Director

Lakis Papastathis

Directing

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Directed movies: 5Directed series: 1All crew credits: 11

TMDB ID: 1390199

IMDb ID: nm0660341

Known for: Directing

Born: January 1, 1943

Died: March 8, 2023

Age: 80

Place of birth: Volos, Greece

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1965 - 2010

Years active: 46

Average TMDB rating: 6.9

Wikidata: Q3218323

Also known as

Λάκης Παπαστάθης

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Director (5)Assistant Director (1)Thanks (2)Producer (1)Screenplay (1)Writer (1)

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Biography

Lakis Papastathis was born in Volos on May 16, 1943. He studied at the Center for Film Studies (1963). In 1972, he directed his first short film, “Letters from America,” which won an award at the Thessaloniki Film Festival. From 1968 to 1971, he worked as an assistant director, mainly on “Eudokia” by Alexis Damianos. Three years later, he moved to television, where, as a director-producer, he created the series “Backstage” and “Historical Archive” with Takis Hatzopoulos. He directed the feature films: The Time of the Greeks (1981), Theophilus (1987), The Only Journey of His Life (2001), and Journey to Mytilene (2010).

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