulos, Orestis Makris | Comedy | IMDb |
| Bouboulina | Kostas Andritsos | Irene Papas | Historic Drama | |
| Bloody Twilight Matomeno iliovasilemma | Andreas Labrinos | | | Entered into the 1959 Cannes Film Festival |