Thodoros Maragos

Biography

Thodoros Maragos or (alternative form in latin alphabet) Marangos (Greek: Θόδωρος Μαραγκός; born in Filiatra in 1944) is a Greek film director. His work spans film, TV and documentaries. He is best known for his film Learn How to Read and Write, Son (in Greek: Μάθε παιδί μου γράμματα), a satire on fascism and one of the best anti-Junta films of all time. He has won four awards in the 14th Thessaloniki Film Festival (September 24–30, 1973) for his movie Get on Your Mark (original title in Greek: Λάβετε θέσεις). His box office major success, the 1981 film Learn How to Read and Write, Son, has also won four awards in the 22nd Thessaloniki Festival (October 5–11, 1981). From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia