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Zorba the Greek

Zorba the Greek (1964)

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

  • Michael Cacoyannis
  • Nikos Kazantzakis
  • Anthony Quinn
  • Irene Papas
  • 103 User reviews
  • 31 Critic reviews
  • 8 wins & 16 nominations total

Zorba the Greek

  • Alexis Zorba

Alan Bates

  • Madame Hortense

Giorgos Foundas

  • (as George Foundas)

Sotiris Moustakas

  • (as George Voyadjis)

Takis Emmanuel

  • Acne Faced Boy
  • (uncredited)
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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.
  • 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.

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.

  • Connections Featured in V.I.P.-Schaukel: Episode #3.2 (1973)
  • Soundtracks Riri Ririka from the operetta "Our Ririka" (1929) (uncredited) Written by Stathis Mastoras Performed by Madame Hortense ( Lila Kedrova )

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  • Aug 31, 2005
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  • December 14, 1964 (Greece)
  • United States
  • arabuloku.com
  • Alexis Sorbas
  • Chania, Crete, Greece (City Scenes)
  • Twentieth Century Fox
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  • $783,000 (estimated)

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  • Runtime 2 hours 22 minutes
  • Black and White

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  1. Zorba the Greek (1964)

    Zorba the Greek: Directed by Michael Cacoyannis. With Anthony Quinn, Alan Bates, Irene Papas, Lila Kedrova. An uptight 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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    Zorba the Greek. (film) Zorba the Greek ( Greek: Αλέξης Ζορμπάς, Alexis Zorbas) is a 1964 drama film written, produced, edited, and directed by Greek Cypriot filmmaker Michael Cacoyannis. It stars Anthony Quinn as Zorba, an earthy and boisterous Cretan peasant, and Alan Bates as Basil, the buttoned-up young intellectual he befriends.