Known For
Production
Died
May 26, 1982
Place of Birth
Batousa, Lesvos
Credits
22 titles
James Paris
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
1821 at the Cinema
(archive footage)
Αγώνας χωρίς τέλος
Producer
Dangerous Cargo
Producer
Mikaela, The Sweet Temptation
Producer
Lesbian August
Producer
Hippocrates And Democracy
Producer
Papaflessas
Producer
For a Handful of Tourist ladies
Producer
The Deserter
Producer
The last of the Komitadjis
Producer
Armida, the Tragedy of a Wife
Producer
At the Battle of Crete
Producer
The Wild Pussycat
Producer
I Blame My Body
Writer
The Brightest Star
Ο 13ος
Story
Erotes sti Lesvo
Producer
Persecution
Writer
The 201 Canaries
Producer
Company of Miracles
Producer
Serenity
Producer
Antigone
Producer