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Zorba the Greek (1964)
"Alexis Zorbas" (original title)

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An uptight English writer traveling to Crete on a matter of business finds his life changed forever when he meets the gregarious Alexis Zorba.

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Basil
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Widow
Lila Kedrova ...
Sotiris Moustakas ...
Mimithos
Anna Kyriakou ...
Soul
Eleni Anousaki ...
Lola
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Pavlo (as George Voyadjis)
Takis Emmanuel ...
Manolakas
Giorgos Foundas ...
Mavrandoni (as George Foundas)
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Storyline

An aimless Englishman finds he has a small inheritance on a Greek island. His joyless existence is disturbed when he meets Zorba, a middle aged Greek with a real lust for life. As he discovers the earthy pleasures of Greece, the Englishman finds his view on life changing. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>

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Life. Lust. Love. Zorba.

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Release Date:

10 March 1965 (Argentina)  »

Also Known As:

Zorba the Greek  »

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Box Office

Budget:

$783,000 (estimated)

Gross:

SEK 4,999,000 (Sweden)
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Trivia

Alan Bates was Mihalis Kakogiannis's first choice for the part of Basil. See more »

Quotes

Alexis Zorba: The lamb, it will burn!
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Soundtracks

"Riri Ririka"
from the operetta "Our Ririka" (1929) (uncredited)
Written by Stathis Mastoras
Performed by Madame Hortense (Lila Kedrova)
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Wonderful
22 August 2003 | by (Sherbrooke, Canada) – See all my reviews

When I first saw Zorba the Greek 4 years ago, I inwardly thanked my philosophy teacher for having us watch this masterpiece. Today, I am still greatful to him. This movie is definetely one of my all time favorite. The whole cast is great, the story is really close from the book (except for some details that an author can write in a book, but a director can't put easily in a film), images are wonderful, Crete is.perfect. If you have never seen this movie, I recommend it to you.


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