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Zorba the Greek ()

Alexis Zorbas (original title)
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A reserved English writer travelling to Crete on a matter of business finds his life changed forever when he meets the gregarious Alexis Zorba.
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  • Won 3 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 16 nominations.
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Alexis Zorba
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Basil
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Widow
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Madame Hortense
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Mavrandoni (as George Foundas)
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Mimithos
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Soul
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Lola
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Pavlo (as George Voyadjis)
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Manolakas
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Acne Faced Boy (uncredited)
Nikos Papadakis ...
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Directed by

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Michael Cacoyannis

Written by

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Nikos Kazantzakis ... (from the novel "The Life and Times of Alexis Zorba")
 
Michael Cacoyannis ... (screenplay)

Produced by

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Michael Cacoyannis ... producer
Anthony Quinn ... associate producer

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Mikis Theodorakis ... (music by)

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Walter Lassally ... director of photography

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Michael Cacoyannis ... (uncredited)

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Johnny Dwyre ... assistant editor

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Vasilis Fotopoulos ... (art direction) (as Vassilis Photopoulos)

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Alex Archambault ... hairdresser
Monique Archambault ... makeup

Production Management

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Yannis Petropoulakis ... unit manager

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Franco Cirino ... first assistant director
George P. Cosmatos ... assistant director (as George Cosmatos)
Panagis Roussos ... assistant director

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Mikes Damalas ... sound

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Giorgos Antonakis ... camera assistant
Sergio Strizzi ... still photographer

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Anna Stavropoulou ... wardrobe

Location Management

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Vassilis Mariolis ... location manager

Script and Continuity Department

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May Capsaski ... continuity

Additional Crew

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Anis Nohra ... production co-ordinator: International Film Service, Rome
Giorgos Provias ... choreographer (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

An aimless English writer 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

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Taglines Anthony Quinn plays Zorba. NO - Anthony Quinn IS Zorba! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Zorba the Greek (United States)
  • Zorba the Greek (United States, English title)
  • Zorba el griego (United States, Spanish title)
  • Ζορμπάς ο Έλληνας (Greece)
  • Αλέξης Ζορμπάς (Greece)
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  • 142 min
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Box Office

Budget $783,000 (estimated)
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $14,500,000

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Trivia Anthony Quinn (Alexis Zorba) had a broken foot during filming, and thus couldn't perform the dance on the beach as scripted, which called for much leaping around. The dance is called "syrtaki", and contains elements from various traditional Greek dances. It was created especially for this movie. See more »
Goofs Near the end of the movie, when the log is coming down the hill it is seen as fairly round and the bark is rough and peeling, like a natural log. But when the log gets to the end of the cable, it appears to be a fake log with no bark and a visible framework that makes it look multi-sided rather than round. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Episode #3.2 (1973). See more »
Soundtracks Riri Ririka See more »
Quotes Basil: I don't want any trouble.
Alexis Zorba: Life is trouble. Only death is not. To be alive is to undo your belt and *look* for trouble.
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