Markos Zervas
Markos Zervas was a Greek set designer, production manager and writer. His career is inextricably linked to the course of the Finos Film company, participating in 152 of its films, even as a technician and sound engineer, in addition to set designer and production manager. Zervas was born in Athens in 1920. He collaborated with Filopoimin Finos, from 1939, then with the company Hellenic Film Studios, which was newly established and is considered the forerunner of Finos Film. Since 1952, he participated in almost all of the company's films, as a set designer, and from 1958 to 1977, when the company ceased to function as a production manager. Among the most important films in which he participated as a set designer, the following should be considered: I oraia ton Athinon (1954), No Harm's Done (1955), Laterna, ftoheia kai filotimo (1955), The Auntie from Chicago (1957) etc. While as a production manager, the most famous films of the company can be found, such as The Policeman of the 16th Precinct (1959), Makrykostas and Kondogiorgis (1960), Maiden's Cheek (1959), The Wise Guy (1962) and many more. After the end of the company, Zervas was involved in various productions of television and cinema. Finally, he counts more than 200 film credits. Zervas was also involved in painting and collage. In fact, his works were exhibited twice in Athens in 1989, and once in Ermoupolis, Syros in 2001. While, in 2003, the book: Finos Film 1939-1977 (Myth and Reality) was published, a rare document on the first years of the company, and the efforts of Finos, pre-war and post-war. However, twenty days after the presentation of this book, he dies at the age of 83, from a heart attack.
Known for
ArtBirthday
January 1, 1920Deathday
June 23, 2003Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
98Place of birth
Athens, GreeceAlso known as
Μάρκος Ζέρβας, Μαρκος ΖερβαςCrew credits
Laterna, Poverty and Carnation
Sound Engineer, Set DecorationThe Hurdy-Gurdy
Set Decoration, Sound EngineerLost dreams
Set DecorationVertigo
Set DecorationA Law-Abiding Citizen
Production DirectorBlood on the Land
Production Director, Scenic ArtistSomeone like It Cold...
Production ManagerSomething Hot
Set Decoration, Production Manager, Assistant DirectorMakrykostas and Kontogiorgis
Set Decoration, Sound DesignerThe Wise Guy
Production Manager, Set DecorationAnakatosouras
Set DecorationBullets Don't Come Back
Set DecorationThe Robber Cries Thief!
Set Decoration, Production ManagerThe Auntie from Chicago
Set DecorationMrs. Midwife
Set Decoration, Production DirectorWake up Vassili
Set Decoration, Production ManagerTwenty Women and I
Production Manager, Set DecorationAstero
Set DecorationMermaids for Love
Hairstylist, Assistant Director, Set Decoration, Production ManagerA Knight for Vasoula
Set Decoration, Production ManagerI Neraida Kai to Palikari
Set Decoration, Production Manager