Costa-Gavras, born Konstantinos Gavras on 12 February 1933, is a Greek-French film director, screenwriter and producer who lives and works in France. He is known for political films such as the thriller Z in 1969, which won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and Missing in 1982, for which he won the Palme d'Or and an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Most of his films have been made in French, but six have been in English.
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Konstantinos "Kostas" Gavras (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Γαβράς; born 12 February 1933), known professionally as Costa-Gavras, is a Greek-French film director, screenwriter, and producer who lives and works in France.
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12 February 1933
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He is known for political films, such as the political thriller Z (1969), which won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and Missing (1982), for which he won the Palme d'Or and an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.
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It won the latter, as well as the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Film.
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Costa-Gavras and co-writer Jorge Semprún won an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for Best Film Screenplay.
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The film was written by Joe Eszterhas and directed by Costa-Gavras.
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