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| Κώστας Γαβράς | |
 Costa-Gavras in 2017 | |
| Born | Konstantinos Gavras (Κωνσταντίνος Γαβράς) 12 February 1933 Loutra Iraias, Greece |
| Alma mater | Institute for Advanced Cinematographic Studies |
| Occupation | Filmmaker |
| Works | Full list |
| Spouse | Michèle Ray |
| Children | |
| Awards | Full list |
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. 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. Most of his films have been made in French, but six of them were made in English, including Hanna K..