Award winning Greek filmmaker, Theo Angelopoulos, has died after a motorcycle accident whilst working on his latest movie.
The 76-year-old suffered serious head injuries and died in hospital after being hit by a motorcycle while walking across a road in Pireas, Athens. The driver, who was also injured and hospitalised was later identified as an off-duty police officer.
The accident occurred near the movie set for his upcoming film The Other Sea.
During his 40 year career, Angelopoulos won numerous awards, and in 1995, he won the Grand Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival for Ulysses’ Gaze starring American actor Harvey Keitel
