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Giorgos Petritsis

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Cinematographer
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To the ancient Greeks, athletics made gods and heroes of men. Narrated by Sir Peter Ustinov.
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The Quest for the Athlos (2003)
Giorgos Petritsis was a director and writer, known for Hippocrates in Olympia (2002), Ego (1975) and Martyries (1991). Giorgos was married to Mayra Petritsis. Giorgos died in December 2015 in Athens, Greece.
DiedDecember 2015
DiedDecember 2015
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Known for

Peter Ustinov in Hippocrates in Olympia (2002)
Hippocrates in Olympia
8.0
Video
  • Director
  • 2002
Ego
Short
  • Director
  • 1975
Martyries (1991)
Martyries
TV Series
  • Director
As niosoume ton erota stin Athina
Short
  • Director
  • 1972

Credits

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Director

  • Prosopografimata (2014)
    Prosopografimata
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2014
  • Martyries (1991)
    Martyries
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1991–2013
  • The Seven Sages of Antiquity (2010)
    The Seven Sages of Antiquity
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2010
  • The Quest for the Athlos (2003)
    The Quest for the Athlos
    Video
    • Director
    • 2003
  • Peter Ustinov in Hippocrates in Olympia (2002)
    Hippocrates in Olympia
    8.0
    Video
    • documentary director
    • 2002
  • Kallisti (1996)
    Kallisti
    TV Short
    • Director
    • 1996
  • Tetarti exousia
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Elefthera Panapistimia Ellinikou Politismou
    Short
    • Director
    • 1980
  • I symvoli ton Nafpigeion Elefsinas sto elliniko petrelaio
    Short
    • Director
    • 1980
  • Ekmageia
    Short
    • Director
    • 1979
  • Elia kai Athina
    Short
    • Director
    • 1979
  • Epagelmata pou svinoun
    Short
    • Director
    • 1979
  • Galerie tehnis
    Short
    • Director
    • 1979
  • I poli tima...
    Short
    • Director
    • 1979
  • Monastiria tis Attikis
    Short
    • Director
    • 1979

Writer

  • Prosopografimata (2014)
    Prosopografimata
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 2014
  • Martyries (1991)
    Martyries
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1991–2013
  • The Seven Sages of Antiquity (2010)
    The Seven Sages of Antiquity
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • scriptwriter
    • 2010
  • The Quest for the Athlos (2003)
    The Quest for the Athlos
    Video
    • Writer
    • 2003
  • Peter Ustinov in Hippocrates in Olympia (2002)
    Hippocrates in Olympia
    8.0
    Video
    • written by
    • 2002
  • Paths of the Gods (1995)
    Paths of the Gods
    7.8
    • Writer
    • 1995
  • Ego
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1975
  • Synevi sto Georgitsi
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1975
  • As niosoume ton erota stin Athina
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1972

Cinematographer

  • The Quest for the Athlos (2003)
    The Quest for the Athlos
    Video
    • director of photography
    • 2003
  • Peter Ustinov in Hippocrates in Olympia (2002)
    Hippocrates in Olympia
    8.0
    Video
    • director of photography
    • 2002
  • Kallisti (1996)
    Kallisti
    TV Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1996
  • Diakopes
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1977
  • Kardiopatheis
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1976
  • Molynsi perivallontos
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1976
  • Paidikoi stathmoi
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1976
  • Ta farmaka
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1976
  • Aprosarmosta paidia
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1975
  • Ego
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1975
  • Synevi sto Georgitsi
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1975

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The Quest for the Athlos
Trailer 2:36
The Quest for the Athlos
Hippocrates in Olympia
Trailer 2:46
Hippocrates in Olympia
Hippocrates in Olympia
Trailer 2:46
Hippocrates in Olympia

Personal details

  • Official site
    • Official Site
  • Died
    • December 2015
    • Athens, Greece(colon cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Mayra PetritsisMay 3, 1976 - December 9, 2015 (his death, 2 children)

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