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James Paris
Batousa, Lesvos
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 T…
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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.
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2021
1821 at the Cinema
Movie (archive footage)
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1978
Αγώνας χωρίς τέλος
Movie Producer
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1977
Dangerous Cargo
Movie Producer
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1975
Mikaela, The Sweet Temptation
Movie Producer
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1974
Lesbian August
Movie Producer
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1972
Hippocrates And Democracy
Movie Producer
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1971
Papaflessas
Movie Producer
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1971
For a Handful of Tourist ladies
Movie Producer
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1970
The Deserter
Movie Producer
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1970
The last of the Komitadjis
Movie Producer
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1970
Armida, the Tragedy of a Wife
Movie Producer
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1970
At the Battle of Crete
Movie Producer
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1969
The Wild Pussycat
Movie Producer
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1968
I Blame My Body
Movie Writer
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1967
The Brightest Star
Movie
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1967
Ο 13ος
Movie Story
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1967
Erotes sti Lesvo
Movie Producer
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1964
Persecution
Movie Writer
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1964
The 201 Canaries
Movie Producer
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1962
Company of Miracles
Movie Producer
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1961
Serenity
Movie Producer
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1961
Antigone
Movie Producer
