Giannis Dalianidis
Giannis Dalianidis (; 31 December 1923 – 16 October 2010) was a Greek film director. His first film was "Mousitsa", released in 1959, which was followed by a series of musicals. Between 1974 and 1981, he produced the television series "Luna Park". In 2002, he was dubbed a "national film hero" at the International Thessaloniki Film Festival. Biography. Giannis Dalianidis was born in Thessaloniki on 31 December 1923. He started his career as a dancer under the nickname Giannis Dal. Since 1958, he has worked in cinema, initially as a screenwriter and after as a director. In 1959 he directed  his first film, "Mousitsa" and sometime later "Laos kai Kolonaki". In 1961 he started to cooperate with the Finos Films the most successful Greek film production company. He directed such films as "The Downhill", "Liar Wanted", and "Gorgones ke Manges", among others. Dalianidis mainly excelled in musical films. This genre, in Greece, is today closely related with Dalianidis. He has directed over 70 films and 10 television series.