Zorba the Greek (1964)

  • NR
  • 12/17/1964 (US)
  • Drama
  • 2h 22m

Life. Lust. Love. Zorba.

Overview

An uptight English writer traveling to Crete on a matter of business finds his life changed forever when he meets the gregarious Alexis Zorba. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation in 2004.

Mihalis Kakogiannis

Screenplay, Director

Nikos Kazantzakis

Novel

Cast

Anthony Quinn's headshot

Anthony Quinn

Alexis Zorba
Alan Bates's headshot

Alan Bates

Basil
Irene Papas's headshot

Irene Papas

Widow
Lila Kedrova's headshot

Lila Kedrova

Madame Hortense
Sotiris Moustakas's headshot

Sotiris Moustakas

Mimithos
Anna Kyriakou's headshot

Anna Kyriakou

Soul
Takis Emmanuel's headshot

Takis Emmanuel

Manolakas
Eleni Anousaki's headshot

Eleni Anousaki

Lola

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