Manos Zacharias

• Name — Manos Zacharias • Native Name — Μάνος Ζαχαρίας • Birth Name — Emmanuel Zacharias • Born — 9 July 1922 • Birthplace — Thiseio, Athens, Kingdom of Greece • Citizenship — Greece • Education — * National and Kapodistrian University of Athens • Institut des hautes études cinématographiques • Occupation — * Film director • screenwriter • actor • author • Years Active — 1948–2012 • Employer — * Mosfilm • Ministry of Culture • Greek Film Centre • Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation • Known for — President of Greek Film Centre • Notable Works — * Also People • I'm a Soldier Mom • Punisher • City of First Love • Spouse — Liolia • Children — 2 • Relatives — Mariella Fasoula (granddaughter)

Manos Zacharias was born on 9 July 1922 in Athens, in the area of Thiseio. His father was a chemist and his mother was a teacher. He studied at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in the chemistry department and during 1941 and 1944 he was a member of EPON. In 1945, with a scholarship from the French Institute, he left for studies in Paris on the ship "Mataroa" together with other young people who later excelled Kostas Axelos, Memos Makris etc. He studied cinema at IDHEK and attended theater courses. In 1956, after a competition, he studied at the Mosfilm school in Moscow. With the end of his studies he worked as a director at Mosfilm. In 1971 he took over the artistic direction of Mosfilm's Third Studio. As a director he made seven feature films and three short films. In 1979 he returned to Greece and from 1981 took over the field of cinema at the Ministry of Culture until 1990. He met and married his wife, Liolia and they have two daughters, Lena Zacharia (b. 1958) and Masha Zacharia (b. 1966). He turned 100 on 9 July 2022.

Director • I'm a Soldier Mom (1966) • Punisher (1968) • City of First Love (1970) Actor • Also People (1959) as French officer • Punisher (1968) as priest (voiced by Yuri Gorobets)