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Manos Hatzidakis(1925-1994)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Actor
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Manos Hatzidakis
The names of Manos Hadjidakis and Mikis Theodorakis have been written with golden letters in the music history of Greece since 1960. He was born in Xanthi on 23 October 1925, in a mid-class family. When he came of age he came in the capital city of Greece of Athens. He succeeded from the beginning when he made the high class of Greece to accept the Rebetiko, a popular kind of music. His love for this great music resulted in two great LP's - 'Lilacs On The Dead Earth', and 'Cruel April Of 45'.

He worked with director Karolos Koun and he wrote excellent music for such plays as 'A Streetcar Named Desire', starring Melina Mercouri and Vasilis Diamantopoulos. From this collaboration a great classic song resulted, named 'Paper Moon-Xartino To Feggaraki'. He also wrote music for the Greek National Theatre.

In the following years Hadjidakis created a personal style which no one can forget. He wrote music for films like Stella, femme libre (1955), Madalena (1960), To xylo vgike apo ton Paradeiso (1959), I Aliki sto Naftiko (1961), creating massive successes. The first golden disc was given to Manos and Aliki Vougiouklaki for the song "The Grey Cat (To grizo gati)" from the film "To xylo vgike apo ton Paradeiso".

He gained worldwide popularity with his collaboration with Melina Mercouri and Jules Dassin in 1960 for the film Jamais le dimanche (1960), and he even won an Oscar. He wrote music for other international films like Elia Kazan's America, America (1963), Andrew Marton's It Happened in Athens (1962), Dassin's Topkapi (1964), Peter Ustinov's Memed My Hawk (1984).

In 1963 he staged "A Street Of Dreams (Odos Oneiron)", with Minos Argyrakis, which was considered a milestone in Greek Theatre. In the later years, he humorously denied "Never On Sunday's" popularity and tried to produce more sophisticated works with the help of the poet and lyricist Nikos Gatsos. He became one of best Greek composers, and together with Mikis Theodorakis they are the founders of the temporary Greek Music.

During 1966-1972 he lived in the United States where he wrote the "Magnus Eroticus" LP, which was poems of ancients and temporary poets like Sapfo, Odysseas Elytis, Myrtiotissa etc. He also produced instrumental LP's, like the excellent "The smile of Jokonda". Manos was great friend of persons like Seferis, Elytis (2 Nobel winners poets), Sikelianos, Gatsos (poets), Vougiouklaki (actress), Koun (director), Melina Mercouri (actress, politician), with which they did have a love-hate relationship.

He wrote 4 books and he created the Orchestra Of Colours (I Orhistra ton Hromaton), for some years he was the director of the 3rd program of the Greek Radio channel.

Manos Hadjidakis died on June 15 1994, a lovely summer afternoon. He was one of the greatest composers of Greece, and he is surely missed.
BornOctober 23, 1925
DiedJune 15, 1994(68)
BornOctober 23, 1925
DiedJune 15, 1994(68)
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 2 wins total

Known for

Jules Dassin and Melina Mercouri in Jamais le dimanche (1960)
Jamais le dimanche
7.3
  • Composer(as Manos Hadjidakis)
  • 1960
Eric Bana in Munich (2005)
Munich
7.5
  • Soundtrack("Never on Sunday")
  • 2005
Mira Sorvino, Uma Thurman, Matt Dillon, Lauren Holly, Timothy Hutton, Michael Rapaport, and Rosie O'Donnell in Beautiful Girls (1996)
Beautiful Girls
7.1
  • Soundtrack(as Manos Hadjidakis, "Never on Sunday")
  • 1996
Salma Hayek, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Linda Fiorentino, Alan Rickman, Chris Rock, Kevin Smith, and Jason Mewes in Dogma (1999)
Dogma
7.3
  • Soundtrack(as Manos Hadjidakis, "Never on Sunday")
  • 1999

