{{Short description|Greek director, producer and writer (1950–2024)}} {{Sources|date=November 2024}} {{Infobox person | image = Manousos Manousakis.jpg | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1950|1|14|df=y}} | birth_place = Athens, Greece | death_date = {{Death date and age|2024|11|20|1950|1|14|df=y}} | death_place = Athens, Greece | occupation = Director, producer, writer | spouse = {{marriage|Maria Manousaki|1975}} | children = 2 }}

'''Manousos Manousakis''' ({{langx|el|Μανούσος Μανουσάκης}}; 14 January 1950 – 20 November 2024) was a Greek director, producer and writer.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20180129004801/http://www.kavalanet.gr/enimerosi/news_static/1221808760.php Μανούσος Μανουσάκης: «Σημαντικό σε αυτή τη δουλειά είναι να σε εκφράζει αυτό που κάνεις και να το λατρεύεις»]</ref> His paternal family is from Avdou Heraklion, Crete.<ref>[https://www.neakriti.gr/politismos/2013955_abdoy-timise-ton-manoyso-manoysaki-vid Αβδού Τίμησε τον Μανούσο Μανουσάκη neakriti gr]</ref> He studied at the London Film School. He was married to Maria, and together they had two children. He was a nephew of Irene Papas and first cousin of Aias Manthopoulos.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cloudy Sunday |url=http://nysephardifilmfestival.org/film/cloudy-sunday/ |website=NY Sephardic Film Festival |accessdate=26 June 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170309151552/http://nysephardifilmfestival.org/film/cloudy-sunday/ |archivedate=9 March 2017 |date=2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Manousos Manousakis died in Athens on 20 November 2024, at the age of 74.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-20 |title=Μανούσος Μανουσάκης: Πέθανε ο σκηνοθέτης των τηλεοπτικών επιτυχιών |url=https://www.protothema.gr/greece/article/1564576/manousos-manousakis-pethane-o-skinothetis-ton-tileoptikon-epituhion/ |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=ProtoThema |language=el}}</ref>

==Filmography== ===Director=== *1973: ''Vartholomaios'' *1977: ''Arhontes'' *1978: ''Oi tembelides tis eforis koiladas'' (second unit director/assistant director) *1985: ''I skiahtra'' *1986: ''Paraxeni synadisi'' *1987: ''Mikrografies'' *1987: ''Antistrofi poreia'' *1990: ''Nyhta Magon'' *1991: ''Fakelos Amazon'' *1992: ''Tmima ithon'' *1994: ''Tavros me toxoti'' *1995: ''Oi dromoi tis polis'' *1996: ''Paliroia'' *1997: ''Psythiroi kardias'' *1998: ''Agigma psyhis'' *1998: ''Kokkinos drakos'' *1999: ''Synora agapis'' *2000: ''Athoos i enohos'' *2000: ''Erotas kleftis'' *2001: ''Gia mia gynaika ki ena aftokinito'' *2002: ''I agapi irthe apo makria'' *2003: ''To paihnidi tis sygnomis'' *2004: ''Mi mou les adio'' *2005: ''Kryfa monopatia'' *2006: ''Gia tin Anna'' *2007: ''Faros'' *2015: ''Cloudy Sunday''

===Producer=== *1973: ''Vartholomaios'' *1977: ''Arhontes'' *1985: ''I skiahtra'' *2000: ''Athoos i enohos''

===Writer=== *1973: ''Vartholomaios'' *1990: ''Nyhta Magon'' *1985: ''I skiahtra'' *1998: ''Kokkinos drakos''

===Actor=== *1981: ''Souvliste tous! Etsi tha paroume to kouradokastro'' *1983: ''Homecoming Song'' (Το τραγούδι της επιστροφής) *1984: ''Loafing and Camouflage'' (Λούφα και παραλλαγή) *1992: ''Tmima ithon''

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