Sir Basil Zaharoff: Agent of Death

An investigation of the roots of the modern-day arms trade in the early 20th century, through the extraordinary story of Sir Basil Zaharoff, a most notorious and enigmatic arms dealer. Born poor in Constantinople in 1849, Zaharoff moved to London and Paris and became one of the richest men on earth by arming most of the world. He influenced statesmen and government policies. He later developed extensive interests in oil, while he was also a banker, newspaper owner and ran a personal espionage network. To this day, the “system” he founded, known as the “Zaharoff system”, is the common rule in arms trading. It is based on espionage, propaganda and corruption interacting with politics. By the time of his death in 1936, he had received 298 medals from 31 different states, among which the Grand Croix de la Legion d’honneur and the Grand Cross of the Order of Bath. He was the subject of a United States Senate investigation into the munitions trade in 1934.
Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.

Script: Angelos Abazoglou
Cinematography: Laurent Fenart, Patrick Thierry, Angelos Abazoglou
Editing: Fani Ziozia, Em manuelle Thibaut, Angelos Abazoglou
Sound: Joanna Napieralska, Dinos Kittou
Production: Cyclope Productions, GFC, ERT S.A., ZDF-ARTE
Producers: Olga Abazoglou
Format: Betacam Color-B&W
Production Country: Greece
Production Year: 2005
Duration: 61
Contact: Cyclope Productions Greece Olga Abazoglou T. + 30 210 7258127 F. + 30 210 7249871 cyclope@otenet.gr

Angelos Abazoglou

An actor and filmdirector, angelos abazoglou studied theater and filmDirection at the Institut national Superieur des Arts du Spectacle in Brussels, Belgium. He honed his acting skills at the Theatre de l’Acte de Toulouse-Grenier in toulouse, France. He has directed theatrical plays, documentary films and TV commercials.

Filmography

Selected
1996 Tomorrow Things Will Be Better
1998 Olive Oil, Water and Tomato (short)
2002 Art Cinema
2003 The Icon
2005 Zaharoff, Agent of Death
2007 Murder at the Agora
2009 Welcome in Greece, Mr. Marshall
2011 Mustafa’s Sweet Dreams