Credits

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Composer



  • Manos Hatzidakis: Eidolo ston kathrefti (2008)
    Manos Hatzidakis: Eidolo ston kathrefti
    5.8
    • Composer
    • 2008
  • Marina Kalogirou and Yorgos Karamihos in I teleftaia parastasi (2006)
    I teleftaia parastasi
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 2006–2007
  • Eleftheri katadysi (1995)
    Eleftheri katadysi
    5.7
    • Composer
    • 1995
  • (Mia mera sta Patisia) (1994)
    (Mia mera sta Patisia)
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1994
  • The Last of England (1987)
    The Clearing
    6.6
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1994
  • Matomenos gamos (1993)
    Matomenos gamos
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1993
  • Themis Bazaka and Aleka Paizi in Jours tranquilles d'août (1991)
    Jours tranquilles d'août
    6.8
    • Composer
    • 1991
  • To theatro tis Defteras (1970)
    To theatro tis Defteras
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1989
  • Enas erodios gia ti Germania (1988)
    Enas erodios gia ti Germania
    7.2
    • Composer
    • 1988
  • Sto seirio iparhoyn paidia (1986)
    Sto seirio iparhoyn paidia
    TV Special
    • Composer
    • 1986
  • Peter Ustinov in Memed My Hawk (1984)
    Memed My Hawk
    6.6
    • Composer (as Manos Hadjidakis)
    • 1984
  • Milano '83 (1983)
    Capitali culturali d'Europa
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1983
  • Taxidi tou melitos (1979)
    Taxidi tou melitos
    7.0
    • Composer
    • 1979
  • L'Odyssée Cousteau (1977)
    L'Odyssée Cousteau
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Composer (as Manos Hajidakis)
    • 1977–1978
  • Agapite lohia
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1977

Music Department



  • Apopse aftoshediazoume (2021)
    Apopse aftoshediazoume
    TV Movie
    • original music
    • 2021
  • Htypokardia sto thranio (2020)
    Htypokardia sto thranio
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • original music
    • 2020
  • Eleftheria Arvanitaki: Kapou yparhei i agapi mou (2008)
    Eleftheria Arvanitaki: Kapou yparhei i agapi mou
    Music Video
    • lyrics
    • 2008
  • Christina Romero in Give Me the Rose and the Glove (2001)
    Give Me the Rose and the Glove
    Short
    • music
    • 2001
  • Themis Bazaka and Aleka Paizi in Jours tranquilles d'août (1991)
    Jours tranquilles d'août
    6.8
    • conductor
    • 1991
  • Peter Ustinov in Memed My Hawk (1984)
    Memed My Hawk
    6.6
    • conductor (as Manos Hadjidakis)
    • 1984
  • Milano '83 (1983)
    Capitali culturali d'Europa
    6.7
    TV Series
    • composer: stock music
    • 1983
  • To theatro tis Defteras (1970)
    To theatro tis Defteras
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Music Department
    • 1981
  • L'Odyssée Cousteau (1977)
    L'Odyssée Cousteau
    8.4
    TV Series
    • additional music
    • 1977
  • Les héros de Yucca (1970)
    Les héros de Yucca
    5.2
    • conductor (as Manos Hadjidakis)
    • 1970
  • Nine Miles to Noon (1963)
    Nine Miles to Noon
    5.9
    • conductor (as Manos Hadjidakis)
    • 1963
  • La bataille des Thermopyles (1962)
    La bataille des Thermopyles
    6.5
    • conductor (as Manos Hadjidakis)
    • 1962
  • Jayne Mansfield in It Happened in Athens (1962)
    It Happened in Athens
    5.4
    • conductor (as Manos Hadjidakis)
    • 1962
  • Miranda Kounelaki, Nikos Kourkoulos, and Thanasis Vengos in Gia sena, tin agapi mou (1961)
    Gia sena, tin agapi mou
    5.2
    • songwriter
    • 1961
  • Vasilis Avlonitis and Orestis Makris in Tis nyhtas ta kamomata (1957)
    Tis nyhtas ta kamomata
    7.0
    • orchestrator
    • 1957

Actor



  • Eleni Hatziargyri and Anna Kyriakou in I Agni tou limaniou (1952)
    I Agni tou limaniou
    6.8
    • Pianist (uncredited)
    • 1952

Personal details

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    • Manos Hadjidakis
  • Born
    • October 23, 1925
    • Xanthi, Greece
  • Died
    • June 15, 1994
    • Athens, Greece(heart attack)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Portrayal
    • 2 Interviews
    • 8 Articles

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    Was nominated for two Tony Awards in 1968 for "Ilya, Darling:" as Best Composer and Lyricist, with collaborator Joe Darion, and for his music as part of a Best Musical nomination.

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