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Sotiris Moustakas | ... |
Mimithos
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Eleni Anousaki | ... |
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Pavlo
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Takis Emmanuel | ... |
Manolakas
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Giorgos Foundas | ... |
Mavrandoni
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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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Release Date:
10 March 1965 (Argentina) See more »Also Known As:
Zorba the Greek See more »Filming Locations:
Crete, GreeceBox Office
Budget:
$783,000 (estimated)Gross:
SEK 4,999,000 (Sweden)Company Credits
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The project was turned down by every major studio in town. See more »Quotes
Alexis Zorba: There will be no funeral. She was a Frank, she crossed herself with four fingers. The priest will not bury her like everybody else.See more »
I can't decide which was Anthony Quinn's best performance ever: "La strada" or "Zorba the Greek". In the latter, he plays Alexis Zorba, a fun-loving Cretan* who befriends bored Englishman Basil (Alan Bates), who has come to Crete to inherit a mine. As the movie progresses, we see Zorba's penchant for living life to its fullest. By the end, you'll probably wish that you could be in the movie dancing with him.
"Zorba the Greek" is quite literally a flawless movie. Virtually anything that you've ever wished that you could do but never had the chance, you can bet money that Zorba does. As he reminds Basil in one scene, "You will live a thousand years." *Yes, a person from Crete is called a Cretan.