A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
Τζέιμς Πάρις
Τζαίημς Πάρις
Birthplace:
Batousa, Lesvos
Died:
May 26, 1982
James Paris (1921 – 26 May 1982), born Dimitris Paraschakis, was a Greek film producer. Born in 1921 in the village of Vatoussa, Lesvos, he studied at the Agricultural School of Thessaloniki and the Agricultural Institute of the University of Beirut in Lebanon. In 1948 he emigrated to America and during his first years in the US he studied at the 20th Century Fox Film School, obtained American citizenship and became director of the advertising department of United Artists (1948-1952). After working as a production manager on 20th Century Fox films, he returned to Greece in the late 1950s, giving a new lease of life to film productions. In about a decade, he produced 54 Greek films, many of which were distinguished at the Thessaloniki Film Festival (5 Best Film Awards) and were box office successes. His first film was The Company of Miracles (1963) directed by Stefanos Stratigos. James Parris, the producer thanks to whom the concept of "overproduction" became known in the Greek cinema, died in 1982 at the age of 61.
Producer:
1961 Antigone
1961 Serenity
1962 Company of Miracles
1964 The 201 Canaries
1969 The Wild Pussycat
1970 Armida, the Tragedy of a Wife
1970 At the Battle of Crete
1970 The Deserter
1970 Ο τελευταίος των κομιτατζήδων
1971 Papaflessas
1972 Hippocrates And Democracy
1974 Lesbian August
1977 Dangerous Cargo
Story:
1961 Antigone
1961 Serenity
1962 Company of Miracles
1964 The 201 Canaries
1968 Lady Desire
1969 The Wild Pussycat
1970 Armida, the Tragedy of a Wife
1970 At the Battle of Crete
1970 The Deserter
1970 Ο τελευταίος των κομιτατζήδων
1971 Papaflessas
1972 Hippocrates And Democracy
1974 Lesbian August
1977 Dangerous Cargo
Writer:
1961 Antigone
1961 Serenity
1962 Company of Miracles
1964 Persecution
1964 The 201 Canaries
1968 Lady Desire
1969 The Wild Pussycat
1970 Armida, the Tragedy of a Wife
1970 At the Battle of Crete
1970 The Deserter
1970 Ο τελευταίος των κομιτατζήδων
1971 Papaflessas
1972 Hippocrates And Democracy
1974 Lesbian August
1977 Dangerous Cargo
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