Philopemen Finos (; 1 September 1908– January 26, 1977) was a

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film producer of 186 films and the founder of

Finos Film Finos Film (Greek: Φίνος Φιλμ) is a Greek film production and distribution company that dominated the Greek film industry from 1943 to 1977. It was founded by Filopimin Finos in 1942 during World War II World War II or the ...

, whose first film was in 1939. He built the first

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device in Greece, and shot the first

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with

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. Finos died in January 1977 after suffering cancer for seven years and he left no heir.

Selected filmography

* '' The Parting Song'' (1939) * '' The Voice of the Heart'' (1943)

References

* 1908 births 1977 deaths People from Amfikleia-Elateia Greek film producers 20th-century Greek businesspeople Deaths from cancer in Greece {{film-producer-stub