Alex Minotis

Alex Minotis

Alexis Minotis (Greek: Αλέξης Μινωτής; born Alexandros Minotakis (Greek: Αλέξανδρος Μινωτάκης)(8 August 1900 – 11 November 1990) was a Greek actor and director. He first appeared on stage in his native Crete as Chorus Leader and later as Messenger in Sophocles' Oedipus Tyrannus. From 1925 until 1930, he worked in close collaboration with the famous Greek actress Marika Kotopouli in her own theatre. During this period, he appeared in the great Shakespearan roles in The Merchant of Venice, King Lear, Macbeth and played the title role in Hamlet, the first time the play had been staged in Greece. Other roles in the classical repertoire were Henrik Ibsen's Ghosts and Peer Gynt. He expanded his talents by directing ancient Greek tragedies such as Hecuba, Antigone, The Phoenissae, Prometheus Bound, Oedipus at Colonus, as well as Seán O'Casey's Juno and the Paycock, August Strindberg's The Father and Brecht's Mother Courage. In 1940, he married the actress Katina Paxinou, and together they appeared in many productions at the National Theatre of Greece in Athens, which was founded in 1930 by Minister of Education Georgios Papandreou. In 1946, he went to Hollywood to appear in Alfred Hitchcock's Notorious with Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman and Claude Rains. In the same year, he also appeared with Robert Cummings and Michèle Morgan in The Chase. His other films include Siren of Atlantis (1949) with Maria Montez, Boy on a Dolphin (1957) with Sophia Loren, and Land of the Pharaohs (1955) with Joan Collins. In 1955, he directed Katina Paxinou in Euripides' Hecuba for the National Theatre of Greece at The Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus and starred in Oedipus Rex as well as directing. In 1956, he made his first appearance in Oedipus at Colonus. The production received great acclaim, and Minotis went on a long international tour with the company. He appeared on Broadway in Electra with the Marika Kotopouli company in 1930-31 and in Oedipus Tyrannus with the National Theatre of Greece in 1952. In 1958, Minotis directed Maria Callas in a production of Medea presented in Dallas. The production was then seen at Covent Garden, Teatro alla Scala and Epidaurus. He also directed the Greek National Opera production of Norma with Callas in Epidaurus in 1960.

  • Titel: Alex Minotis
  • Popularität: 3.161
  • Bekannt für: Acting
  • Geburtstag: 1900-08-08
  • Geburtsort: Chania, Crete, Greece
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  • Auch bekannt als: Αλέξης Μινωτής, Αλεξης Μινωτης, Alexis Minotis, Alexandros Minotakis
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  • 1946
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    Berüchtigt

    Berüchtigt

    7.7 1946 HD

    Die Tochter eines wegen Spionage für Nazi-Deutschland verurteilten Amerikaners lernt auf einer Party einen Agenten der Abwehr kennen und...

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  • 1949
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    Die Herrin von Atlantis

    Die Herrin von Atlantis

    5.2 1949 HD

    Zwei französische Offiziere werden auf der Suche nach einem verschollenen Archäologen in den sagenhaften Kontinent Atlantis verschlagen und...

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  • 1946
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    Auf der Flucht

    Auf der Flucht

    6.2 1946 HD

    Mit Bob Cummings und Steve Cochran sowie der Französin Michèle Morgan prominent besetzter Film-noir-Klassiker nach einer Vorlage von...

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  • 1955
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    Land der Pharaonen

    Land der Pharaonen

    6.284 1955 HD

    Der ägyptische Pharao Khufu will sich ein Grabmal und damit die größte Pyramide der Welt von dem gefangen genommenen Baumeister...

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  • 1957
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    Der Knabe auf dem Delphin

    Der Knabe auf dem Delphin

    5.5 1957 HD

    Die schöne Griechin Phaedra lebt mit ihrem Bruder in einfachen Verhältnissen. Ihren Lebensunterhalt verdient sie mit dem Tauchen nach...

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  • 1958
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    The Immortal Land

    The Immortal Land

    1 1958 HD

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  • 1950
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    Unter Geheimbefehl

    Unter Geheimbefehl

    6.9 1950 HD

    Im Hafen von New Orleans wird nachts ein illegaler Einwanderer von Gangster Blackie umgebracht. Bei der Autopsie des Leichnams stellt sich heraus,...

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