Constantinos Gavras (born February 13, 1933, Loutra Iraias, Greece), better known as (Constantin) Costa-Gavras (and other variants), is a Greek-French filmmaker best known for films with overt political themes, most famously the dark, fast-paced thriller, Z (1969). Most of his movies were made in French; starting with Missing (1982), several were made in English.
Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume Two, 1945-1985". Pages 243-248. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1988.
Member of jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1976
Has supported Lionel Jospin's 2002 presidential campaign.
Cousin of Penelope Spheeris.
When asked why he never chose the documentary style, when his stories seem so much like documentaries, he explained he found documentaries too difficult compared to fiction.
Father of Julie Gavras.
