Katina Paxinou Filmography

Born:: December 17, 1900 in Piraeus, Greece
Occupation:: Actor
Birth name:: Katina Constantopoulos
Biography:: Trained as an opera singer in Geneva, Austria, and Berlin, Katina Paxinou switched artistic gears when she joined the Greek National Theater at age 29. Ms. Paxinou distinguished herself in the Classics, not only the ancient Greek tragedies but also the finest works of English and European...Read More

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Un Eté Sauvage

Actors: Nino Ferrer, Katina Paxinou, Daniela Beretta, Jessica Dorn, Juliet Berto

Synopsis: A young man working as a bartender on a yacht is seduced by a wealthy American woman on vacation. She makes love to the boy in front of her swishy, voyeuristic husband. The young man returns to his girlfriend, but is accused of wrongdoing against the wealthy female. The young man is caught between Read More

4/19/71
The Enemy Before Us

Synopsis: The Enemy Before Us stars Tony Franciosca as Crime magazine reporter Jeff Dillon. Back in his old neighborhood in New York's "Little Italy", Dillon hopes to take a break from his hectic responsibilities and recapture "something real" from his younger days. Unfortunately, he is bombarded by Read More

1971
The Martlet's Tale

Actors: Katina Paxinou, Takis Emmanuel

Synopsis: Sotiris (George Linjeris) is the grandson of Orsetta (Katina Paxinou), the wealthy matriarch of a Greek family. As she lingers near death, Sotiris is repulsed by the ghoulish death watch prompted by greed for the old woman's fortune. He takes off for an unknown country in the Middle East where he Read More

1970
Tante Zita

Actors: Joanna Shimkus, Suzanne Flon, Katina Paxinou, Paul Crauchet

Synopsis: Zita, portrayed by Katina Paxinou, is a Parisian widow who has suffered a stroke. She is cared for by her niece Joanna Shimkus, who chafes under the responsibility and wanders off. Shimkus falls in with thieves and lowlifes, finally ending up in jail. She is bailed out by her family doctor (Paul Crauchet Read More

1968
Rocco and His Brothers

Actors: Alain Delon, Renato Salvatori, Annie Girardot, Katina Paxinou, Roger Hanin

Synopsis: Luchino Visconti's operatic masterpiece tells the story of the Parondis, a poor family from a village in southern Italy who come to Milan seeking a better life. Following the death of her husband, proud Rosaria (Katina Paxinou) picks up stakes and moves to the city with four of her sons: Simone (Renato Salvatori Read More

10/6/60
The Miracle

Actors: Carroll Baker, Roger Moore, Walter Slezak, Vittorio Gassman, Katina Paxinou

Synopsis: Whatever the "miracle" is in this story, set back in the 19th century, it tends to be buried underneath the multiple romances of the heroine Teresa (Carroll Baker), a woman who leaves the convent to find one specific man. Teresa falls in love with Michael (Roger Moore) a dashing Englishman in the Read More

1959
Mr. Arkadin

Actors: Orson Welles, Michael Redgrave, Jack Watling, Patricia Medina, Akim Tamiroff, Robert Arden, Mischa Auer

Synopsis: Also known as Mr. Arkadin, this flawed late effort by director Orson Welles recalls the structure of Citizen Kane, centering around an investigation into the past of a powerful millionaire. This time around, however, the millionaire is very much alive; in fact, it is Gregory Arkadin (Welles) Read More

1955
Prince of Foxes

Actors: Tyrone Power, Orson Welles, Wanda Hendrix, Everett Sloane, Marina Berti, Katina Paxinou

Synopsis: Filmed entirely on location in Italy, Prince of Foxes is a cinemadaptation of Samuel Shellabarger's popular novel. Set during the Renaissance, the film stars Tyrone Power as Orsini, a good-will ambassador for scheming, covetous Cesare Borgia (Orson Welles). Orsini is aware that he is being used to Read More

1949
The Inheritance

Actors: Derek Bond, Frederick Burtwell, O.B. Clarence, George Curzon, Derrick de Marney

Synopsis: An evil guardian plots the murder of his young heiress niece in this Victorian melodrama, also known as Uncle Silas. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide Read More

1947
Mourning Becomes Electra

Actors: Rosalind Russell, Michael Redgrave, Raymond Massey, Katina Paxinou, Leo Genn

Synopsis: Rosalind Russell stars in this marathon adaptation of the Eugene O'Neill play. The O'Neill original transposed Euripides' Agamemnon/Clytemnestra legend to post-Civil War New England. Russell plays the daughter of a returning war hero (Raymond Massey), who comes home to find his wife (Katina Paxinou Read More

1947
Confidential Agent

Actors: Charles Boyer, Lauren Bacall, Wanda Hendrix, Peter Lorre, Victor Francen, Katina Paxinou, George Coulouris

Synopsis: A Graham Greene novel was the source of the Warner Bros. espionage thriller Confidential Agent. Charles Boyer stars as Denard, a former concert musician operating as anti-Fascist secret agent in the Spanish Civil War. While negotiating with the neutral British for some much needed fuel supplies Read More

1945
Hostages

Actors: Arturo de Cordova, Luise Rainer, William Bendix, Roland Varno, Oscar Homolka

Synopsis: Luise Rainer's last Hollywood film was the economically produced wartime drama Hostages. Adapted from the novel by Stefan Heym, the story is set in a Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakian village. Rainer plays Milada, the daughter of collaborationist Lev Preissinger (Oscar Homolka). Totally apolitical Read More

1943
For Whom the Bell Tolls

Actors: Gary Cooper, Ingrid Bergman, Akim Tamiroff, Katina Paxinou, Arturo de Cordova, Vladimir Sokoloff

Synopsis: Based on the novel by Ernest Hemingway, For Whom the Bell Tolls is a romantic drama set against the turbulent tapestry of the Spanish Civil War. Gary Cooper plays Robert Jordan, an idealistic American fighting with a Spanish guerilla band. He is assigned to blow up a crucial bridge in order to Read More

1943