Zorba the Greek (Greek: Αλέξης Ζορμπάς, Alexis Zorbas) is a 1964 drama film written, produced, edited, and directed by Greek Cypriot filmmaker Michael...
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Zorba the Greek (Greek: Βίος και Πολιτεία του Αλέξη Ζορμπά, Víos kai Politeía tou Aléxē Zorbá, Life and Times of Alexis Zorbas) is a novel written by Nikos...
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Greek dance commonly called the Zorba Zorba the Greek (film), a 1964 movie based on the novel Zorba (musical), a musical based on the novel and film Zorba's...
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"Zorba's Dance" (Greek: Ο Χορός Του Ζορμπά) is an instrumental by Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis. The music is part of the soundtrack for the 1964 film...
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Zorba is a musical with a book by Joseph Stein, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and music by John Kander. Adapted from the 1946 novel Zorba the Greek by Nikos Kazantzakis...
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Georgios Zorbas (Greek: Γεώργιoς Ζορμπάς; 1865 – September 16, 1941) was a Greek miner upon whom Nikos Kazantzakis based Alexis Zorbas, the protagonist...
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Sirtaki (category CS1 Greek-language sources (el))
Sirtaki or syrtaki (Greek: συρτάκι) is a dance of Greek origin, choreographed for the 1964 film Zorba the Greek. It is a recent Greek folkdance, and a mixture...
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Irene Papas (category Greek film actresses)
award-winning films as The Guns of Navarone (1961), Zorba the Greek (1964) and Z (1969). She was a powerful protagonist in films including The Trojan Women...
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Lila Kedrova (category French film actresses)
won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Zorba the Greek in 1964, and the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for the same...
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The full catastrophe is a comic phrase usually used to characterize any kind of disaster. The phrase appears in the 1964 film Zorba the Greek, where it...
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famous film scores such as Zorba the Greek, Serpico, Never on Sunday, America America, Eternity and a Day, Chariots of Fire, and Blade Runner. Greek American...
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My Big Fat Greek Wedding is a 2002 romantic comedy film directed by Joel Zwick and written by Nia Vardalos. The film stars Vardalos, John Corbett, Lainie...
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Cacoyannis's Zorba the Greek (1964) won three Academy Awards. Other films released in this era, such as The Counterfeit Coin and The Ogre of Athens...
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Georgios Zorba the Greek (film) Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Index of ancient Greece-related articles Outline of Greece Lists...
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Anthony Quinn filmography (section Film)
The following is a filmography of his work. Quinn starred in numerous critically acclaimed and commercially successful films, including: Zorba the Greek...
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Walter Lassally (category Film people from Berlin)
German-born British cinematographer. He won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography in 1965 for the film Zorba the Greek. Lassally was born in Berlin, Germany...
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Alan Bates (category English male film actors)
with Anthony Quinn in Zorba the Greek, as well as his roles in King of Hearts, Georgy Girl, Far From the Madding Crowd and The Fixer, for which he received...
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Mikis Theodorakis (category Greek film score composers)
He scored for the films Zorba the Greek (1964), Z (1969), and Serpico (1973). He was a three-time BAFTA nominee, winning for Z. For the score in Serpico...
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Michael Cacoyannis (category Greek film directors)
work is the 1964 film Zorba the Greek, an adaptation of Nikos Kazantzakis' novel of the same name. He also directed the 1983 Broadway revival of the musical...
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Anna Kyriakou (category Greek film actresses)
Kyriakou (Greek: Άννα Κυριακού; born 17 January 1929) is a Greek actress, known for playing the role of Soul in 1964 film Zorba the Greek. Kyriakou was...
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The Enemy Within (Greek: Ο Εχθρός μου) is a Greek film, directed by Yorgos Tsemberopoulos. The film released in 2013 and it stars Manolis Mavromatakis...
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Silverstein's previous film Cat Ballou), Anthony Quinn, whom Crowther says "can't seem to get out of his system the old infection of Zorba the Greek complicated...
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The Greek Tycoon is a 1978 American biographical romantic drama film, of the roman à clef type, directed by J. Lee Thompson. The screenplay by Morton S...
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Stavros, Chania (category Articles containing Greek-language text)
the community Kounoupidiana. The beach was the location where in 1964 Michael Cacoyannis filmed the famous beach dancing scene in the movie Zorba the...
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signature dance steps from Zorba the Greek) drew criticism, inviting comparisons to his previous ethnic characters, e.g., a "Zorba the Navajo". A group of Native...
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A list of notable films produced in Greece in the 1960s. Greek film at the IMDb...
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2022 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, critics' lists of the best films of 2022, festivals, a...
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Sotiris Moustakas (category Greek male film actors)
1964 Oscar-winning film Zorba the Greek. After that he became a national star in Greece, being part of the Golden Age of the Greek Cinema (1950s–1970s)...
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Anthony Quinn (category Male Western (genre) film actors)
(1996). His starring performance in Zorba the Greek (1964) earned him a Oscar nomination for Best Actor. Quinn won the Academy Award for Best Supporting...
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(1925–2021), classical and film-score composer best known for symphonic works, oratorios and film scores for Zorba the Greek (1964), Serpico (1973) and...
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